health

After the unfortunate demise of the actor Sushant Singh Rajput, many celebrities have come forward to speak about their battles with depression. Director Shekhar Kapur, Oscar winner AR Rahman and life coach Shayamal Vallabhjee have come together to create awareness on mental health and promote...

Weight loss names can be difficult to take.� Many people don’t even realize that’s what they’re doing when they use them. Whether they’re trying to be playful and cute, supportive, or outright mean, it hurts to be body shamed. For...

Why is it worthwhile to take on a 7 day weight loss planning session? Does a week sound like a long time to devote to creating your strategy when you have Google in your hand to do it for you? Remember that one of the main keys to your successful goal achievement is acknowledging that […] The...

The Bachchan family is not amused by speculative reports on their health put out by websites eager to win hits by being the first to report and by news channels that thrive on sensationalism. However health issues are a pure no-no when it comes to speculative reporting. Sources close to the...

India’s Covid-19 fatality rate is “progressively falling” and is now below 2.5% for the first time, the health ministry said on Sunday, underlining that efficient clinical management of hospitalised patients and contact tracing had helped keep the death rate at one of the lowest in world...

Only 0.35% of Covid-19 patients are on ventilators, less than 1.9% cases in ICUs and 2.8% cases on oxygen beds, while the actual case load in the country is over 3.4 lakh, the health ministry said on Friday. Continue reading...

While the U.S. leads global infections, South Africa now ranks as the fifth worst-hit country in the pandemic with more than 350,000 cases, or around half of all those confirmed on the continent. Its struggles are a sign of trouble to come for nations with even fewer health care resources...

Some people in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland can form "support bubbles". Continue reading...

The devices allow a person's temperature to be checked from a distance, but are not always reliable. Continue reading...

Identifying superspreading events could be crucial in the fight against the virus, scientists say. Continue reading...

People at risk of becoming severely ill if they get coronavirus should take extra precautions. Continue reading...

Five doctors administering end-of-life care reflect on the current crisis. Continue reading...

Action on Smoking and Health estimates one million people have stopped smoking in the UK since April. Continue reading...

Hospital admissions in England dropped by a third, suggesting thousands did not receive expert care. Continue reading...

The family of a young musician who relied on the scans says they didn't warn that his cancer had spread. Continue reading...

Research suggests most countries' populations will have shrunk by the end of the century. Continue reading...

About 200 groups of medical researchers around the world are working on a vaccine for Covid-19. Continue reading...

Thousands of people with Covid-19 report recurring symptoms for far longer than 14 days. Continue reading...

Natasha Howard is campaigning for a set time in the day when only people who are shielding go outdoors. Continue reading...