Being a fit teen could lower depression risk later in life
Euronewsby Marta Iraola Iribarren7d ago
Being fit as a teenager may help protect against depression in adulthood, a new study suggests. Exercise has long been linked to better mental health.
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top 6%IMA says Keralam CM’s angioplasty remark could damage patient-doctor trust
The News Minuteby TNM Staff7d ago
Following Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan’s speech calling for a campaign against unnecessary angioplasty procedures, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) expressed their disappointment saying...
'Lives will be lost': Eating disorder facility fears closure without funding
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa7d ago
A North Canterbury eating disorder residential facility says it still can't attract government funding despite saving the lives of those admitted there.
2,000 chickens die as bird flu hits Andhra's Anantapur farm
New Indian Expressby Express News Service7d ago
ANANTAPUR: Bird flu has been confirmed in Siddarampuram village of Bukkarayasamudram mandal in Anantapur district, where around 2,000 chickens died at a poultry farm, prompting district authorities...
Cancer rates rising more quickly among younger people, international study finds
World news | The Guardianby Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent7d ago
Cases of seven types of cancer have risen sharply among younger people in England, major new research has found, prompting warnings that lifestyle choices are costing thousands of lives each year.
Kerala CM’s statement on angioplasty becomes a talking point among doctors
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau7d ago
Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s statement at a recent function about avoiding unnecessary angioplasty seems to have stirred a hornets’ nest with many doctors objecting to the “generalised...
Utah Pilots AI-Only Examination and Prescription Process for Certain Patients
Gizmodoby Mike Pearl7d ago
Predictions that highly skilled jobs in medicine would simply be automated with AI, sometimes articulated by luminaries like Geoffrey Hinton, haven’t panned out so far.
In Keralam, ‘affordable’ private health care is easier said than done
The Hinduby C Maya7d ago
The Keralam government’s announcement that it will make private health care more “affordable” through consultations with the private health sector, and that a Bill in this regard was in the offing...
Aussie comedian reveals sad personal news
PerthNowby Angie Raphael7d ago
‘Long story short, I’ve got breast cancer’: Aussie comedian Judith Lucy reveals difficult diagnosis Comedian Judith Lucy has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
A new book examines why rural women are undergoing sterilisation despite ambivalence about surgery
Scroll.inby Eva Fiks7d ago
While wider biomedical discourses focus on the laparoscope’s convenience, rural women often resist this simplistic understanding and draw on their everyday lives to develop an understanding of how...
Measles cases are spreading in the US this year, with over 1,000 infections reported in Pennsylvania
DW Englishby Wesley Rahn7d ago
Over 1,000 cases of measles have been recorded so far this year in Pennsylvania alone, health officials in the northeastern US state said on Monday, the largest outbreak in a US state since the...
Kerala HC has ruled Centre can step in when patented medicines are too expensive. How will it work?
The South Firstby Sumit Jha7d ago
Synopsis: The Kerala High Court has ruled that Section 100 of the Patents Act can allow the government to manufacture and supply patented medicines to needy patients on a non-commercial basis when...
Night Owls Are 70% More Likely to Need a Disability Pension, Study Suggests
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz7d ago
It is 11 pm, and your brain has finally decided to cooperate. The task that felt impossible all afternoon suddenly seems manageable. You want to read, finish something, or follow an idea.
Food supply sufficient for Super El Niño, P45-B aid coming for farmers – DA
Rapplerby Iya Gozum7d ago
AT A GLANCE - The Department of Agriculture assures the public of sufficient food supply amid Super El Niño, with a P45 billion fund for fertilizer assistance.
Trump offers Putin lifeline as Russia scrambles to contain plague
Mail Onlineby Phillip Nieto; Gethin Hicks7d ago
- Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter - your guide to what's rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill Donald Trump has offered to help Vladimir...
Russian bio-leak secrecy follows Chernobyl playbook, ex-CIA officer warns
FOX Newsby Louis Casiano7d ago
Fears of a pneumonic plague outbreak following the death of a Siberian plague research institute employee don't bode well for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is facing a faltering economy and...
New York state declares measles disaster amid resurgence of disease in US
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff7d ago
New York state has declared a disaster emergency over an outbreak of measles, as cases of the disease that had once been all but eliminated in the United States continue to increase.
Trump says U.S. is “looking strongly” at alleged Russian plague case
Salonby Troy Farah7d ago
American health officials are on high alert following reports of a death in Russia that may be linked to pneumonic plague.
Blippi’s Meekah and Dove Release Music Video to Promote Children’s Body Confidence (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Marcmalkin7d ago
Meekah, best friend of children’s entertainment and education character Blippi, has teamed up with Dove on a new music video promoting body confidence.
Over 65? CDC Recommends Certain Flu Shots Over Others — Here’s What to Ask For
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship7d ago
If you’re 65 or older and walk into a pharmacy asking for “the flu shot,” there’s one more question worth asking before rolling up your sleeve.