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Kidney health is often overlooked until serious damage has already set in. Some common, everyday habits gradually cause silent damage to your kidneys and increase your chances of developing chronic kidney disease. Nephrologist Dr. Arjun Sabharwal points out three daily mistakes people make that can lead to a gradual decrease in kidney function and affect…
India’s Kuldeep Yadav celebrates taking the wicket of Ryan Rickelton (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Kolkata :Ryan Rickelton desperately tried to put his bat in front of his pad to a Jasprit Bumrah delivery that kept dangerously low, hitting him in the shins. A vociferous appeal followed in just the third over of South Africa’s second innings….
Both NAFLD and AFLD can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Both can shorten life when they progress unchecked. Their danger comes from different directions. AFLD usually carries a higher short-term risk. Heavy alcohol use can trigger sudden and severe hepatitis that can turn fatal quickly. The inflammation can be intense, and the damage can…
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), often called hospital-acquired infections, are the bugs patients pick up while receiving care in a hospital, or after discharge. These infections are picked up in the hospital, and are not something the patient was admitted for in the first place. Knowing what HAIs are, why they’re risky, and how to prevent them…
NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan strongly condemned the Southern Railway for allegedly making school students sing an RSS song onboard the newly inaugurated Vande Bharat Express from Ernakulam to Bengaluru on Saturday.“The @GMSRailway making students sing the RSS anthem at the flag-off of the Ernakulam–Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express is highly condemnable. Including the…
When we talk about heart attacks, we usually picture a scene straight out of a movie scene – a man clutching his chest in pain, and then collapsing to the ground, unconscious. However, heart attacks, no matter how major, do not always look like this. In a video, Dr. Jeremy London, Cardiovascular Surgeon, points out…
For many, the sharp pop of a cracked neck brings instant relief, often mistaken for a sign of tension release or improved mobility. The practice, however, extends far beyond the familiar sound and fleeting comfort. As musculoskeletal specialists caution, habitual or forceful neck cracking can compromise delicate cervical structures and, in rare but severe cases,…
Representative image (AI) NEW DELHI: The global greenhouse gas (GHG) emission increased by 2.3% in 2024, compared to the previous year, to reach a record high of 57.7 gigatons of CO2 equivalent, with India reporting the highest absolute increase in emissions followed by China, Russia, Indonesia and the US, showed a UN report released on…
A groundbreaking vaccine developed by Harvard researchers offers hope against infections from implanted medical devices. This innovative biomaterial scaffold vaccine significantly boosts immune response, reducing bacterial infection by 100-fold in mouse models. It even protects against antibiotic-resistant strains, potentially saving lives and improving patient outcomes globally. People who have implanted medical devices such as orthopaedic…
Astronomers have discovered a new asteroid, 2025 SC79, that races around the Sun in just 128 days, making it the second-fastest orbiting asteroid ever observed. Found by astronomer Scott S. Sheppard of Carnegie Science, the asteroid moves inside the orbit of Venus and even crosses Mercury’s path, an area where very few such objects have…
