While extreme cold increases mortality risks for people with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, extreme heat is risky for people with renal diseases, new research suggests.


Who is at risk of death due to extreme heat and cold?


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Children and young adults living in polluted megacities are at increased risk of developing Alzheimer's, a debilitating brain disease characterised by memory loss, a new study has warned.


Youth in polluted cities at increased risk of Alzheimer's


Fortis Healthcare on Friday said that it has received "an unsolicited non-binding expression of interest (EoI)" from IHH Healthcare Berhad.


Fortis Healthcare receives 'expression of interest' from IHH Healthcare Berhad


Hero Enterprise promoted by Sunil Munjal and the Burman family on Thursday offered to invest Rs 1,250 crore directly in Fortis Healthcare, to bail out the cash-strapped company.


Munjals, Burmans propose to invest Rs 1,250 cr in Fortis Healthcare


Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the first health and wellness centre under the flagship Ayushman Bharat programme in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Saturday, an official said here.


PM to launch first health and wellness centre in Chhattisgarh


In a first, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has permitted marketing of an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based device to detect certain diabetes-related eye problems.


US FDA approves first AI device to detect diabetic eye disease


Awareness about the harm easily-accessible, plastic-based sanitary napkins have been causing to both health and the environment is spreading -- but slowly. And helping the cause of better menstrual hygiene, many sanitary pad makers, NGOs and indigenous brands are turning towards natural products to produce sustainable pads.


Alternative sanitary pads are here, but accessibility still an issue


Bollywood actress and Unicef goodwill ambassador Priyanka Chopra met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an "insightful" and "positive" conversation on making healthcare accessible for women, children and adolescents in the country.


Priyanka Chopra has 'insightful' conversation with PM Modi


Indonesian authorities said on Wednesday that the number of people dead from consuming homemade adulterated alcohol on Java island has increased to 82 and seven suspects have been arrested in relation to the incident.


Adulterated alcohol kills 82 in Indonesia


Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies are helping Apollo Hospitals predict and suggest preventive steps for cardian diseases with utmost accuracy, a top hospital executive said here on Wednesday.


Microsoft AI helping us accurately predict cardiac diseases: Apollo


A 24-year-old Australian woman, who faked having terminal cancer before scamming money from friends of her family, has been jailed for three months, a media report said.


Australian jailed for fake cancer scam


Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley could not undergo the kidney transplant surgery at the AIIMS, where he had been admitted for three days till Monday, as the donor's organ "did not match", hospital sources said on Tuesday.


Jaitley's kidney transplant cancelled due to 'no match'


At least 68 people in Indonesia have died during April after drinking bootleg alcohol, alarming the authorities in the country with the worlds largest Muslim population.


Hooch kills 68 in Indonesia


Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Janet Tobias says she admires the fact that India is striving to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025 -- well before the global target date of 2030. She feels that India can not only eliminate the infectious disease, but it can be an example to the world on how to do it.


'India can be example to world in eliminating TB' (IANS Interview)


Rome/Kabul, April 9 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government has donated $8.5 million dollars to build a new Paediatrics and Obstetrics Clinic at the Kabul National Military Hospital as part of Italy's efforts to help Afghan women, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.


Italy gives $8.5mn for Afghan women's clinic


The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday launched 'Project Dhoop', an initiative aimed at shifting the school assembly time to noon to ensure maximum absorption of Vitamin D in students through natural sunlight.


FSSAI launches initiative to address Vitamin D deficiency


The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Manish Bhandari - the oxygen supplier to a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur where a large number of children died in 2017.


Oxygen supplier of UP hospital where children died gets bail


The Delhi Legislative Assembly on Monday set up a committee to look into the issue of adulteration in food products and to accordingly suggest changes in the related laws.


Delhi Assembly panel to suggest changes in adulteration laws


Former INX Media chief Indrani Mukerjea underwent a brain MRI scan and other tests after she was rushed to the Sir J.J. Hospital here due to an alleged drug overdose, a top official said on Saturday.


Indrani Mukerjea undergoes brain MRI, condition stable


Computer scientists, including one of Indian-origin, has developed a new smartphone-based app that uses sensors to generate a score that reliably reflects symptom severity in patients with Parkinson's disease.


New app to score Parkinson's severity


Prevention is better than cure and this World Health Day on Saturday, take tangible steps to secure the health of yourself and your family.

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