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15 crore Indian adults fail to meet WHO guidelines on physical activity; women are most affected: Survey

Physical activity and regular movement come with many health benefits – however, in spite of knowing that, Indians are leading an inactive lifestyle. According to Dalberg’s State of Sports and Physical Activity (SAPA) report, 155 million Indian adults and 45 million adolescents failed to meet the WHO guidelines of having an active lifestyle. The survey results are alarming and brings ...

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NHS was ‘creaking at seams’ when Covid hit

The NHS was “creaking at the seams” when the pandemic hit – and this undermined the care given to both coronavirus patients and those needing treatment for other conditions, the Covid public inquiry has been told. On the opening day of the third stage of the inquiry, which is looking at healthcare, lawyers said the health service entered the pandemic ...

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US confirms first human bird flu case with no known animal exposure

US health officials have confirmed a human case of bird flu in a patient that had no immediately known animal exposure. The patient, in the state of Missouri, was treated in hospital and has since recovered, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. It is the 14th human case of bird flu in the US in 2024 and ...

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Plan to hit 18-week NHS wait target ‘set to fail’

The government’s plan to tackle the hospital backlog in England will fail without a fundamental reform in how services work, health leaders say. Labour aims to increase the number of appointments and operations done each week by 40,000, to help hit the 18-week waiting time target. But NHS Confederation research found that would only deliver about 15% of the extra ...

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UK regulator finds no suicidal thoughts link to diabetes, obesity drugs

Britain’s health regulator said on Wednesday that the available data does not establish a link between a popular class of diabetes and obesity drugs, including Novo Nordisk’s NOVOb.CO Wegovy, and suicidal thoughts. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) began a review of safety data for the class of drugs, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, more than a year ...

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Baby poo study reveals mysteries of newborn guts

Scientists have studied more than 2,000 samples of poo from babies in the UK to get a clearer idea of which types of bacteria first colonise a newborn’s gut. Researchers say they were surprised to find baby poo fell into three distinct microbiological profiles, with different “pioneer bacteria” being abundant in each. One in particular, called B. breve, could help ...

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Men on sodium valproate told to use contraception

Men taking sodium valproate are being warned to use contraception while on the medicine, because of a “potential small increased risk” of autism and other neurodevelopmental problems for any children conceived. They should continue to do so – and cannot donate sperm – until three months after they have stopped taking the drug. Sodium valproate, prescribed under brand names including ...

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Early diagnosis of cancer enhances survival rate

Cancer occurs in people of all ages and can affect any part of the body while the disease is a leading cause of death for children and adolescents worldwide. It is afflicting that the number of cancer patients has been increasing day by day due to food habit, unhealthy lifestyle and negative impact of industrialization and technology. In such a ...

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Cigarettes are completely banned in Britain

  Matiar Chowdhury:   Every year in Great Britain, 80 thousand British citizens die due to smoking. And that’s why the British government wants to completely ban cigarettes in Britain to protect citizens from death. From now on no one can smoke in public wherever they want. British Prime Minister Sir Keir Stormer has called for a ban on smoking ...

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