Does paracetamol or vaccines during pregnancy cause autism, as Trump claims? WHO, experts respondThe WHO and medical organizations refuted claims linking paracetamol use during pregnancy and vaccines to autism, citing inconsistent scien...
23 Sep, 2025, 05.38 PM IST
Kissing Bug now in 32 US States: Symptoms, stages, and treatment for Chagas disease infecting 8 million people globallyA rising public health concern is sweeping the United States as the Triatomine insect, better known as the kissing bug, has now been detect...
05 Sep, 2025, 08.36 PM IST
J&J's ketamine-based nasal spray Spravato approved by US FDA to treat depressionThe FDA approved Johnson & Johnson's Spravato, a ketamine-based nasal spray, to treat adults with major depressive disorder who have not re...
21 Jan, 2025, 06.49 PM IST
Kids in US using Galaxy Gas to get high? Here's what it is and why parents should be worriedA new product called Galaxy Gas, marketed as nitrous oxide for culinary use, is being misused by young people in the US to get high. While ...
25 Sep, 2024, 05.25 PM IST
Torrent's Mehta family pledges Rs 5,000 crore to UNM FoundationThe Mehta family of the Torrent Group has pledged to donate Rs 5,000 crore over five years to the UNM Foundation in honor of founder U N Me...
31 Mar, 2024, 04.27 PM IST
Delhi High Court recalls order allowing widow to abort 29-week pregnancyDelhi High Court recalls order allowing termination of 29-week foetus; Centre seeks recall, citing potential survival and right to life of ...
23 Jan, 2024, 01.44 PM IST
ADHD medications on the rise: Expert explains what's driving the trendIn 2021, a spike in prescriptions of stimulants for ADHD was reported, with women in their 20s and 30s showing the greatest increase. Furth...
07 Aug, 2023, 08.43 PM IST
Monkeypox can cause anxiety & depression in patients, says new studyThe virus might cause neurological and psychiatric problems.
10 Sep, 2022, 07.22 PM IST
How AI systems can help humans by predicting diseases & discover curesAI is helping set the groundwork for the breakthrough.
03 Aug, 2022, 11.17 PM IST
Mental Health issues LGBTQ community members face in societyResearches across the world have proved LGBTQ community members face more mental health issues than heterosexuals. The stigma, prejudice an...
14 Dec, 2021, 07.49 PM IST
Rising long Covid cases a new worry for hospitalsMax Healthcare, one of the leading hospital chains, conducted a study and found that Covid-19 had been contracted by patients in almost 40%...
08 Jul, 2021, 08.06 AM IST
Covid-19 may cause neurological complications like stroke, psychiatric problems like dementia in patientsThe scientists set up a digital network for specialist doctors to report details of specific cases.
26 Jun, 2020, 06.40 PM IST
GB Pant Hospital removed from list of designated Covid-19 facilitiesDelhi government removed GB Pant Hospital from the Covid-19 designated list, a day after TOI highlighted how patients from Lok Nayak and GB...
10 Apr, 2020, 11.44 AM IST
A student commits suicide in India every hour; how can our educational system prevent this?Society, parents, educational system need to join hands for the holistic well-being of children.
22 Mar, 2018, 02.21 PM IST
Vain painThink of the epidemiology: every cigarette deletes seven minutes from a smoker's life.
31 Mar, 2012, 04.10 AM IST
- Amar Singh needs psychiatric help, says medical report
The jail superintendent, also annexed a copy of a letter written to him by a SMO advising shifting Singh to AIIMS.
15 Sep, 2011, 10.58 AM IST
- ‘Tamiflu can have bad side-effects on children’
Researchers at Oxford University have questioned the safety of the drug for children. They found in a study that it caused vomiting, dehydr...
12 Aug, 2009, 09.01 AM IST