Lancet study reveals massive global failures of COVID-19 response
N.B. Nair New Delhi (ISJ): Widespread, global failures at multiple levels in the COVID-19 response led to millions of preventable deaths and reversed progress made...
Category : HEALTH
How startups can bridge healthcare gaps in rural India
N.B. Nair New Delhi (ISJ): The Novel Coronavirus spread across India exposed the country’s gap in healthcare infrastructure. Over 43 million people were infected, while...
One in four women experience intimate partner violence, finds new study
N.B. Nair London/New Delhi (ISJ): A new international research published in The Lancet estimates that over one in four women have experienced domestic violence in...
Antibiotic Resistant Bacterial Infections killed 1.2 million in 2019: Study
N.B. Nair New Delhi (ISJ): More than 1.2 million people – and potentially millions more, died in 2019 as a direct result of antibiotic-resistant bacterial...
Indian lab identifies genetic mutations causing heart failure
N.B. Nair New Delhi (ISJ): An Indian lab identified the genetic mutations that cause dilated cardiomyopathy, a common cardiovascular disease that often results in heart...
American patient gets genetically modified pig heart, a historical first
Washington (ISJ): Cardiac surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Centre, successfully performed a historic first transplant of porcine heart into an adult end-stage heart...
Indian medical lab develops technique to detect cancer cells circulating in blood
N.B. Nair Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (ISJ): An Indian medical research lab has developed a technique to detect cancer cells circulating in blood stream. The new technology-based...
Can Viagra reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease?
Washington/New Delhi (ISJ): Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. It is expected to affect 14 million Indians by 2050 according to the...
If you are a pregnant woman, avoid hair and beauty products
Washington (ISJ): The use of certain personal care products during pregnancy may impact maternal hormone levels, according to a new study. Personal care and beauty...
Daily yoghurt intake helps to manage high blood pressure, research reveals
Canberra, Australia (ISJ): Whether it’s a dollop on your morning cereal or a simple snack on the go, a daily dose of yoghurt could be...