ByParmita Uniyal, New Delhi Nov 09, 2023 05:59 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Air pollution is directly and indirectly impacting our well-being every day. Here’s how pollutants are putting us at risk of type 2 diabetes. Cases of diabetes have been on rise in India and across the globe. It’s not just the lifestyle […]
Monitoring blood glucose levels should be a part of a daily routine, especially for people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. If you find the typical finger-prick method of monitoring blood glucose levels to be inconvenient and want to keep a track of blood sugar levels every moment, go for the best continuous glucose […]
Blood in urine causes Blood in urine (pee), also called hematuria, can be a symptom of several different health conditions. These can be harmless or very serious and are usually accompanied by other symptoms. Dr Michael Green is a reproductive health specialist and chief medical officer at Winona: “Many things can cause hematuria, but any […]
Pregnant individuals living in states with tighter constraints on abortion access were found to be more likely to have cardiovascular complications, like hypertension, compared to peers in states with less abortion access restrictions, according to a new research letter from scientists at the Perelman School of Medicine. The correlation could point to potential cardiovascular impacts […]
Representational image. (Pixabay/IANS) Increasing workplace flexibility may lower employees’ risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study. The study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Pennsylvania State University showed that workplaces that implemented interventions designed to reduce conflict between employees’ work and their personal/family lives helped reduce the […]
Jana Care will use the funds to boost the development of its quantitative blood testing platform Credit: Tatiana from Pixabay. Jana Care has raised $6m in the Series B financing round, to complete the commercialisation of its self-administered blood tests for kidney and heart disease. The financing round saw participation from both new and existing […]
Results published in Nature Communications found that multi-ancestry polygenic risk scores are ready for integration in clinical implementation NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ –Allelica, a leading provider of clinical bioinformatics technology, has announced its scientific team’s publication of their latest research in Nature Communications. The publication, “Ancestry-specific polygenic risk scores are risk enhancers for […]
(Image Credit: AdobeStock/ink drop) A free ophthalmic surgery campaign held on September 4 in Amapá, Brazil has led to numerous patients suffering eye infections, or worse. At the Mais Visão program in Macapá, 141 people total were attended to, with 104 of them (nearly 75% of patients) reporting postoperative complications. The event lasted a total […]
Can a glass powder that was developed to stop bleeding after gunshot wounds and other body trauma also serve as an antibacterial and help stave off infections? Dr. Mark Towler, a Doshi Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology hopes to soon answer that question – and he says […]
The following is a summary of “Diagnostic Accuracy of Procalcitonin in Bacterial Infections of the CNS: An Updated Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression,” published in the October 2023 issue of Critical Care by Biasucci et al. Researchers started a retrospective study to assess the diagnostic accuracy of serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) procalcitonin for CNS […]