Wednesday, December 25, 2024

HEALTH

Japan’s fertility rate drops for 7th straight year

Japan's fertility fell to a record low of 1.26 in 2022, declining for the seventh consecutive year, government data showed. According to data released...

Despite fighting during shaky ceasefire, humanitarians deliver truckloads of aid: UN

Despite a tenuous Sudan ceasefire, 129 relief trucks, sometimes dodging fighting, managed recently to complete deliveries in several regions, UN humanitarians said. "The humanitarian...

Balasore train accident: 12-member medical team, multiple ambulances from Bengal rushing to accident

A 12-member medical team with specialisation in trauma care and multiple ambulances is rushing to Odisha's Balasore where several people are killed after...

Telangana man dies of cardiac arrest while playing badminton

A man died of cardiac arrest while playing badminton in Telangana's Jagtiyal town on Friday. Busa Venkataraja Gangaram, 53, suffered cardiac arrest while he...

New blood test to detect 50 types of cancer shows promise

A novel blood test that can detect for more than 50 types of cancer has shown promise to accelerate diagnosis and fast-track patients...

Shape of brain influences thinking: Study

The shape of brain, not interactions between different regions, is crucial in how we think, feel and behave, finds a new study that...

Covid survivors with depression show signs of brain inflammation

Patients with persistent symptoms of depression and cognitive impairment, after a mild to moderate Covid-19 infection, had elevated levels of a protein indicating...

Global primate genome study reveals their evolution, applications for human health

A series of global studies of genomes of primates have revealed key features of their evolution, human disease, and biodiversity conservation. After generating the...

Glamyo Health founders plan to flee, declare bankruptcy: Sacked employee in FIR

Healthtech platform Glamyo Health has laid off at least 160 employees, has not paid workers over the last few months, and is allegedly...

Eye drops slow nearsightedness progression in kids: Study

The first drug therapy to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children could be on the horizon, suggest results of a new clinical...