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Global deaths from COVID-19 surged past 600,000. (AP Photo)

6,00,000 people succumb to COVID-19 globally

While the U.S. leads global infections, South Africa now ranks as the fifth worst-hit country in the pandemic with...

19 July 2020 12:39 PM IST

An isolation ward for COVID-19 patients is prepared in view of rising cases of coronavirus in some countries, in Kanpur, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. (PTI Photo)(

Chandrakant Lahariya | In 2023, let's try to make India a healthier...

This is India's opportunity to bring health issues to the fore globally.

2 Jan 2023 12:17 AM IST

In 2023, India adopted the enhance strategy for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis, which has five pillars of interventions. (Image: Facebook)

740m people are at risk in India from a neglected tropical disease

India is in the last leg to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF)

9 Aug 2023 12:00 AM IST

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World's most common STI affected by ethnic disparity

Here is what researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine found.

15 March 2018 4:57 PM IST

This undated photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine in March 2018 shows Dr. Robert Redfield Jr. (Photo: AP)

Longtime US AIDS researcher picked to run CDC

Redfield, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore succeeds Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald.

22 March 2018 9:59 AM IST

Obesity has shifted certain cancers to younger age groups, and intensified cellular mechanisms promoting the diseases. (Photo: Pixabay)

Obesity increases risk of cancer in adolescents

Obesity has shifted certain cancers to younger age groups, and intensified cellular mechanisms promoting the diseases.

27 March 2018 12:18 PM IST

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In US, cigarette smoking reaches new low: Study

However, large disparities remain, with people living in rural areas still far more likely to smoke than city-dwellers.

19 Jun 2018 7:41 PM IST

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Childhood obesity increases risk of osteoarthritis

Here is what a new study has found.

17 Jun 2018 10:11 AM IST

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Cleaning products could protect you from toxic chemicals

Flame retardant chemicals have been linked to endocrine disruption, decreased fertility, and thyroid dysfunction in...

28 Jun 2018 5:27 PM IST

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Patients with healthcare-associated infections may suffer emotional...

Fear affected patients' personal and workplace relationships.

17 Aug 2018 9:39 AM IST

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Alcohol causes over 2 million deaths each year worldwide

Researchers say there is no safe level of alcohol as its adverse effects on other aspects of health outweigh any health...

24 Aug 2018 2:21 PM IST

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Negative memories of gym class may impact adults' lifestyle

34 per cent of respondents reported feeling embarrassed by their childhood PE experience.

4 Sept 2018 8:30 PM IST