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Google removes some AI health summaries after wrong advice sparks alarm

Can AI search answer put your health at risk? Google has removed 'AI Overviews' from some medical searches after a report by The Guardian flagged misinformation with potentially dangerous consequences

If you think you look older than your age, doctor recommends these changes

National Youth Day: Seeing more patients who look older than their years, a doctor says modern work-life habits are quietly affecting sleep, hormones, metabolism and long-term heart health

Is your bedroom too warm for your ageing heart? New study raises alarm

Hot nights may be stressing ageing hearts. A new Australian study finds that bedroom temperatures above 24 degrees Celsius during sleep can disrupt heart recovery in older adults

Just one night of binge drinking can damage your gut lining, study finds

A Harvard-led study shows even one episode of binge drinking can injure the small intestine, weaken the gut barrier and trigger immune responses that allow toxins to leak into the bloodstream

Can listening to music help your brain work better? Psychiatrist explains

Many of us work and study with music playing in the background. A doctor explains whether it truly sharpens the brain or mainly lifts mood, motivation and emotional state

Stopping Ozempic or Mounjaro? The weight may come back faster than you think

New research shows people regain weight far faster after stopping obesity drugs than after dieting, with benefits fading quickly and raising questions about how long GLP-1 medicines need to be taken

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, but it won't diagnose or treat you

ChatGPT Health introduces a dedicated space for health queries, allowing users to link medical records and fitness apps, even as OpenAI warns it is not a substitute for medical care

Why women need age-specific nutrition and what to put on the plate

Hormonal shifts across life stages mean women's nutrition needs change over time, affecting muscle, bones, heart health and metabolism, making age-specific diets a biological necessity

Why cervical cancer still kills one woman every two minutes worldwide

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: The UN says cervical cancer, though preventable, continues to claim lives worldwide due to gaps in vaccination, screening and timely treatment

Want accurate lipid test results? What you eat, do the night before matters

A new warning from an Apollo doctor explains how dinner, alcohol, sleep, smoking and even exercise just before a lipid profile test can quietly distort cholesterol and triglyceride results

US to tighten sugar advice in new diet guidelines: How much is too much?

New US dietary guidelines are expected to cap added sugars per meal, spotlight ultra-processed foods and influence what millions of Americans eat at home, in schools and at work

Ageing isn't the problem, nutrition is: Why men can't eat the same way

From falling testosterone to rising belly fat and heart risk, doctors explain why men's diets must change after 30 to protect muscle, metabolism and long-term health

Anti-ageing injection regrows knee cartilage, may stop arthritis early

A new Science study shows that blocking an ageing-linked protein can regenerate knee cartilage and prevent arthritis in mice, raising hopes of injections or pills that could delay joint replacement su

Climate change may be fuelling a global rise in deadly brain-eating amoebae

A new study warns that climate change and failing water infrastructure are creating ideal conditions for brain-eating amoebae to survive, spread and threaten public health worldwide

US cuts routine child vaccines from 17 to 11. Here's what changed

The US has sharply revised its childhood vaccine schedule, cutting universal coverage from 17 to 11 diseases and shifting others to shared decision-making between doctors and parents

'Fancy toy for billionaires': Aiims doctor on Zomato CEO's 'Temple' device

After Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal showcased a mysterious brain-sensing wearable, an Aiims Delhi doctor has publicly dismissed it as having "zero scientific standing"

How type 2 diabetes physically alters the heart and drives failure

A new human heart study shows type 2 diabetes does not just raise cardiac risk but physically alters heart muscle, energy use and structure, helping explain why heart failure is so common in diabetes

Why 80% of Indians with mental illness still miss timely treatment

Despite better medicines and growing awareness, nearly eight in ten Indians with mental illness still do not get timely care, as experts cite stigma, doctor shortages and weak health systems

Delhi's toxic winter air may be carrying drug-resistant superbugs: Study

Researchers at JNU warn that Delhi's winter smog could be harbouring drug-resistant bacteria, compounding health risks already posed by some of the world's worst air pollution

Delhi moves to end rabies deaths with mandatory reporting and tracking

By declaring human rabies a notifiable disease, Delhi aims to tighten surveillance, ensure early treatment and move closer to its goal of zero human deaths from rabies