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The world nearly beat polio, but missteps and fake records revived it

For the past decade, Sughra Ayaz has travelled door to door in southeastern Pakistan, pleading with parents to allow children to be vaccinated against polio to wipe out the paralytic disease.

Silent heart attacks: No chest pain, no warning and hidden danger

You could be having a heart attack and feel fine-experts explain how to spot the signs of a silent heart attack before it quietly causes lasting damage

India doctors report discovery of new blood group CRIB, rarest in the world

A routine surgery in Karnataka led to the identification of a blood group never seen before. The finding has raised questions about the limits of our understanding of human blood types

Smoking linked to increased risk of developing slipped disc, warn doctors

The warning came after a successful surgery was performed on a patient referred with recurrent lumbar disc herniation

Matcha tea: Is it really healthy or just another overhyped wellness fad?

From fatigue and focus to mood and metabolism, matcha is trending-but here's what doctors want you to know before making it part of your daily health ritual

Lancet launches project to track health impact ahead of plastics treaty

The 'UN Global Plastics Treaty' is a legally binding document aimed to regulate plastics through their life cycle from production to consumption to disposal

The contagion scale: From measles to TB which disease spread fastest?

The R0 measure indicates how an infection will spread in a population. If it's greater than one (as seen above), the outcome is disease spread

Centre streamlining organ donation with focus on access, awareness: Nadda

He also acknowledged the work done by States and Union Territories for augmenting organ donation and transplants and urged to learn from best practices implemented by the different states

World breastfeeding week 2025 calls for better support for new mothers

Global campaign highlights the need for shared responsibility across workplaces, families, and health systems, while emphasising early breastfeeding support as critical to infant survival

Can juice fast really detox your body? Here's what doctors want you to know

Fact-check Friday: Juice cleanses promise detox, weight loss, and instant energy, but are they truly effective or just hyped-up health myths?

The real reason flights make your ears pop: Doctor explains how to stop it

Ever wonder why your ears feel weird on planes? A doctor breaks it down, and shares quick fixes that actually work

Structured lifestyle changes sharpen memory, slow brain aging in seniors

Lifestyle changes may protect brain health and lower cognitive decline risk, shows a two-year-long study. Structured support can lead to greater improvement than self-guided lifestyle changes

From racing thoughts to restlessness, how to deal with sleep anxiety

If you dread going to bed or lie awake worrying about sleep quality, you may have sleep anxiety-experts explain what it is, what causes it, and how to treat it

Worried about mercury in vaccines? Here's the science behind 'thimerosal'

As the debate over mercury in vaccines reignite around the world, Indian health experts dismiss any link between thimerosal and developmental disorders such as autism

Is your protein powder harming your liver? Here's what experts say

While protein powders help with fitness goals, experts warn overuse or low-quality supplements may place added stress on the liver and impact long-term health outcomes

Gut feelings are real: How mental health impacts your digestive well-being

From constant bloating to IBS flare-ups, your gut may be reacting to mental stress-doctors explain how to restore balance from the inside out

Rise in stray dog bites turns Indian streets unsafe for children, elderly

Spike in stray dog bites and death due to rabies threatens India's target of eliminating the fatal disease by 2030 under its National Rabies Control Programme. Civic bodies plan coordinated response

Many liver cancer cases can be prevented by addressing hepatitis: Study

Researchers from The Hong Kong Cancer Institute, Fudan University, and others in China, South Korea, the US and Europe authored the report

Healthcare body seeks regulatory reforms in meeting with Niti Aayog

Nathealth has proposed a digital single-window system to Niti Aayog to ease the healthcare sector's compliance load, citing inefficiencies and duplication across ministries

Musk's Neuralink chip enables paralysed woman to write, draw using her mind

Neuralink is a brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk in 2016 that uses a tiny chip implant in the brain to enable it to send neural signals to some external device