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May 5, 2025 10:52 AM

UAE university team develops improved non-surgical blood flow monitoring device

Researchers from United Arab Emirates University have created an enhanced technology for monitoring blood flow without surgery, using piezoelectric pressure sensors. The innovation measures crucial physiological parameters including blood flow veloci...

May 4, 2025 10:49 AM

Tobacco, Cannabis use may raise heart disease deaths by 50% in five years: studies

Tobacco and cannabis consumption could significantly raise heart disease-related deaths in the coming years, with recent studies predicting a 50 per cent surge in mortality over the next five years. Presented at the ongoing Society for Cardiovascula...

May 3, 2025 4:30 PM

Delhi launches mobile registration campaign for Ayushman Vaya Vandana Yojana

The Delhi government on Saturday launched a 'Mobile Registration Campaign' under the Ayushman Vaya Vandana Yojana, a major healthcare initiative for senior citizens aged 70 and above in the national Capital. The scheme, part of the Ayushman Bharat P...

May 2, 2025 2:33 PM

Thailand reports first anthrax death, hundreds potentially exposed

Thailand has reported its first anthrax-related death in decades with two infections nationwide, prompting a public health alert after authorities identified hundreds potentially exposed to the deadly bacteria, officials said on Thursday. A 53-ye...

May 2, 2025 1:56 PM

Scientists explore where consciousness arises in the brain

Consciousness is at the centre of human existence, the ability to see, hear, dream, imagine, feel pain or pleasure, dread, love, and more. But where precisely does this reside in the brain? That is a question that has long confounded scientists and c...

May 1, 2025 6:29 PM

WHO set to back use of weight-loss drugs for adults globally, raises cost issue

The World Health Organization plans to officially back the use of weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults for the first time, a memo reviewed by Reuters on Thursday shows, marking a shift in its approach to treating the global health problem. T...

May 1, 2025 4:35 PM

Diabetes drug can effectively treat fatty liver: study

Semaglutide, a drug widely used to treat type 2 diabetes, has shown encouraging results in reversing liver damage in patients with advanced fatty liver disease, according to a global study led by researchers at King's College London. Published in th...

April 30, 2025 11:18 AM

Routine bone scans may soon reveal hidden heart disease risks

A team of researchers from Australia and Canada has developed an advanced machine learning algorithm that can swiftly detect heart disease and fracture risks using standard bone density scans. The innovation, created by scientists at Edith Cowan Uni...

April 29, 2025 2:44 PM

Novel CAR-T therapy shows promise against hard-to-treat cancer

A novel CAR-T cell therapy developed by a team of Brazilian researchers has shown promising results in treating a particularly stubborn form of lymphoma—one that affects the lymph nodes, spleen, and bone marrow and is often resistant to existing tr...

April 28, 2025 2:38 PM

PM Modi’s guarantee being fulfilled, say BJP leaders as CM Gupta launches Ayushman Vay Vandana card in Delhi

The Delhi government on Monday launched its ambitious health insurance scheme by distributing Ayushman health cards to elderly citizens aged 70 years and above, making them eligible for free medical treatment worth up to Rs 10 lakh annually. The ‘...

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