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Union minister of state for health and family welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar. (ANI)

Leprosy prevalence rate down from 0.69 per 10,000 population in 2014-15 to 0.45 in 2021-22: Centre

2 min read . 30 Jan 2023

Nearly half the people surveyed think antibiotic resistance is only a problem for people who take antibiotics regularly, when actually anyone can develop antibiotic resistance. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

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New ‘superbug’ strain of gonorrhea is outsmarting most antibiotics

4 min read . 29 Jan 2023

A health worker collects a swab sample for RT-PCR Covid-19 test, at UPHC Poly Clinic.

Long Covid Might Teach Us How to Prevent Alzheimer’s

4 min read . 29 Jan 2023

Savoring is well-studied as a strategy to improve our general well-being. A considerable body of research shows that it can boost mood and help reduce depression and anxiety (Photo: iStock)

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A happy memory can help you fall asleep, if you know how to use it

4 min read . 27 Jan 2023

Photo: Bloomberg

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Are gas stoves dangerous to your health? Here’s what science says

4 min read . 26 Jan 2023

Union health ministry said FSSAI has been regularly persuading states and UTs to appoint the requisite number of full-time DOs, FSOs and other technical staff to ensure food safety compliance. (iStockphoto)

Food safety watchdog faces staff shortage

1 min read . 24 Jan 2023

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla.

Serum Institute launches country’s first HPV vaccine against cervical cancer: Adar Poonawalla

1 min read . 24 Jan 2023

Union minister Jitendra Singh.

Team Biotech developed world’s first Intranasal vaccine for Covid: Jitendra Singh

1 min read . 22 Jan 2023

New York is now expanding wastewater monitoring and starting to look for flu, RSV, hepatitis A, norovirus and antibiotic-resistant genes in parts of the state, as health officials across the U.S. consider wastewater as a more permanent public-health tool for watching a variety of threats

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For future viral threats, health officials look to sewage

3 min read . 22 Jan 2023

Chronic sleep troubles can lead to cognitive impairments and increase the risk of stroke and heart attack (Photo: iStock)

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Using your phone before bed hijacks your sleep, but not for the reason you think

5 min read . 22 Jan 2023

‘People think I fully went under the knife and completely reconstructed my face, which is completely false,' Kylie Jenner told Paper Magazine in 2019, when she was 21. 'It’s fillers. I’m not denying that' (Photo: AP)

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Are you too young for botox and fillers? Here’s what the experts say

1 min read . 20 Jan 2023

Physical activity can also help reduce inflammation, the body’s natural immune response to damage or pathogens (Photo: PTI)

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Exercise helps blunt the effects of covid-19, study suggests

2 min read . 20 Jan 2023

Depression could result in changes to the structure of a key component of the brain. Photo: iStock

Older people with asthma at higher risk for depression during Covid pandemic

3 min read . 19 Jan 2023

Any conclusion that sars-cov-2 was engineered will be hotly contested. China denies the virus came from a Chinese lab, and has asked for investigations into whether it may have originated in America. (Photo: AP)

Controversial new research suggests SARS-CoV-2 bears signs of genetic engineering

6 min read . 25 Jan 2023

Due to demographic shifts, there will be 28.4 million new cases of cancer worldwide in 2040.

India to suffer from ‘tsunami' of chronic diseases like cancer: Oncologist

1 min read . 19 Jan 2023

Doctors have largely avoided trying it with adolescents out of concern that introducing a fasting period to their schedules might result in nutritional gaps or trigger eating disorders when teens are rapidly growing and developing

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Can intermittent fasting help combat childhood obesity?

4 min read . 18 Jan 2023

When drug suppliers press fentanyl into illicit pills, a few grains too many can be enough to trigger a fatal overdose (HT_PRINT)

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What is fentanyl and why is it so dangerous?

8 min read . 18 Jan 2023

Around 207.29 crore covid vaccine doses have been administered under the nationwide vaccination drive so far, with 1,25,076 doses given in the last 24 hours. (Photo: Hindustan Times)

Multiple COVID vaccine side-effects: Health Ministry clears air on recent report

1 min read . 18 Jan 2023

So far Indians have received a booster dose of either Covaxin or Covishield. (AFP)

ICMR backs Corbevax, nasal vac for booster

1 min read . 17 Jan 2023

(Representative image) WHO informed that they have updated its guidelines on 'mask wearing in community settings, Covid-19 treatments, and clinical management.' (Bloomberg)

‘Isolate for 10 days’: WHO issues fresh Covid-19 guidelines. Check list here

1 min read . 16 Jan 2023

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