Hantavirus outbreak kills three: What is Hantavirus, its signs and symptoms, how deadly it is, and what should you do now?Hantavirus Symptoms: A deadly Hantavirus outbreak on an Atlantic cruise ship has claimed three lives, prompting a World Health Organization...
06 May, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
‘Your body has its favourite nutrients to filter, focus, heal’: Delhi nutritionist shares 4 everyday foods for lung, liver, gut and eye healthYour body's organs have unique nutritional needs. Delhi-based nutritionist Lovneet Batra highlights foods for specific health benefits. Gin...
23 Apr, 2026, 01.07 PM IST
Air pollution giving you body aches, eye irritation and breathing trouble? 5 powerful nutrients that can protect you naturallyAs winter smog grips Indian cities, doctors urge boosting immunity through nutrition. Five key nutrients, Vitamin C, Omega-3s, Vitamin E, Z...
10 Nov, 2025, 08.41 AM IST
Lung cancer alert: Doctors say it’s not just for smokers — watch for these early symptomsDoctors warn that lung cancer is not only a smoker’s disease. Non-smokers are also at risk because of air pollution and genetics. Simple si...
07 Nov, 2025, 11.07 PM IST
Breathe easier in smoggy cities: Eating this simple food could protect your lungs from the harms of air pollutionA new study presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam suggests that eating more fruit may protect lungs from air ...
05 Oct, 2025, 05.49 PM IST
Lungs start self-cleaning soon after you quit smoking, experts sayQuitting smoking is the first big step for better health. After your last cigarette, your lungs slowly start to clean themselves. Breathing...
03 Oct, 2025, 06.49 AM IST
Scientists transplant genetically modified pig lung into human for first timeIn a groundbreaking achievement, Chinese researchers successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a brain-dead man. The l...
28 Aug, 2025, 05.51 AM IST
Here's how Covid did a number on our lungsThe study revealed a high prevalence of respiratory symptoms among Indians who recovered, even after a mean of over two months following ac...
27 Feb, 2024, 10.30 PM IST
World No Tobacco Day 2023: History, purpose, theme, and moreIn 1987, the World Health Assembly passed a resolution calling for 7 April 1988 to be a "a world no-smoking day." Later in 1988, another re...
31 May, 2023, 12.48 PM IST
Stempeutics gets DCGI nod for Phase 3 clinical trial on its product for treating COVID patientsStempeucel exhibits potent immuno-modulatory and anti-inflammatory properties which could help in reducing the inflammation caused due to t...
18 Jan, 2022, 03.09 PM IST
COVID-19 may cause long-term lung damage: StudyThis damage was not detected by routine CT scans and clinical tests, and the patients would consequently normally be told their lungs are n...
27 May, 2021, 02.23 PM IST
COVID-19 patient receives lung transplant from living donorsThe recipient, identified only as a woman from Japan's western region of Kansai, is recovering after the nearly 11-hour operation on Wednes...
09 Apr, 2021, 11.19 AM IST
World No Tobacco Day: How cigarettes, bidis & hookahs affect the bodyTobacco contains many chemical substances such as nicotine, carbon monoxide and tar and potential carcinogen.
31 May, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
New superfood alert: Eating tomatoes may restore lung damage in smokersAdults who on an average eat more than two tomatoes have a slower decline in lung function.
22 Dec, 2017, 09.52 AM IST
Technique used on Jayalalithaa revived techie’s heart function in 24 hoursWhat came to Srinath's rescue was ECMO, the same procedure used by doctors at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, to treat late Tamil Nadu chief min...
13 Dec, 2016, 12.46 PM IST
Surgeon Dr Naresh Trehan proves bad air kills lungsTrehan compared the lungs of a 55-year-old man living in Himachal Pradesh with those of a 52-year-old man living in the capital.
12 Dec, 2015, 12.14 PM IST
Human stem cells converted to functional lung cells say scientistsThe advance, by Columbia University Medical Center(CUMC) researchers, has significant potential for modelling lung disease.
02 Dec, 2013, 02.20 PM IST