Indian actor Deepika Padukone`s journey while dealing with her mental health while suffering from anxiety and depression in the mid-2010s is known, but in a new video with PTI, her sister Anisha reveals how it changed the way she perceived mental health, and became personal for her. Anisha, who is a professional golfer, said she …
Currently, Mumbai doctors are seeing a surge in cases of brain tumours among adults aged 35-45 years. This trend can be attributed to diagnostic facilities, greater awareness, environmental factors, genetic predisposition, and lifestyle-related health challenges. It is also why they say adults shouldn’t ignore persistent headaches, vision changes, seizures, or balance problems. Experts advise timely …
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) said it has released ANCHOR (Atlas of Neurochemical Characterisation of the human brainstem with 3D Reconstruction), the world’s most detailed three‑dimensional atlas of the human brainstem. ANCHOR was developed by the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre through its high throughput brain imaging and computing platform that transforms whole …
India is set to play a key role in the global response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, with the Serum Institute of India (SII) fast-tracking the development and production of a vaccine candidate targeting the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, according to a report. A report by Modern Diplomacy showed that the …
The Haryana health department has directed all civil surgeons and principal medical officers to undertake an extensive plantation drive ahead of the upcoming monsoon season, officials said on Friday. Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Sumita Misra, said all government health institutions have been instructed to ensure large-scale plantation of suitable tree species to …
The state of Keralam has reported 16 new cases of Shigella infection as of June 12 in Wayanad with new cases in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Kozhikode districts too. The Directorate of Health Services of Keralam confirmed 38 cases of infection and one death so far this June. As of January 1, the state has confirmed …
The National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH) on Wednesday issued an advisory calling on media organisations, institutions and the public to exercise responsibility and ensure factual accuracy while making statements about Homoeopathy and registered homoeopathic practitioners. In an advisory issued through a circular, the Commission called upon media organisations, healthcare institutions, professional bodies and social media …
For many parents, a child’s first steps are a moment of joy. For one family, however, their baby girl’s early steps were accompanied by worry. Doctors in Mumbai successfully treated a three-year-old girl diagnosed with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy through a minimally invasive, single-session intervention and helped her move closer to a more natural way …
Federal health regulators on Tuesday signed off on the first new sunscreen ingredient for the US market in more than 25 years, giving Americans access to a skin-protecting chemical long used in Europe and other parts of the world. The Food and Drug Administration says the ingredient, bemotrizinol, met the agency`s standards for protecting from …
His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, underwent a successful left knee replacement surgery at Apollo Hospital in New Delhi on Monday, said a medical bulletin. It recalled that in June 2024, His Holiness underwent a successful right knee replacement at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and made an excellent recovery. “Following today’s …
