Daytime napping 1–2 times a week may benefit heart health
Taking a daytime nap once or twice a week may halve the risk of cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure. New […]
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FDA recommends health care facilities and manufacturers begin transitioning to duodenoscopes with disposable components to reduce risk of patient infection
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recommending that duodenoscope manufacturers and health care facilities transition to different types of duodenoscopes that may pose less risk […]
Arun Jaitley health: Former FM’s condition stable, may be kept under observation for 2-3 days
Arun Jaitley health Live updates: Jaitley’s health at present is being monitored by a team of endocrinologist, nephrologist and cardiologist. Several BJP leaders including Prime Minister […]
The Health Benefits of Eggplants
Eggplants, one of the few purple vegetables you’ll find in a mainstream market, aren’t very popular with consumers. In fact, they don’t even rank in […]
Crowdfunding Can’t Cure China’s Health Care
There’s nothing grimmer than taking a number in a Chinese hospital and realizing a few hundred people are ahead of you in line. That’s a […]
Government’s thrust on healthcare pays off in rural India
The government’s efforts to provide better healthcare to people in rural areas seem to have resulted in them tapping the formal healthcare infrastructure more. Mint delves into […]
Ebola and the ongoing global health emergency that no one is noticing
On Wednesday the World Health Organization declared the ongoing – and now year-old – Ebola outbreak a global health emergency. The emergency declaration comes after a man […]
How robust is the National Health Index?
In June this year, the NITI Aayog published the second edition of the Health Index, an annual exercise that measures the overall and incremental performances […]
Anti-occupation NGO Spokesman Didn’t Lie About Beating a Palestinian, Prosecution Admits
The State Prosecutor’s Office reversed Sunday its decision to close an investigation against Breaking the Silence spokesman, saying an incident he described in which he […]
Teachers to be taught how to spot signs of mental health issues
Theresa May wants to overhaul society’s approach to mental illness. Credit: NSPCC/PA New teachers will receive training on how to spot the signs of mental health […]