New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) About 50,000 people in India need heart transplants each year, but only 0.2 per cent are able to get donors, according to health experts who, on National Heart Transplant Day on Thursday, shared alternative options for those waiting for donor hearts.
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Individuals, who have been cured of hepatitis C infection, still face a substantially greater risk of death compared with the general population -- between three and 14 times higher depending on liver disease stage, finds a study.
New York, Aug 2 (IANS) A team of US scientists have, in a major breakthrough, developed a novel cancer-stopping pill that can annihilate all solid tumours.
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Atogepant, a prescription medicine, is safe and effective to treat chronic migraine, which affects more than one billion individuals each year across the world, according to new trial results published in The Lancet.
New York, Aug 1 (IANS) When you need accurate information about a serious illness, should you go to Google or ChatGPT?
New York, Aug 1 (IANS) A daily shot of kombucha -- a fermented tea drink -- may help people with Type 2 diabetes who find it hard to lower their high blood sugar levels, according to results from a small clinical trial.
London, Aug 1 (IANS) Combining ultrasound and MRI technology can help detect prostate cancer at an earlier stage, accelerate treatment and potentially save more lives, according to a new research led by one of Indian-origin.
New York, Aug 1 (IANS) One-fourth of the global population is estimated to be anaemic, with cases increasing rapidly for women, expectant mothers, young girls, and children younger than age 5, according to a study spanning three decades published in The Lancet Haematology.
Bengaluru, Aug 1 (IANS) On the World Lung Cancer Day health experts have expressed concern over the rising trend of lung cancer among women and non-smokers in the IT capital of the country, Bengaluru.
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Leading health-tech company Pristyn Care’s direct-to-consumer (D2C) startup beatXP is in advanced talks to raise $50 million from a group of investors, according to the sources close to the development.
