World Liver Day 2025: How food choices impact liver health and wellness
In today’s fast-moving world, we often neglect our eating choices until a problem arises. The food choices and habits we form impacts our metabolic health and well-being of the liver.…
World Liver Day: Fix food habits to cut liver disease risk by 50 pc
Medical experts on Friday emphasised the critical link between dietary habits and liver health, saying that healthy changes today can cut liver disease risk by 50 per cent. Ahead of…
‘Eliminated’ no more: measles returns to the US with deadly force
Measles, a disease once declared eliminated in the United States, is making a troubling comeback. As of April 15, 2025, there have been 712 confirmed cases nationwide, with more than…
Cancer screening programme ‘ColFit’ launched
Visakhapatnam: With an aim to prevent colorectal cancer and detect their early signs, Apollo Hospitals Health City launched ColFit, a cutting-edge colorectal cancer screening programme, in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. The…
Cambodia reports third fatal human H5N1 case of the year
Cambodia’s health ministry yesterday reported its third human H5N1 avian flu case of the year, a 3-year-old boy, according to statement posted on the group’s Facebook page. In an updated…
World Tuberculosis Day 2025: Here’s How You Can Reduce Risk
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed annually on March 24 to raise awareness about tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate this infectious disease. The day marks the discovery of the TB-causing…
Unexpected discovery shows how cells use telomeres to avoid cancer
Cancer researchers at Children’s Medical Research Institute have discovered an “unexpected mechanism” that our cells use to avoid cancer. Telomeres are the protective caps at chromosome ends and are involved…
Kolkata woman contracts HKU1 – How THIS Coronavirus Differs from COVID-19
A 45-year-old woman in West Bengal’s Kolkata has been diagnosed with human coronavirus HKU1. Reportedly, the woman was suffering from a persistent fever, cough, and cold for the past 15…
Endometriosis pill approved for NHS in England: What is it, and how does it work?
The first daily pill for treating endometriosis symptoms has been approved for use on the National Health Service (NHS) in England. This ‘first-of-a-kind’ treatment offers an alternative for patients who…
World Kidney Day: South India reports an alarming Chronic Kidney Disease prevalence of 14.78 percent
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is rapidly emerging as a major health crisis in India, with the southern region recording the prevalence at 14.78 percent in the country, according to a…