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...
01 May, 2025, 04.18 PM IST
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 ...
17 Sep, 2024, 11.26 AM IST
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...
04 Apr, 2024, 12.07 AM IST
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...
18 Jan, 2024, 11.24 PM IST
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...
14 Nov, 2023, 10.33 AM IST
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...
23 Jul, 2023, 10.24 AM IST
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!
13 Jun, 2023, 10.15 AM IST
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 ...
27 Mar, 2023, 03.43 PM IST
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 ...
06 Jul, 2021, 10.27 AM IST
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...
05 May, 2021, 11.45 AM IST
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.
15 Nov, 2019, 06.16 PM IST
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.
19 Sep, 2016, 06.03 PM IST
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.
08 Aug, 2016, 11.35 AM IST
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.
26 Jul, 2016, 10.34 AM IST
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 ...
02 Aug, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
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...
31 Jul, 2015, 10.10 AM IST
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 ...
12 Jul, 2015, 01.18 PM IST