Long working hours killed 745,000 in 2016, study finds

The trend may worsen during COVID-19 pandemic, which has significantly altered the way people work, the report adds  

Women are at greater risk of stroke, the more miscarriages or stillbirths they’ve had

Stillbirths linked to non-fatal ischaemic (blockage) stroke or fatal haemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke; miscarriages to both 

Silent, subtle and unseen: How seizures happen and why they’re hard to diagnose

About 200,000 US adults seek evaluation at hospital’s emergency department for a first lifetime seizure every year

Odisha reels under intense heatwave conditions; IMD issues orange alert

Maximum temperature is very likely to be above normal by 4-6°C at a few places over the next few days

Bats dying of heat stroke: Experts fear mass population collapse, zoonotic diseases

Live bats don’t cause harm as they’re immune to viruses, but their carcass coming in contact with domestic animals may increase …

A looming El Nino may bring more heatwaves in India

In total, 13 Indian states and 1 Union territory saw heatwaves since March 3, with West Bengal recording the highest

Heat stress affected worker output in factories in India: Study

Manufacturing plants generate about two per cent less revenue for every one degree Celsius rise in annual temperature, the study found

Global heating to put 600 million Indians at ‘greatest future risk’: Study

Nearly a billion people could be protected from dangerous heat if countries manage to contain global heating to 1.5C, the threshold of the Paris …

Long COVID puts some people at higher risk of heart disease — they need better long-term monitoring

Several studies now show an elevated risk of cardiovascular outcomes following COVID and there may also be hidden pathology that will only emerge …

Cities will be too hot to live in future, says new UNEP report

There is a need for a strategic, whole-system approach that realises sustainable urban cooling or rather sustainable urban comfort

Nearly 50 heat deaths in Bihar in 3 days, say doctors. Not so, says government, questions assessment

State may issue show cause notices to health officials who confirmed heat deaths without postmortem report

Climate crisis: Expect more extreme heatwaves in near future

India witnessed a concurrent increase in meteorological droughts and heatwaves in various parts of the country over the last 60 years

How dangerous heat waves can kill

What can overwhelm a person is a heat source that you can neither escape nor counter. Overheated people suffer from painful involuntary muscle …

Non-communicable diseases rising in Pakistan, finds Lancet

Ischaemic heart disease, stroke, congenital defects, cirrhosis and chronic kidney disease among the 10 leading causes of deaths in 2019

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

Climate crisis threatens truffle production but could put UK species back on the menu

Summer drought & heat can be detrimental to truffle harvests

Every other elderly in urban India has hypertension: Health ministry report

The prevalance was higher in women than men among senior citizens

Atrial fibrillation patients at greater stroke risk when exposed to air pollution: Study

AFib is a common heart rhythm disorder that affects more than 2.7 million Americans

Neurological conditions primary cause of ill health, disability globally: Lancet study

Number of people affected by or dying from neurological conditions increased over past 3 decades; People in LMICs disproportionately …