Health

Earlier this year, researchers raised eyebrows when Australia’s traditionally conservative medicines regulator approved the use of psychedelics to assist therapy sessions, reports BBC. The decision will see psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, used for treatment-resistant depression. It will also allow MDMA, known as ecstasy in tablet form, for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The changes come into effect on Saturday, making ...

Patients continue to lose their lives due to ‘wrong treatment’ across the country, shattering people’s confidence in physicians. Families of the victims are running after the authorities concerned in many cases seeking punishment for the accused. But the physicians are hardly getting punished in the absence of a specific strong law. A large number of patients died due to alleged ...

One of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, pitting it against the food industry and regulators. Aspartame, used in products from Coca-Cola diet soda to Mars’ Extra chewing gum and some Snapple drinks, will be ...

Abbott Laboratories and Boston Scientific– two of the global leading producers and suppliers of cardiac stents, have agreed to reduce the base prices of several cardiac stents effective from September 1. Officials of the two companies agreed to the price reduction in a meeting at the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) in the capital this noon.

In the world of fitness and weight loss, protein has gained significant attention for its role in supporting muscle growth, recovery, and overall health. Among the various types of protein available, whey protein stands out as a popular choice due to its high-quality amino acid profile and potential benefits. Whey protein is a complete protein derived from milk during the ...

An alarming escalation in the dengue virus infection and death rates is anticipated in the wake of the Eid-ul-Azha vacation, as many city residents have left their homes vacant to visit their villages. This has triggered concern among health experts, who believe the Aedes mosquitoes, carriers of the dengue virus, may find the empty homes conducive to laying eggs, particularly ...

The World Health Organization’s European office on Tuesday warned the risk of Covid-19 has not gone away, saying it was still responsible for nearly 1,000 deaths a week in the region, AFP reports. The global health body on May 5 announced that the Covid-19 pandemic was no longer deemed a “global health emergency.” “Whilst it may not be a global ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Pfizer Inc’s drug to treat hair loss caused by an autoimmune disease, the company said on Friday. The drug, branded as Litfulo, has been approved for people aged 12 years and older suffering from severe alopecia areata (AA), a condition where the immune system attacks hair follicles and causes hair to fall ...

The number of people suffering from diabetes worldwide will more than double to 1.3 billion by 2050 driven by structural racism and gaping inequality between countries, new research predicted on Friday. Every country on the globe will see an increase in the number of patients with the chronic disease, according to the most comprehensive analysis of global data projecting out ...

The head of US intelligence said Friday that there was no evidence that the Covid-19 virus was created in the Chinese government’s Wuhan research lab. In a declassified report, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said they had no information backing recent claims that three scientists at the lab were some of the very first infected with ...