The Madras Diabetes Research Foundation with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) conducted decade-long study which involved 113,000 participants over the age of 20 from every state in India….

The World Health Organization (WHO)  has released new conditional guidelines advising against non-sugar sweeteners(NSS) — which includes both artificial sweeteners and natural alternatives like stevia — for weight control or…

World Hypertension Day 2023 is observed annually on the 17th of May worldwide by the World Hypertension League (WHL). This year’s WHD theme is ‘Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live…

A man based in Kolkata became the first case of a potentially deadly fungal infection caused by plants; plant fungus called Chondrostereum purpureum. This demonstrates a crossover of plant pathogen…

Each year, World TB Day is observed on March 24 to create awareness and to support world-wide efforts to eliminate this disease. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium…

A first-of-its-kind World Health Organization (WHO) Global report on sodium intake reduction shows that the world is off-track to achieve its global target of reducing sodium intake by 30% by…

The Union health ministry modified national organ transplantation guidelines to allow even those above 65 years of age to register to receive an organ for transplantation from deceased donors. Earlier,…