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Finland Digital Care Moves First

Finland Digital Care Moves First

Finland is reshaping healthcare with digital access to treatments for erectile dysfunction and obesity—offering faster, safer, and stigma-free care compared to slow-moving European systems.

Scientific Innovations and Modern Approaches in Asthma Treatment

Discover how AMSA Biotech is revolutionizing asthma treatment by combining regenerative medicine, precision biologics, and holistic therapies to target the root causes of chronic respiratory conditions.

09 July,2025 09:36 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

Vaping not safer than smoking; has severe health implications: Experts

Doctors say vaping has several health implications, including issues like coughing, dry throat, shortness of breath, or headaches. It significantly affects lung and heart health

08 July,2025 08:19 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI

With monsoon season here, health experts highlight surge in viral fever cases

The experts say about 30–40 per cent of patients visiting the OPD during this time come with fever-related complaints. They advise paying attention to persistent fever during the monsoon season

08 July,2025 12:46 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

15 million people born during 2008-2017 could develop gastric cancer: Study

Two-thirds of the more than 15 million projected cases of gastric cancer could be concentrated in Asia, followed by the Americas and Africa

08 July,2025 12:33 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI

Here’s all you need to know about typhoid, a common monsoon disease

Typhoid is caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi and usually spreads through contaminated food and water

07 July,2025 05:36 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

Planned C-section babies at more risk of developing leukemia later: Study

A C-section delivery of a child involves making a surgical cut in the mother's abdomen and uterus. The need for delivering via a C-section can be planned or arise as an emergency during labour

07 July,2025 02:58 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI

BMI may influence breast cancer risk in women with heart disease: WHO study

Higher body mass index (BMI) is a known risk factor for breast cancer in postmenopausal women. The study unravels how the risk differs among women with and without cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes

07 July,2025 02:40 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS

Covid hospitalisation, lifestyle behaviours may have caused sudden deaths: Study

It showed that Covid vaccination was not responsible for sudden and unexplained deaths seen among young and healthy individuals

07 July,2025 11:23 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS

1 in 4 school-going teenagers at risk of developing mental health issues: Study

The study aimed to determine and compare the prevalence and risk factors associated with mental health illness among urban and rural adolescents in Puducherry

06 July,2025 01:17 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS

Women's health more severely affected than men's during Covid-19 pandemic: Study

The study showed that psychological distress increased for both women and men during the pandemic, with women experiencing a greater rise

06 July,2025 12:42 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS

US researchers develop AI model improving sudden cardiac death prediction

The AI system, known as Multimodal AI for Ventricular Arrhythmia Risk Stratification (MAARS), integrates cardiac MRI images with a wide range of patient health records to detect hidden warning signs, offering a new level of precision in cardiovascular risk prediction

05 July,2025 11:41 AM IST | New York | IANS
Women's health more severely affected than men's during Covid-19 pandemic: Study

Women's health more severely affected than men's during Covid-19 pandemic: Study

The study showed that psychological distress increased for both women and men during the pandemic, with women experiencing a greater rise

06 July,2025 12:42 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
US researchers develop AI model improving sudden cardiac death prediction

US researchers develop AI model improving sudden cardiac death prediction

The AI system, known as Multimodal AI for Ventricular Arrhythmia Risk Stratification (MAARS), integrates cardiac MRI images with a wide range of patient health records to detect hidden warning signs, offering a new level of precision in cardiovascular risk prediction

05 July,2025 11:41 AM IST | New York | IANS
New pocket-sized sensor to detect asthma, lung damage causing sulphur dioxide

New pocket-sized sensor to detect asthma, lung damage causing sulphur dioxide

Sulphur dioxide is a toxic air pollutant commonly released from vehicles and industrial emissions, and even minute exposure can cause serious health issues and long-term lung damage. It is hard to detect before it has an adverse effect on health

05 July,2025 10:10 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Study shows cancer in childhood may raise risk of severe Covid in adults

Study shows cancer in childhood may raise risk of severe Covid in adults

The results show that childhood cancer survivors had a lower risk of contracting Covid but were 58 per cent more likely to develop severe disease if they did become infected

05 July,2025 09:49 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Study finds genetic mutation responsible for making humans more prone to cancer

Study finds genetic mutation responsible for making humans more prone to cancer

The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, revealed a tiny genetic difference in an immune protein called Fas Ligand (FasL) between humans and non-human primates

05 July,2025 09:40 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS

PHOTOS: Here’s how unregulated anti-ageing drugs and treatments can harm health

Ageing has become a social crime. The pressure, especially on women above 40, to look like an ageless beauty has never been so severe and dangerous, with unchecked and unregulated use of anti-ageing drugs and treatments. Here’s how this can impact one’s health (Story by Akshita Maheshwari, Arpika Bhosale, Tanisha Banerjee; Pics: iStock)

06 July,2025 12:14 PM IST | Raaina Jain
No evidence to prove left-handed people more creative: Researchers

No evidence to prove left-handed people more creative: Researchers

Left-handed individuals make up about 10 per cent of the global population and are frequently perceived as more creative, the researchers claim

04 July,2025 04:48 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI

Poor heart health may indicate gestational diabetes risk during pregnancy: Study

Poor heart health may indicate gestational diabetes risk during pregnancy: Study

The findings suggest that gestational diabetes is a marker of pre-pregnancy cardiovascular health

04 July,2025 04:47 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS

Shubhanshu Shukla reveals how astronauts maintain health in space

Shubhanshu Shukla reveals how astronauts maintain health in space

Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS), had a conversation with students in India, answering their questions about life in space

04 July,2025 01:09 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS

Healthy lifestyle more beneficial than anti-diabetes drug in long run: Study

Healthy lifestyle more beneficial than anti-diabetes drug in long run: Study

Researchers from The University of New Mexico, US, found that making lifestyle changes lowered the development of diabetes by 24 per cent, while the anti-diabetes drug lowered it by 17 per cent

03 July,2025 06:26 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI

Pulmonologist on the dangerous impact of Air Pollution in Mumbai

    Pulmonologist on the dangerous impact of Air Pollution in Mumbai

    Dr Lancelot Pinto, consultant pulmonologist and epidemiologist at the P.D.Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, sheds light on effects of poor air quality and what early warning signs we must pay attention to. In a chat with mid-day, he also spoke about the city’s deteriorating air quality and its possible connection with the increase in lifestyle diseases, the risks linked to exposure to air pollution, and the efficacy of masks and air purifiers, impact of construction dust on health and lifestyle of the citizens among other things.

    31 January,2025 01:55 PM IST
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