Category: HEALTH/MEDICINE

UK hospital launches world-first gene therapy trial to cure rare deafness

London, Oct 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) UK doctors have launched a world-first trial to see whether gene therapy can provide hearing for…

2 years ago

Delhi doctors remove tumour made up of blood vessels from man’s tongue

New Delhi, Oct 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Doctors here have successfully removed a hemangioma -- a benign tumour made up of blood…

2 years ago

More than one in six arthritis patients are women, say doctors

New Delhi, Oct 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 60 per cent or one in six of all arthritis patients are women,…

2 years ago

Experts warn parents: Look out for changes in child’s behaviour

Lucknow, Oct 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The rape of a Class 8 student by an auto driver who took her to school…

2 years ago

IIT Delhi’s new wearable pressure sensor to help correct posture

New Delhi, Oct 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have developed a scalable and wearable pressure…

2 years ago

Three children get free enzyme therapy at SGPGIMS

Lucknow, Oct 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three children diagnosed with the rare genetic disorder Gaucher disease were provided the required enzyme replacement…

2 years ago

Common BP drug amlodipine safe for use, says Indian-origin researcher

New York, Oct 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A widely-prescribed drug for treating hypertension or blood pressure called amlodipine is not dangerous for…

2 years ago

Long Covid may be undercounted, misdiagnosed in children, say experts

New York, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The debilitating effects of long Covid among children may be undercounted and misdiagnosed due to…

2 years ago

India account for 22-39% of global arthritis cases, doctors lay out strategies to counter disease

Hyderabad, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) A swelling caused in one or more joints that worsens with age, arthritis is a musculoskeletal…

2 years ago

Will a low-carb, anti-inflammatory diet alleviate long Covid?

New York, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) A low-carb, anti-inflammatory diet may spur hope for people suffering from long Covid, suggests an…

2 years ago

Video games during brain surgery to open new treatments for Parkinson’s

New York, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) US researchers are launching a new five-year project on patients playing video games during brain…

2 years ago

Avoidable sight loss costs Indian economy $27 bn per year: Study

New Delhi, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Avoidable sight loss would add $27 billion per year to India's economy, according to a…

2 years ago

New blood test may detect ovarian cancer early with 91% accuracy

London, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers have developed a new blood test that detects early stage ovarian cancer and may determine…

2 years ago

UK scientists create gene-edited chickens to fight bird flu

London, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) British scientists have successfully used gene editing techniques to limit the spread of bird flu in…

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IIT Guwahati alumni develop device to diagnose chronic non-communicable diseases

Guwahati, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) An indigenous point-of-care testing device has been created by Primary Healthtech Private Limited, a company founded…

2 years ago

Covid to peak in Hong Kong, US sees rise in elderly hospitalisations: Report

New Delhi, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Waning vaccine immunity is likely to spur Covid-19 infections in the coming months in Hong…

2 years ago

Study of 1918 flu contradicts belief that healthy young adults were more vulnerable

Toronto, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) An international team of researchers studying the remains of 1918 flu pandemic victims found that frail…

2 years ago

SC orders hold on medical termination of 26-week pregnancy of married woman

New Delhi, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked a panel of doctors in AIIMS to put on…

2 years ago

‘Poor attendance’: 305 Mumbai MBBS students barred from one exam

Mumbai, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Failing to fulfill minimum attendance requirements, a total of 305 MBBS students from two BMC medical…

2 years ago

Obesity may up heart disease risk in women than pregnancy complications

New York, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Obesity before or during pregnancy is the actual root cause of future cardiovascular disease, finds…

2 years ago

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