Category: HEALTH

Smoking tobacco and vaping electronic cigarettes may increase the risk of developing severe Covid illness among healthy young people, a new study has revealed.

No new Covid-19 variants have emerged in China during the recent surge in infections since the country ended its zero-Covid policy, according to an analysis of cases in Beijing published in The Lancet.

Hearing personal experiences of someone who got sick with Covid-19 or died from the disease are twice as likely to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, a new study has shown.

The two-day national convention of cardiologists and heart specialists ended here on Sunday, expressing deep concern over the alarming rise in the incidence of heart ailments, and claiming that advanced technological interventions can be life saviors for heart patients.

A team of US researchers and their collaborators have identified genes that play key roles in the development of coronary artery disease, the top cause of death worldwide.

Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods such as fizzy drinks, mass-produced packaged bread, many ready meals, and most breakfast cereals, may be linked to an increased risk of developing and dying from cancer, a new study has shown.

Long Covid patients are susceptible to developing only seven health symptoms for up to a year following the infection, a new study has revealed.

In people with multiple health conditions, a booster (third) dose of a Covid vaccine was associated with a 90 percent reduction in death when compared to two doses, a new study has shown.

The human body’s immunity to Covid-19 appears to gather strength with more time between vaccination and infection, a new study has shown.

The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the US escalated during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, from 874,613 CVD-related deaths recorded in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020, a new study has revealed.

Recreational running provides numerous physical and mental health benefits — but, some people can develop exercise dependence, a type of physical activity addiction that can lead to health issues, a new study has shown.

Having insufficient and disturbed sleep during the teenage years may increase the subsequent risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study has shown.

Researchers are working on a Covid-19 vaccine that people may drink instead of receiving with a needle, expanding their focus onto mucosal vaccines, which include nasal vaccines as well as “swish and swallow” oral vaccines.

Female and male hearts respond differently to the stress hormone called noradrenaline, a study in mice has revealed.

Older adults with asthma were at high risk of depression during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study has shown.

The amount of risk of stroke in patients with high blood pressure and diabetes may decrease as people age, a new study has shown.

Food additives, which are added to food to maintain flavor or enhance taste, appearance, or other sensory properties, are associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study has shown.

Pregnant women with Covid-19 infection face seven times increased risk of dying and a significantly elevated risk of being admitted to an intensive care unit or suffering from pneumonia, a new study has shown.