Category: HEALTH

The annual total of deaths from fungal disease worldwide has risen to 3.75 million, double the previous estimate, according to a global study.

JN.1, the currently dominant and highly transmissible COVID-19 sub-variant, may result in a bigger wave than the previous ones, according to global experts.

More than 200 genes linked to depression have been newly identified, which may soon lead to treatments for the mental health condition suffered by thousands of people.

Bottled water contains tens of thousands of identifiable fragments as well as previously unknown nanoplastics in each container, posing significant health risks, finds a study.

Google is planning to shut down the "Important" tab in the Files by Google app next month, and anything saved inside will be permanently deleted at that time.

The highly transmissible JN.1, from the lineage of Omicron, is the predominant COVID-19 variant, causing 62 percent of SAR-CoV-2 cases in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates.

Samsung has announced a new Medication tracking feature to its Health app that will help users manage their health more comprehensively.

As the mysterious pneumonia cases in children rise across the world, Massachusetts has become the second US state to report a sudden surge in the number of pneumonia cases in young kids.

A significant study has revealed that plastic pollution from cigarettes costs $26 billion a year and China, where half of the world’s cigarettes are smoked contributes around 20 percent of that global cost.

India is among the top 20 countries with the most reported dengue cases and deaths in the year 2023 -- which recorded more than in the last five years annually, according to a report released on Sunday.