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 …

Stem cells not effective in treating stroke, shows AIIMS study

Results from other studies, however, have shown substantial improvement in patients

Blazing India: 22 states see 73 heatwave spells in 97 days

The blistering conditions came early and didn’t even spare non-hotspots

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

Summer drought & heat can be detrimental to truffle harvests

Assam heat wave kills over 10 people

Cyclonic disturbance diverts monsoon winds; tea plantations affected

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

The prevalance was higher in women than men among senior citizens

Heat wave grips Kolkata; mercury touches decade's highest for April

Three people succumb to heat; norwesters give south Bengal a miss

New equipment makes it easier and quicker to prevent damage after stroke

Cooling gel pads are now easily available in the Indian market

Kerala's Pathanamthitta district has highest number of diabetics

All men and women above 30 to be screened for diabetes in 100 districts by March 2021

Cancer kills 400,000 each year, but screening for the disease yet to take off

Lack of trained manpower main hurdle, says health secretary

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

Big promises to curb hypertension, but no funds

India does not have sufficient funds or plan to eradicate non-communicable diseases

What caused a spike in extreme heat events in Northeast Asia

Extreme heat events have become more likely to occur over Northeast Asia

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 

Study links violence to early signs of heart, blood vessel diseases in women

Victims of physical violence were one and a half times more likely to suffer from narrowing of the main blood vessels in the neck that carry …

This diabetes drug can prevent cardiovascular, kidney diseases: Study

Dulaglutide reduced heart attacks and strokes by 12%, decreased risks of kidney failure by a third

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

New device promises to make stroke rehabilitation fun

An IIT-Hyderabad-incubated startup makes an upper arm exercising device with a gaming console

Heart disease, stroke among top killers in India

The prevalence of heart disease, stroke increased by over 50% in the past 25 years, with the highest in Kerala, Punjab & Tamil Nadu, …

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

Indian economy will be hit hard by rising heat: Global report

By 2030, the average loss in daylight working hours could put between 2.5% and 4.5% of the GDP at risk annually

Government’s flip-flops on heatwaves

While the Central government has been keeping a tab on heatwaves since 2014, officially, it has refused to declare them as natural disasters

India could see 200-fold increase in heat wave exposure by 2100: study

When it comes to frequency of severe heat waves in India, there could be a 75-fold increase by 2100 under business-as-usual scenario

Countries need to speed up action on non-communicable diseases to meet targets

The risk factors for NCDs include tobacco use, alcohol, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity