Health

Danish pharma group Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy cuts the risk of heart attacks and strokes by a fifth, the company said in an announcement Tuesday that sent its shares soaring to a record high. Though preliminary, it is the first research to suggest this class of weight loss medication, which has attracted considerable attention from the wider public, can ...

According to new UEA research, positive contact with people from diverse groups can lessen the amount of negative conspiracy beliefs about those groups. Conspiracy theories about minority groups are common and can potentially lead to everything from misinformed voting to extreme expressions of prejudice. But a new study published today reveals that bringing people from diverse backgrounds together can reduce ...

Sustainability has emerged as the prevailing trend across industries, and it is equally making waves in the agricultural sector through the adoption of organic farming practices. With Indian consumers becoming conscious of sustainable lifestyle choices, the nutritive value of food items is emerging as their primary concern. Consequently, organic farming is gaining traction across the country as a feasible alternative ...

Scientists have found a naturally occurring strain of bacteria which can help stop the transmission of malaria from mosquitoes to humans, reports BBC. They found it by chance, after a colony of mosquitoes in one experiment did not develop the malaria parasite. The researchers say the bacteria could be a new tool for fighting one of the world’s oldest diseases, ...

The US has approved the first pill for postpartum depression. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said zuranolone, sold under the brand name Zurzuvae, has been approved as a once-daily pill taken for two weeks. Until now, treatment for postpartum depression (PPD) was available only as an intravenous injection, the FDA said. Drug manufacturers Sage Therapeutics and Biogen said the ...

With the pace of the modern world at an ever increasing rise , The Statesman in an exclusive with Dr Kanika Chopra, gynaecologist at Lady Hardinge Medical college talks about the toll that unbalanced work life balance takes on the health of women. Q. What are the common problems that are observed in women ‘s reproductive health? A. A lot ...

More than 100 medical journals across the world issued a rare joint call on Thursday for urgent action to eliminate nuclear weapons, warning that the threat of nuclear catastrophe was “great and growing”. The call comes with Russia repeatedly issuing thinly veiled warnings that Moscow could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, as well as repeated North Korean missile tests and ...

Artificial intelligence could help almost halve the workload of radiologists when it comes to searching routine scans for signs of breast cancer, a large Swedish study suggested on Wednesday. The interim results of the trial were hailed as promising, but the authors cautioned that more research was needed before AI can be used to screen for breast cancer on a ...

The High Court has directed the authorities concerned to form a seven-member expert committee to formulate policies for preventing the spread of thalassemia, a hereditary blood deficiency disease. A High Court division bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Muhammad Mahbub-ul Islam passed the order yesterday. The committee has been asked to submit a draft policy within 30 days to ...

The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition that afflicts millions. Monday’s announcement from the NIH’s $1.15 billion RECOVER project comes amid frustration from patients who’ve struggled for months or even years with sometimes-disabling health problems — with no ...