In the wake of rising cases of infections caused due to Chandipura Nipah virus, senior doctors have warned against fever lasting for more than 24 hours. More than 50 cases of this Chandipura virus, with 16 deaths have been recorded in last few days. Along with this deadly infection the crisis was further compounded with the death of a 14-year-old boy at Malappuram in Kerala on Sunday by Nipah virus. Both these viruses were identified by WHO as one of the priority pathogens due to its epidemic potential.

Regions of Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East are estimated to have the highest burden of deaths due to heart-related diseases, with high blood pressure, raised cholesterol, dietary risks and air pollution being the leading causes, a study has found.

Dementia is often thought of as a memory problem, like when an elderly person asks the same questions or misplaces things. In reality, individuals with dementia will not only experience issues in other areas of cognition like learning, thinking, comprehension and judgement, but they may also experience changes in behaviour.

About 70 per cent of the 5.3 million premature deaths from cancer globally in 2020 were preventable, while the remaining 30 per cent were treatable, according to a new The Lancet Global Health research.

New Delhi: Women suffer worse outcomes when diagnosed with and treated for cardiac issues, according to the results of fifteen studies from 50 countries, including India.

Most people will have heard the term "man flu", which refers to men's perceived tendency to exaggerate the severity of a cold or a similar minor ailment.

Following a modified Atkins diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates and taking medication may reduce seizures by over half in people with tough-to-treat epilepsy, according to a study by researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

Allaying fears about BF.7 variant of coronavirus, a prominent scientist on Friday said it is a sub-variant of Omicron strain and that India need not worry too much about its severity on the population.