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New Delhi, April 1 According to data from the Indian Army's record offices for arms and services up to December 31, 2023, the prevalence of hypertension among junior commissioned officers and other ranks (JCOs/OR) was 9.61%, the government informed a parliamentary panel.The Ministry of...

Chandigarh, March 31 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Tuesday that Ayurveda is the most sustainable system of care for managing lifestyle-related diseases such as stress, diabetes, and hypertension.Addressing the golden jubilee celebrations of Shri Dhanwantri Ayurvedic College...

New Delhi, March 29. Abdominal or central obesity poses a greater health risk than overall obesity, especially in the Indian context, where even individuals who appear lean may carry harmful visceral fat, said Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh on Sunday.Speaking at the release of a...

Kathmandu, March 29 Former Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli, was remanded in judicial custody for five days by the Kathmandu District Court on Sunday, even as protests continued to erupt in various parts of Nepal over the arrests.Oli and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested...

Islamabad, March 29 – Prices of medicines have increased in the open market and the Bohor Bazaar pharmaceutical hub in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, with prices rising from 50% to as high as 500%, local media reported on Sunday.Prices of essential medicines, including those for diabetes, hypertension...

New Delhi, March 27 Doctors at the Dr B R Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital (Dr BRA-IRCH) at AIIMS Delhi successfully removed a massive 21.8-kg tumor from a 46-year-old woman diagnosed with advanced uterine sarcoma this week.The Delhi resident, who was also recently diagnosed with...

New Delhi, March 27 An analysis of previously published studies has found that discontinuing preventive medications among elderly, frail adults did not increase the risk of death, hospitalization, or major heart-related events.Findings published in the journal BioMed Central (BMC) Geriatrics...

Nagpur, March 26 Lack of nutrition during pregnancy affects the growth of fetuses and puts children at risk of lifelong diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular conditions, later in life, experts have said.Therefore, protecting maternal and child nutrition is one of the...

Chennai, March 25 – The Madras High Court has granted the Greater Chennai City Police (GCCP) the authority to arrest YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar, also known as A. Shankar, if his custody is required in connection with an extortion case, while rejecting a previous interim bail granted to him on...

Singapore, March 25 A state coroner on Wednesday upheld the Singapore Police Coast Guard's (PCG) finding that there was no foul play in the death of Indian singer Zubeen Garg and ruled the death an accidental drowning near an island of the city state in September last year.Directly addressing...

Hamirpur, March 24 Deputy Commissioner of Hamirpur, Gandharva Rathore, launched a 100-day tuberculosis (TB) screening drive in the district on World TB Day on Tuesday.Speaking on the occasion, Rathore said that under the 'TB-Free Hamirpur' campaign, health department teams will screen...

New Delhi, March 17 During the 2025-26 fiscal, funds amounting to ₹572.66 crore have been released to Punjab, Union Health Minister J P Nadda told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.Nadda said that public health is a state subject, therefore, the primary responsibility of providing basic healthcare...

Houston, March 17 The University of Texas at Austin has appointed Dr. Kavita Radhakrishnan, an engineer-turned-nurse scientist born in Mumbai, as the Interim Dean of its School of Nursing, effective March 11, 2026.This transition marks a significant milestone for the Indian-American academic...

Mumbai, March 11 Actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee recently opened up about the hardships she faced during her childhood, further revealing how she had to take on responsibilities at a very young age due to her mother’s health issues.Speaking about her difficult times while growing up, the...

New Delhi, March 10 Global healthcare company Abbott announced on Tuesday the launch of its drug-eluting stent in the country, claiming that it would be helpful in treating complex heart blockages.The new device, XIENCE Skypoint, is designed to be more flexible, easier to guide through the...

Hyderabad, March 4 The Telangana government on Wednesday decided to prepare health profiles for about 46 lakh women Self Help Group members by conducting 30 diagnostic tests for each of them.The program is scheduled to be launched on International Women’s Day, March 8.State Health Minister C...

Hyderabad, March 4 – The stage is set to prepare a health profile for 46 lakh women in Telangana, as the government has decided to launch the program by covering members of women's self-help groups across the state.Health Minister Damodar Raja Narsimha directed officials on Wednesday to launch...

New Delhi, March 4 The World Obesity Federation, a global organization exclusively focused on obesity and a key partner to international agencies, including the World Health Organization, has warned that most countries, including India, are falling short of achieving the 2030 global target of...

New Delhi, February 24 A 62-year-old man died after developing medical complications at the Pul Prahladpur police station in southeast Delhi, where he was taken after a quarrel with his relatives over a long-standing property dispute, officials said on Tuesday.The deceased has been identified...

New Delhi, February 17 A study conducted on 27.8 million people in the US has shown that exposure to air pollution can directly contribute to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, rather than causing it indirectly through chronic conditions such as hypertension and stroke.The findings...