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Health

Cucumbers Recalled in 24 States Due to Salmonella Concerns, 68 Cases Reported

Salmonella and Cucumbers! Can you really get infected? Symptoms and recovery

1 min read . 30 Nov 2024

Edward Scolnick visiting his son Jason Scolnick in Watertown, Mass. Photographs by Alyssa Schukar for WSJ

A scientist’s final quest is to find new schizophrenia drugs

9 min read . 27 Nov 2024

Don’t take your mobile to toilet: Here are the severe side-effects your health may suffer from (Pexels)

Don’t take your mobile to toilet: Check the severe side-effects

1 min read . 21 Nov 2024

A lot goes wrong as we get older.

How to maximize the surprising upsides to aging

6 min read . 21 Nov 2024

The monkeypox is caused by a virus transmitted to humans by infected animals and it can also be passed from human to human through close physical contact. AFP

Monkeypox clade 1 variant: What do we know about this strain, symptoms

1 min read . 17 Nov 2024

Time-restricted eaters consume on average between 200 and 500 fewer calories a day, some studies suggest. Illustration: Daisy Korpics/WSJ; iStock (2)

Intermittent fasting works for weight loss—but not much else

1 min read . 14 Nov 2024

Fitness for them no longer means quiet breathwork while sitting on a medicine ball. (HT_PRINT)

The expanding fitness options for pregnant women

4 min read . 09 Nov 2024

A salesman carries sarees

Doctors warn of petticoat cancer risk from tight clothing practices in new study

2 min read . 06 Nov 2024

A healthcare worker with swab samples collected for Covid-19 tests, (PTI Photo) (PTI)

India to undertake mega covid-19 study to help prepare for future pandemics

4 min read . 04 Nov 2024

If the science works, it could represent a new approach to medicine: reversing rather than alleviating chronic illnesses.

Science is finding ways to regenerate your heart

6 min read . 30 Oct 2024

An addiction treatment in a clinical trial uses focused ultrasound waves on the reward center of the brain. (WSJ)

Can zapping the brain help treat addiction?

6 min read . 29 Oct 2024

Doctors recommend paying attention to all body parts needed for walking, even ones you might not think of. (iStock)

There’s a better way to walk for exercise

4 min read . 27 Oct 2024

People clamour to get on weight-loss drugs for aesthetic reasons, as well as owing to health concerns. This is not mere vanity. Evidence of discrimination against fat people is widespread.

The economics of thinness (Ozempic edition)

8 min read . 27 Oct 2024

Vitamin C and D3 Tablets, Shelcal, Vitamin B Complex, Vitamin C Soft Gels, Antacid Pan-D, Paracetamol Tablets IP 500 mg, Anti-diabetic Drug Glimepiride, Blood Pressure Drug Telmisartan are some of the drugs that failed the quality test and were flagged as 'spurious' or 'sub-standard'

Shelcal 500, PAN-40, Paracetamol, 46 others fail drug quality test

3 min read . 26 Oct 2024

The Elemind device. Photograph by Hannah Whitaker for WSJ

New wearable devices target the brain to bring better sleep

6 min read . 25 Oct 2024

PJ DiPentino reviewing his medication with his wife.

Cancer care is getting personal. Local doctors can’t keep up.

4 min read . 22 Oct 2024

Rybelsus is an oral form of semaglutide, the active ingredient in the company’s blockbuster Ozempic and Wegovy diabetes and weight-loss drugs. (REUTERS)

Novo Nordisk's new pill shows 14% reduction in heart attacks in diabetics

1 min read . 21 Oct 2024

Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Bill Gates on how feeding children properly can transform global health

4 min read . 20 Oct 2024

The study found that those taking the drugs had a 40% lower rate of opioid overdose compared with those who didn’t. (Istockphoto)

Weight-loss drugs cut drug and alcohol abuse, according to new study

2 min read . 17 Oct 2024

The science of why your body takes longer to bounce back after 40

4 min read . 17 Oct 2024