Health & Wellness

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01 Mar 2023 01:43 AM IST

In today’s fast-paced world, finding the perfect fitness routine that aligns with your goals and lifestyle can be challenging. Enter the freebeat Boom Bike, a revolutionary fitness companion that brings the cutting-edge power of Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) right into your home. Designed for the modern woman, this bike is

Patna doctors recover mobile phone from prisoner’s stomach through endoscopy

24 Feb 2023 14:37 PM IST

In a bizarre incident doctors at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) in Patna successfully recovered a mobile phone from a prisoner’s stomach, who swallowed it when the police on Saturday made a raid in the Gopalganj prison. The prisoner was taken to the hospital, where Dr Ahish K

50 students fall ill after taking iron pills in schools in Assam

27 Nov 2022 11:20 AM IST

Officials said that altogether 50 students of two schools in Assam’s Charaideo district were taken ill on Saturday purportedly after consuming iron-folic acid (IFA) tablets provided by Health department workers. The students were taken to the Sonari Civil Hospital, where they were treated and discharged later. The officials said a

India’s daily Covid tally falls to 474, the lowest since April 2020

15 Nov 2022 14:30 PM IST

According to the health ministry’s morning bulletin, India continued its downward trend in daily Covid-19 caseload on Tuesday, with 474 new infections reported. With this, the country’s total population reached 4,46,67,398. The new case count on Tuesday was the lowest since April 6, 2020, when the country recorded 354 infections.

Covid-19: India has 1,216 new cases in the last 24 hours, with an active tally of less than 16K

04 Nov 2022 13:02 PM IST

According to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,46,58,365, with 1,216 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a single day, while active cases fell to 15,705. The death toll has risen to 5,30,479, with 18 fatalities, including 15 deaths reconciled by

You Tube to certify health care professionals to prevent misinformation

02 Nov 2022 15:23 PM IST

In an effort to reduce false material on the website, YouTube announced Thursday that doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers can apply to have their channels certified. According to YouTube, the adjustment will make it simpler for users to access videos with “high-quality health information.” This is a big step

Active Covid caseload in India has dropped to 21,607, with 830 new infections

26 Oct 2022 12:18 PM IST

According to Union health ministry data, India’s COVID-19 caseload increased to 4,46,45,768 on Wednesday, with 830 new infections, the lowest single-day increase in 197 days, while the number of active cases decreased to 21,607, bringing the total to 4,46,45,768. The death toll from the viral disease has risen to 5,28,981

Air pollution affects lungs, can causes heart disease: Experts

23 Oct 2022 13:23 PM IST

As people prepare for Diwali around the nation, particularly in Delhi, the issue of poor air quality is also becoming more of a concern because the national capital’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 266 on Saturday night. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research

HC turns down plea challenging complete ban on firecrackers in Delhi

20 Oct 2022 17:44 PM IST

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea challenging the order for a complete ban on firecrackers in the NCT of Delhi till 1st January 2023, noting that similar petitions are pending before the Supreme Court.Justice Yashwant Varma said that a similar matter is pending before the

With 2,141 infections in 24 hours, India sees a marginal increase in Covid cases

20 Oct 2022 11:11 AM IST

According to government data updated on Thursday, India saw a single-day increase of 2,141 coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,46,36,517, while active cases decreased to 25,510. The death toll has risen to 5,28,943 with 20 fatalities, including 13 deaths reconciled by Kerala, according to data

1 billion children at ‘extremely high risk’ on account of climate change: Report

19 Oct 2022 10:55 AM IST

A rights group warned on Wednesday that one billion children are at “extremely high risk” as a result of climate change impacts, adding that youths’ living standards have not improved in the last ten years. Approximately 820 million children worldwide, or more than one-third of all children, are currently exposed

One in 20 suffers long-term effects of covid19, study says

14 Oct 2022 12:47 PM IST

One of the largest such studies to date found that one in twenty people had long-term effects following infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The study, which was just published in the journal Nature Communications, revealed that severe infections requiring hospitalisation were associated with a higher likelihood of