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Cochlear implant: Silence to sound

A cochlear implant offers a near-normal life to the hearing impaired. The surgery provides best results when performed during childhood

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is often misdiagnosed

Tackling malaria

Stopped producing anti-Covid vaccine Covishield in December 2021, says SII

56% disease burden in India due to unhealthy dietary habits

Pressure to be perfect raising burnout in parents, anxiety in children: Study

Study links childhood inactivity with heart enlargement, finds light activity could reverse effects

Explainer: Why has AstraZeneca recalled Covid-19 vaccine

When a Bengaluru cardiologist subtly sobered a woman who called non-smokers 'losers' in viral post

Why is India the thalassemia capital of the world?

AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine globally

‘IDIOT’ syndrome hampers asthma treatment: Experts

Repurposed cancer drug to help replace insulin therapy for diabetes

Global health heavyweights team up for climate change, infectious diseases funding

New Covid variant ‘FLiRT’ capable of evading the immune system: Experts

Monitor brain stem death cases in ICUs to improve organ donation rate: Centre to states

India adopts stringent norms for maximum pesticide residues limit in food items: Government

Obesity, poor diet, physical inactivity driving early onset of cancers: Health expert

Study calls for making cardiorespiratory fitness part of annual checkups

High BP in childhood may raise risk of heart attack, stroke later by 4x: Study

Study shows how to boost lung health of premature babies

Couple alleges daughter died after taking Covishield, to go to court against AstraZeneca

Scientists find potential treatment target for leading cause of blindness

Dangerous lead levels found in kids activity kit sold by Chinese e-com giant

Men at high risk of early death, women face more poor health: Lancet study

PIL seeks directions to study possible Covishield side-effects

Sleep loss most prevalent among popular teenagers in school, reveals study

Study shows premature surgical menopause may raise muscle disorder risk

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is a failure in assessing heart risk, finds study

Study examines genetic basis for blood pressure, risk for hypertension

Risk of depression 40pc higher in perimenopausal women

Chinese scientist who published Covid virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest

Covid vaccine can cause rare side-effect, admits AstraZeneca

Foods to cut out fatty liver

Why losing keys, everyday items may not always signal poor memory

Include 4 hours of physical activity, 8 hours sleep in routine for optimal health, suggests study

Have smartphones created an ‘anxious generation’? Jonathan Haidt sounds the alarm

Air pollution increases risk of Alzheimer’s disease, finds study

Global measles cases see 88 per cent jump in 2023: World Health Organization

Wiping out polio ‘not guaranteed’, support needed, says Bill Gates

Traffic noise can increase risk of cardiovascular disease: Study

Early detection of ‘osteoarthritis’ may allow therapy that improves joint health: Researchers

Nearsightedness is at epidemic levels – and the problem begins in childhood

3 women contract HIV after getting ‘vampire facial’ at Mexico spa, finds US health body

Indian study shows hilly areas linked to high risk of childhood stunting

Indian study shows hilly areas linked to high risk of childhood stunting

How do food emulsifiers increase risk of diabetes?

Indian-origin researcher unravels link between depression and heart disease

How climate change impacts transmission of malaria

Chinese girl diagnosed with 'love brain' as she bombards her boyfriend with hundreds of calls and messages every day

More than 5 grams of artificial sweetener saccharin a day can be fatal: Doctors

AI-model developed to predict irregular heartbeat 30 minutes before onset in new study

1 in 8 parents requires kids to eat everything on their plate: Study

Dealing a knockout blow to dengue

If Bengaluru stops saying ‘yuck’ to treated waste water, it’ll never go thirsty: Experts

Why you shouldn’t be afraid to start running after middle age

Scientists decode abnormal build-up of proteins in neurons that cause Alzheimer’s

New immunotherapy to fight cancer, keep healthy cells safe

UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases

Liver diseases in kids up due to junk food, sugar consumption