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Diabesity: It’s more than you thinkThe intertwined rise of obesity and type 2 diabetes, termed 'diabesity,' presents a significant health challenge in India. This condition, ...
Once a week, a month, or never: Doctors reveal how often you can drink alcohol without risking cancer, heart, or brain damageDoctors and research confirm that no amount of alcohol is safe, dispelling myths about its benefits. Alcohol consumption, even in moderatio...
India performed record 18,900 organ transplants in 2024: J P NaddaIndia saw a record 18,900 organ transplants in 2024, said Union Health Minister J P Nadda. This placed India third globally. Nadda spoke at...
How dream job at bank ended in pancreatic failure for employee: 'Was treated like scum'A viral X post ignited a global conversation about workplace communication styles, particularly contrasting European bluntness with more in...
Scientists discover a mysterious 'third state' beyond life and death in new studyFor ages, humans have continually reflected on the nature of life and death. Although the notion of life after death remains unsettled and ...
Digital database of organ donors on cards for smooth transplantsThe register will serve as a single platform with Aadhaar authenticated data for all donors and patients waiting for organ transplant to en...
What does alcohol withdrawal do to your liver? It can heal your largest organ, but not without some aftershocks, claims new studyThe liver is the largest internal organ in the human body. It is needed for hundreds of bodily processes, including breaking down toxins su...
101 mn people in India live with diabetes; 5 food items that can spike your blood sugar levelsMillions of people in India are living with diabetes, a chronic disease, which though slow to progress, wreaks irreversible damage to the h...
40% Covid-19 survivors face elevated diabetes risk: Top endocrinologistThose who survived Covid-19 remain at a 40 per cent elevated risk for diabetes in the first year. A subsequent post-pandemic wave of new di...
From liver function test to colonoscopy, 7 essential health tests for dads over the age of 50On this Father's Day, gift daddy dearest -the best gift, a complete health checkup!
International Whiskey Day 2023: Health benefits and risks of whiskey consumptionWhile moderate consumption of whiskey may offer potential health benefits, excessive alcohol consumption can have harmful effects on one's ...
Covid’s latest unpleasant surprise: Sore gallbladderIt’s been more than a year since Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic. But the disease continues to surprise the medical community with ...
Two pandemics clash as doctors find that Covid spurs diabetesThe data was published last month in Nature, three weeks after a study of almost 50,000 hospitalized Covid patients in England found that t...
Unable to afford insulin? This WHO initiative aims at helping diabetics by slashing pricesThere are currently more than 420 million diabetic adults in the world.
Glenmark, Particle Sciences to develop generic cancer drugThe partnership will develop and market a generic version of Celgene's ABRAXANE which is used in treatments of breast and lung cancers.
Mastering multi-organ transplants to save the critically illA week ago, doctors at a private hospital in Kerala did an elbow-level double hand transplant for a 22-year-old whose hands were burned.
Regular health check-ups must as most diseases develop quietlyCertain diseases like kidney failure due to lupus and certain drugs, if detected early, can be treated fully.
Who can donate organs in India, when and howFor organ recipients, a transplant often means a second chance at life. Vital organs such as the heart, pancreas, liver, kidneys and lungs ...
Indian Air Force flies organs from Pune to Delhi for transplantThe Indian Air Force recently put one of its special aircrafts, for a unique operation — transporting a kidney and a liver from Pune to Del...
Diabetes complications tied to higher risk of dementiaAn individual develops diabetes when the pancreas does not produce enough of the hormone insulin or the body can't use insulin properly to ...