100-120 hours a week duty, toxic work environment forcing young doctors to suicide: MARD writes to Governor Sanchari Chattopadhyay23 Oct 2023 1:14 PM ISTMumbai: Pointing out that 15 medical students committed suicide in the last 5 years out of which 11 were PG students, the resident doctors body, here...
Clean Air for Healthy Minds: Study Reveals Link Between Air Pollution and Postpartum Depression Dr.Niharika Harsha B23 Oct 2023 9:45 AM ISTIn a groundbreaking revelation, a recent study conducted by researchers from Kaiser Permanente Southern California has shed light on the alarming...
Living in neighborhood with higher walkability may lower obesity and related cancer risk Aditi20 Oct 2023 9:00 AM ISTBased on previous studies, living in neighbourhoods with higher levels of walkability reduces the risk of obesity, which is linked to an increased...
Use of Chemical hair relaxer linked to development of uterine cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Oct 2023 8:00 PM ISTChemical hair relaxers are heavily marketed to, and commonly used by, Black women to straighten curly or tightly coiled hair. These products are only...
Electrical impedance spectroscopy effective in detection of Atopic Dermatitis Jacinthlyn Sylvia3 Oct 2023 10:30 AM ISTResearchers investigating skin barrier dysfunction in children have made a breakthrough using electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to detect the...
Contractor for GMC Goa's new block liable to pay penalty of Rs 2 lakh Medical Dialogues Team2 Oct 2023 1:30 PM ISTPanaji: The Goa State Impact Assessment Authority (Goa-SEIAA) has levied a fine of Rs 2 lakh on the contractor overseeing the construction of the new...
Marijuana use linked to elevated levels of cadmium and lead in blood and urine Dr. Shravani Dali29 Sept 2023 10:15 AM ISTMarijuana use linked to elevated levels of cadmium and lead in blood and urine suggests a new study published in the Environmental Health...
Environmental Chemicals Closely Linked to Postpartum Depression: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia25 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTPostpartum depression (PPD) is a serious and relatively common condition affecting up to 20% of individuals who have recently given birth. While there...
Outdoor Artificial light exposure associated with increased Metabolic Syndrome risk Aditi20 Sept 2023 9:00 AM ISTResearchers recently acknowledged outdoor ALAN as an indicator of urbanization. A recent ten-city study on more than 100,000 middle-aged and elderly...
Exposure to Rising Temperature during pregnancy linked to Increased Severe Maternal Morbidity Jacinthlyn Sylvia10 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTThe US is witnessing a concerning surge in severe maternal morbidity (SMM), and new research suggests that rising temperatures due to climate change...
People with asthma or COPD face extra risks from climate change Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Sept 2023 7:45 PM ISTPeople living with lung conditions, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), face even greater risks from climate change,...
Protecting pregnant women from compound and daytime-only heat waves may improve heat-related preterm birth: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTChina: A recent study has explored the association between heat waves and preterm births (PTBs) in China, uncovering variations across urban and rural...
