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Exercise-based cardiac rehab added to stroke recovery, reveals study

A new study suggested that stroke survivors who completed a cardiac rehabilitation program focused on aerobic exercise significantly improved their ability to transition from sitting to standing

Over 30 million kids to be given polio vaccine on Sunday across UP

The polio vaccination was delayed due to the pandemic

Expecting a rebound in health services soon, says Ayushman Bharat CEO

Ayushman Bharat or Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Scheme, the government's national healthcare programme, recently crossed 15 million hospitalisation mark

Rich nations, Covid-19 vaccine makers should stop bilateral deals: WHO

WHO chief appealed on Friday to makers of Covid-19 vaccines and the wealthier countries buying them to stop making bilateral deals, saying they hurt a UN-backed effort to widen access to the jabs.

The campaign for Covid-19 vaccine requires a 360-degree approach

Some lessons can be drawn from the two-decade-long pulse polio mass immunisation campaign that was memorably captured by an iconic phrase: "Do boond zindagi ki (Two drops of life)."

Around 75% of elderly in India suffering from a chronic disease: Study

The survey found that more than one in 10 people aged 60 and above have 'probable major depression' in states including Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar and Goa

It's raining billionaires in India's pharma and health care space

Created 7 billionaires in 2020; now 17 super-rich promoters in the sector with combined wealth of Rs 4.35 trillion

Scientists find that brain cancer is linked to tissue healing

The healing process that follows a brain injury could spur tumour growth when new cells generated to replace those lost to the injury are derailed by mutations, Toronto scientists have found.

Covid-19 vaccine: I am not worried about the efficacy, says Jacob John

I would go for Bharat Biotech's Covaxin and not Covishield, and that is my personal judgment, the former head of Centre for Advanced Research in Virology at ICMR says

Older adults should undertake exercise ahead of elective surgery

New research suggests that older adults about to undergo elective surgery should undertake a sustained program of targeted exercise beforehand to counteract the muscle-wasting effects of bed rest.

LIVE: Night curfew in Maharashtra's municipal corporation areas till Jan 5

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,899,352, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 909,469, Andhra Pradesh 878,723, Tamil Nadu 806,000, and Kerala 705,869

Will going out in the cold give you a cold? Here is a reality check

Many viruses, including rhinovirus - the usual culprit in the common cold - and influenza, remain infectious longer and replicate faster in colder temperatures

Mental well-being of Indians in UK hit hard by Covid-19 pandemic: Report

The mental well-being of those in the Indian ethnic group in the UK may have been particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, an official statistical review has revealed.

Move to create an 'integrated doctor' by 2030 will backfire: IMA President

In an interview with Ritwik Sharma, IMA National President Rajan Sharma says that allowing postgraduate ayurveda practitioners to perform surgical procedures will harm ayurveda and health care

Coronavirus vaccine update: UK, Russia to rollout vaccine from next week

UK has become the first country to approve Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for rollout. Russia, India, Oxford vaccine are also making some progress. Catch latest coronavirus vaccine updates here

Just dedicating a day to the disabled won't help make their lives easier

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD): The WHO estimates that more than one billion people - about 15% of the world's population - experience some form of disability

India sees largest drop in malaria cases in south-east Asia between 2000-19

India made strong progress in the fight against malaria, recording the largest reduction in cases in South-East Asia from 20 million in 2000 to about 5.6 million last year, WHO said

Lockdown or no lockdown, telemedicine is here to stay, say doctors

Complex consultations, however, are likely to go back to in-patient visits at the clinic

AstraZeneca aims to impact 10 mn diabetics by 2023, starts awareness drive

India will have 115 mn diabetics by 2030. Forty-four per cent of patients hospitalised for heart failure have type-2 diabetes

One child or youth under 20 infected with HIV every 100 seconds: UNICEF

Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with HIV last year, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday