Donors at the event will receive free admission to the circus Dec. 1-3, 2023. INDIANAPOLIS — The hour it takes to give blood can mean a lifetime to a person with serious medical needs. That’s why two organizations are teaming up in downtown Indianapolis to host a blood drive. The American Red Cross and Ringling […]
Dear Doctors: I’m a 69-year-old African American male with high blood pressure. I get conflicting advice from my primary care doctors, and my BP readings are never taken under the same conditions. I’m confused and losing confidence in my medical network. Can I see a specialist for hypertension? Dear Reader: As doctors, and also as […]
Nov 14, 2023, 05:00PM ISTSource: TIMESOFINDIA.COM “COPD and coronary artery disease are like twins,” says Dr Satyanarayana Mysore, HOD and Consultant – Pulmonology, lung transplant physician, Manipal Hospital – Old Airport Road as he explains how these two diseases are interlinked. On World COPD day, let’s learn something important and valuable about these chronic diseases.
An estimated 10.6 million people developed tuberculosis (TB) in 2022. A majority of those—7.5 million people—were diagnosed with the airborne lung disease for the first time. This is significant because once you have had TB, you are more likely to get it again. The World Health Organization said this was the highest annual record of […]
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A deadly and highly infectious strain of coronavirus that killed 8,000 cats in Cyprus has made its way to the UK, scientists have said. A cat that was brought to the UK from […]
‘A Church Basement Ladies Christmas’ coming to the Palace Theatre Troupe America Inc., the producer of the musical comedy “Church Basement Ladies” and “Church Basement Ladies 2: A Second Helping” opens the holiday season with the new musical comedy “Away in the Basement: A Church Basement Ladies Christmas” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 at the […]
Anil Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor in a still from the film. (Courtesy: YouTube) New Delhi: The makers of Animal unveiled the third song of the film titled Papa Meri Jaan on Tuesday. The trailer gave us a vivid idea that the film would delve into a father-son relationship which was drenched in blood. The new […]
IRELAND’S MAIN DOCTORS’ organisations are backing an Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) call to impose mandatory limits on salt in bread and other process foods to tackle cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease remains one of the top causes of premature death and disability in Ireland, accounting for 8,753 or 26.5% of all deaths in 2021, according to […]
Video produced by Ben Corwin and Lindsay Travis, UK Research Communications. To view captions for this video, push play and click on the CC icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. If using a mobile device, click on the “thought bubble” in the same area. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 14, 2023) — One University of […]
A Sacramento father of three is clinging to life at UC Davis Medical Center after a common strep infection developed into something much more serious. SACRAMENTO, California — The family of Matt Gilbert, a former pole vaulter at Sacramento State University, has been at his side since he checked into the emergency room last Wednesday. […]