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December 1, 2025 1:35 PM

World AIDS Day: Nadda urges preventive measures, early testing

Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Monday highlighted the importance of preventive measures and early testing in the fight against HIV/AIDS on World AIDS Day. Observed annually on December 1, World AIDS Day aims to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, add...

December 1, 2025 10:54 AM

PM Modi praises ‘Fit India Sundays on Cycle’ for boosting fitness awareness

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the growing popularity of the ‘Fit India Sundays on Cycle’ initiative, saying such activities are encouraging more people, especially the youth, to adopt healthier lifestyles. He made the remarks dur...

November 30, 2025 10:58 AM

Indian scientists identify key gene mutations driving oral cancer in women

Indian researchers have identified critical gene mutations linked to oral cancer among women in southern India, providing new insights into a disease that remains a major public health challenge in the country. The study, conducted by scientists fro...

November 30, 2025 9:40 AM

US FDA memo links 10 child deaths to COVID vaccines

COVID-19 vaccinations probably contributed to the deaths of at least 10 children who died of heart inflammation, U.S. Food and Drug Administration chief medical and scientific officer Vinay Prasad told agency staffers. "These deaths are related to v...

November 27, 2025 2:24 PM

Thyroid dysfunction continued during pregnancy linked to autism risk

Out-of-whack thyroid hormones during pregnancy in mothers with pre-pregnancy thyroid dysfunction may increase the child's risk of autism, researchers found. While adequately treated chronic thyroid dysfunction did not increase the odds of an autism ...

November 26, 2025 10:55 AM

UNAIDS Warns of Major Setbacks in Global HIV Response, Calls for Renewed Solidarity

The global response to HIV has suffered its most significant setback in decades, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) warned on Tuesday, calling for renewed solidarity, resilience, investment and innovation to achieve the goal of e...

November 25, 2025 11:04 AM

CSIR–ICMR brainstorming meet maps integrated strategy for health innovation

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) held a high-level brainstorming meeting in the capital on Tuesday to strengthen ongoing collaborations and develop a unified roadmap for future...

November 25, 2025 10:32 AM

Researchers in Australia reveal progressive, region-specific brain changes in Parkinson’s disease

Researchers in Australia have found that Parkinson’s disease causes significant and progressive changes in the brain’s blood vessels, offering new insights into the neurological disorder and potentially opening avenues for future treatments. Whi...

November 24, 2025 10:13 PM

Heart attack risk underestimated in 45% of cases under existing screening methods: Study

A new study has found that existing cardiac screening tools may be failing to identify nearly 45 per cent of individuals who are actually at risk of suffering a heart attack. The findings point to gaps in current assessment methods that rely mainly o...

November 24, 2025 12:45 AM

Indonesia declared polio-free by WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially declared the end of Indonesia’s poliovirus type-2 outbreak, marking a significant milestone in the country’s public health efforts following years of low vaccination coverage. The announcement ca...

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