Women with PCOS at Higher Risk of Developing Disordered Eating, Study Finds
NEW DELHI: Women with hormonal condition PCOS could be at about 50% more risk of developing eating disorders, including bingeing, according to a new...
Study Links ‘Bad’ Cholesterol to Increased Dementia Risk, Urges Early Intervention
NEW DELHI: Loss of vision and high "bad" cholesterol levels have been added to risk factors for dementia, according to a new report by...
Narrative Claiming Vapes, E-Cigarettes Healthier Alternatives are Misleading: Experts
New Delhi: Health and child rights experts have raised alarms about the increasing portrayal of e-cigarettes and vapes as healthier alternatives to traditional tobacco...
SKIMS: New Manager, Old Problems
As a capable researcher and a well-meaning doctor takes over the reins of SKIMS leadership, Masood Hussain reports that Dr Ashraf Ganai is facing...
Weight Loss Medications Could Pose Risk of Sudden Vision Loss: Study
NEW DELHI: Patients with diabetes or obesity are commonly prescribed weight loss drugs, such as Ozempic or Wegovy, containing the protein semaglutide, which helps...
Kashmir Psychotherapist’s Turkish Tales
Yaqeen Sikander, a Kashmir psychotherapist was at the forefront of delivering psychological aid when a massive earthquake hit Turkey. He tells Khalid Bashir Gura...
Managing Gestational Diabetes in Early Stages Could Prevent Complications: Study
NEW DELHI: Managing gestational diabetes in the earlier stages of pregnancy could help prevent complications and improve delivery outcomes, according to researchers.
Among the most...
Tattoos Linked to Significant Increase in Lymphoma Risk: Study
SWEDEN: For many years, regret was considered the most significant side-effect of tattoos. However, my new study indicates that there may be more serious...
Rising COVID Cases: Essential Information on New FLiRT Variants
AUSTRALIA: We have now been living with COVID for well over four years. Although there’s still much to learn about SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that...
More Screening, Awareness Needed for Genetic Anaemia in India, Say Scientists
SRINAGAR: Researchers have uncovered inherited iron metabolism defects in anaemic patients in India, suggesting the need for "active screening and awareness of such rare...
Men at Higher Risk of Developing Problems Because of Diabetes Than Women, Study Finds
NEW DELHI: The researchers found that 44 percent of men experienced a cardiovascular complication, including stroke and heart failure, compared to 31 percent in...
Climate Change Likely to Impact People With Brain Conditions, Study Finds
NEW DELHI: Climate change is likely to negatively affect the health of people suffering from brain conditions such as migraine and Alzheimer's, new research...
Healthy Teeth are Priceless – a Dentist Explains Why and How To Protect Them
PITTSBURG: At an auction in England in 2011, one of John Lennon’s teeth sold for just over USD 31,000.
How much are your teeth worth?
Teeth...
The Whirl of Epilepsy
With almost one person out of every 300 suffering from epilepsy, the patients of this neurological disorder are pained over the comic portrayal of...
Kashmir’s Fast Food Fiasco
The surging consumption of fast foods in Kashmir is exhibiting itself by massive overload on doctors and hospitals, reports Syed Batool Andrabi
Fast food is...
