High blood pressure is more prevalent in poor countries for the first time

Seventy-five per cent of all hypertension cases occur in low- and middle-income countries

Government policy wrong, says scientist

The government is on the wrong track and it's infected blood, not sexual intercourse, which transmits AIDS in the country

COVID-19: Shortage in Odisha blood banks

People are finding it tough to get access to blood in the state's 83 blood banks

Beset with problems

The right chord

A new safe method to detect anaemia in foetuses

Pancreatic cancer: A personalised mRNA vaccine may boost effects of treatment

Our immune system is often very well-equipped to fight cancer, but unfortunately, cancer cells contain certain protein receptors whose purpose is …

How unhealthy is red meat? How beneficial are vegetables? A new rating system could help you cut through health guidelines

The star-based rating system can offer decision-makers and consumers alike much-needed context before headline-grabbing health guidance is …

Drones deliver medicines in Africa

A US-based company transports life-saving drugs, 148 vaccines and blood units to 2,000 health facilities across Ghana

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Drugs advisory board says no to direct blood transfusion

It says controlling infections more important than allowing unbanked direct blood transfusion

Bad blood

New research shows South Africa’s levy on sugar-sweetened drinks is having an impact

Carbonated sugary drinks play a major role in making these numbers hard to attain. A 250 ml cooldrink contains upwards of 26 g  of sugar &…

New mobile app may help in addressing heart disease in rural areas

A group of Indian and Australian scientists has developed and tested a mobile application-based system that promises to help doctors and health …

‘Albumin better indicator of diabetes’

New research says measuring levels of free albumin and albumin attached to glucose molecules in the blood can be a better diagnosis for diabetes

Super aspirin makes a debut

For those suffering with heart diseases, scientists just found drugs that are more effective than aspirin

Every 1 in 3 adults has hypertension, but only half know it

New WHO report called for prioritising  prevention, early detection and effective management of high blood pressure

ICMR expands India Hypertension Control Initiative to 100 districts

The initiative earlier covered just 25 districts in four states

Punished for good

Airways and bloodways

If the earthquake wasn't enough

Survivors in Pakistan now risk unsafe blood transfusion

Genetic test to fly safe

Being declared dead when you’re still alive — why these very rare events occur

Fainting might also deceive the certifying doctor; activation of the vagus nerve occurs during fainting, slowing the heart and reducing blood pressure

Less than $1: How WHO thinks that can save 7 million lives

Low-, middle-income countries account for 85% global premature deaths from non-communicable diseases

A gene variant could lower chances of developing Alzheimer’s by 70%, could help in design of new treatments: Study

It works by preventing build-up of fibronectin, a component of the blood-brain barrier that controls the movement of substances in and out of the …

Face the sun

Vitamin D deficiency on the rise; tests to identify it inaccurate