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December 07, 2022 10:11 AM IST Tesla and Twitter owner Elon Musk is the latest celebrity to admit using Wegovy, a higher dose version of Ozempic, for keeping his body "fit, ripped, and healthy”. The drug has caused quite a stir among celebs and influencers over the last several months
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December 06, 2022 02:32 PM IST Elon Musk says Neuralink will be able to implant a chip in the human brain in just six months. But the company has reportedly missed deadlines to get a go-ahead for human trials.
- December 06, 2022 11:11 AM IST
The development comes amid growing evidence that Indian kids, even those from affluent backgrounds, have much lower values for height and weight against WHO standards. One expert warned that nearly 30% of Indian children under 5 are malnourished and by using the new standards, the government may show that to be just 15-20%
- December 05, 2022 04:21 PM IST
Such methods can't address mental health troubles stemming from workplace cultures, warn experts.
- December 05, 2022 11:29 AM IST
Alzheimer’s disease is a neuro-degenerative disorder that mostly affects people aged over 65. Researchers have been working for decades to find a cure, without success.
- December 02, 2022 02:57 PM IST
The Centre has said that in the affected geographies, patients are largely unvaccinated and the average coverage of the measles rubella vaccination is also significantly below the national average.
- December 01, 2022 07:36 PM IST
Two batches of the vaccine candidate are said to have failed testing parameters
- December 01, 2022 04:16 PM IST
CS Venkatakrishnan said he was given an "excellent" prognosis and would continue to actively manage the bank.
- December 01, 2022 10:38 AM IST
The project aims to establish integrated clinical centres at NIMHANS in Bengaluru, AIIMS in Delhi, as well as other facilities. The goal is to develop genetically proven therapies for three types of myopathies.
- November 30, 2022 05:51 PM IST
While investigations are still on in the case and the motive behind the cyberattack is yet to be fully revealed, the institute is trying to cope with the lack of online services
- November 29, 2022 01:01 PM IST
India has one of the highest global anaemia prevalence among kids and women of reproductive age. Research has established that long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), a type of air pollution, may increase the prevalence of anaemia through systemic inflammation.
- November 28, 2022 04:29 PM IST
Doctors said she suffered from a condition called Pica, in which people compulsively eat non-food items. Her behaviour also suggests trichotillomania, which causes patients to excessively pull out their hair.
- November 28, 2022 10:31 AM IST
Experts say while sporadic cases of measles have been reported over the last several years, a major outbreak of the disease in many parts of the country calls for prompt action and immediate containment measures
- November 24, 2022 11:21 AM IST
Activists stress that instead of protecting people from poor health outcomes, the proposed policy may inadvertently harm public health as consumption of unhealthy food may increase with stars on the label.
- November 23, 2022 05:36 PM IST
The civic body is battling to contain the surge in the number of cases being reported
- November 23, 2022 01:18 PM IST
The new report presents more evidence of the life-altering effect of air pollution in India and has many public health implications
- November 22, 2022 11:40 AM IST
The Nikon India head says the microscopy market in India is worth Rs 200-250 crore and is projected to grow significantly in the coming years.
- November 22, 2022 10:17 AM IST
Experts say that while pre-exposure rabies vaccine may be a good idea in high-risk settings, a one-size-fits-all formula may not be appropriate for the whole of the country.
- November 21, 2022 05:41 PM IST
The move is aimed at curbing the sale of spurious, counterfeit or substandard drugs.
- November 21, 2022 10:33 AM IST
A host of cutting-edge therapies and treatment options are now available for cancer patients in India; Varian Ethos is one of them.
- November 17, 2022 01:35 PM IST
Bharat Biotech said company faced no external pressure to accelerate development of Covaxin, adding they had an internal pressure to develop a safe, and effective vaccine for the Covid-19 pandemic, to save lives and livelihoods in India and globally.
- November 17, 2022 12:31 PM IST
Officially, the government has maintained that there is nothing wrong with the drug-quality monitoring regime. But the move to set up a panel to create a repository of medicines licensed and marketed in India is being seen as an admission of loopholes in the system.
- November 14, 2022 09:49 AM IST
Many people got diabetes due to an increase in obesity rates, stress, depression, lack of healthy eating and regular exercise during the lockdown. Surveys by medical platforms show a number higher of young people getting the disease since the pandemic.
- November 14, 2022 09:20 AM IST
Indian children and adults account for half the world's MiND or MND (micronutrient deficiencies) head count. Are chewable vitamin gummies a viable antidote?
- November 11, 2022 06:22 PM IST
The Group CFO said that all three lines of business—healthcare services, diagnostics, retail health and pharmacy distribution, and digital health, which is Apollo 24/77—have seen growth in this quarter.
