
Air pollution likely contributed to almost 6 million premature births and almost 3 million underweight babies in 2019, according to a study....

While people with diabetes are no more likely to contract Covid-19 than others, they are more likely to become severely ill if they do catch it....

Our heart is the key organ in the circulatory system pumping oxygenated blood to various organs. People mostly ignore or are not aware of the symptoms ...

With nearly 75 per cent population aged below 50 years at risk of suffering from cardiac arrest, heart complications are a major endemic that India cannot afford to ignore, say doctors on World Heart Day. ...

Gluten is a family of proteins mainly found in wheat, barley, rye and triticale (a cross between wheat and rye). It contains gliadin and glutenin. ...

Smoking is highly likely to worsen the severity of Covid-19 and the risk of dying from the infection, finds a large study....

The microbiota in the nose and upper throat likely contains biomarkers for assessing how sick an individual infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, may get, suggests a study that may help develop new treatment strategies against the infectious disease....

Cancer remained the top cause of death in South Korea, with the number of fatalities hitting a record high last year, a government report revealed on Tuesday....

Covid infection in breastfeeding women produces virus-neutralising antibodies that remain in their milk for up to 10 months, finds a new study....

A new study has revealed that Apple Watch Series 6 "is a reliable way to obtain heart rate and oxygen saturation (SpO2) in patients with lung diseases under controlled conditions"....