A global Commission, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by more than 75 medical organisations around the world, presents a novel, nuanced approach to diagnose obesity, based on other measures of excess body fat in addition to body mass index (BMI), and objective signs and symptoms of ill health at the individual level.
The death toll in the Los Angeles, USA, wildfires has touched 24 with firefighters struggling to contain the blaze that has ravaged the region.
UN weather experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the hottest year on record, at 1.55 degrees Celsius (C) above pre-industrial temperatures.
2024 is the first calendar year that has reached more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level, as per the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
The death toll due to the deadly multiple earthquakes, with the strongest measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale, that rocked Tibet's Xizang region touched 126 with rescue workers braving biting cold weather condition to rescue those under debris, media reports said.
The death toll due to the deadly multiple earthquakes, with the strongest measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale, that rocked Tibet's Xizang region touched 126 with rescue workers braving biting cold weather condition to rescue those under debris, media reports said.
The death toll due to the deadly multiple earthquakes, with the strongest measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale, that rocked Tibet's Xizang region touched 126 with rescue workers braving biting cold weather condition to rescue those under debris, media reports said.
A day after the United States reported its first human death from avian flu, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) insisted on Tuesday that the risk to the wider population remains “low”.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Tuesday appointed V Narayanan as the new chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation and secretary, Department of Space.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Tuesday appointed V Narayanan as the new chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation and secretary, Department of Space.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Tuesday appointed V Narayanan as the new chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation and secretary, Department of Space.
At least 95 people died and 130 others were injured after multiple earthquakes, with the strongest measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale, hit Tibet's Xizang region, close to the Nepal border on Tuesday, Chinese media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Seven people have so far been diagnosed in India with Human Metapneumovirus, which reportedly had an outbreak in China, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Seven people have so far been diagnosed in India with Human Metapneumovirus, which reportedly had an outbreak in China, media reports said.
At least 32 people died and 38 others were injured after several earthquakes, with the strongest tremor measuring 7.1 Richter Scale, hit a remote region in Tibet on Tuesday, Chinese media reports said.
Multiple earthquakes, including the strongest measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale, hit Tibet with tremors being felt across several Indian cities on Tuesday.
New Delhi/IBNS: India Monday reported three cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) of which two are in Bengaluru and one in Ahmedabad.
New Delhi/IBNS: Two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) have been detected in the southern state of Karnataka, the union health ministry of India confirmed on Monday.
Bengaluru/IBNS: The first case of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in India has been reported from the southern state of Karnataka, media reports said.
The Indian government on Saturday asked the World Health Organization to share timely updates regarding the situation in China where rising respiratory illness, mostly driven by Human Metapneumovirus, cases have forced the neighbouring nation to be vigilant.
The Indian government on Saturday asked the World Health Organization to share timely updates regarding the situation in China where rising respiratory illness, mostly driven by Human Metapneumovirus, cases have forced the neighbouring nation to be vigilant.
New Delhi/IBNS: Over 160 flights have been impacted as thick fog continued to cover parts of the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) on Sunday morning, resulting in reduced visibility for the third straight day.
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the spread of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, a top official of India's repository of technical knowledge on medical issues has suggested people to take general precautions and not panic over it, media reports said.
Several videos are currently going viral on social media, showing China's hospitals overwhelmed with patients due to the outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV).
Bhopal/IBNS: Forty years after the hazardous gas leak that occurred in 1984 and the tragedy that unfolded afterward, Bhopal has been finally able to get rid of the toxic waste.
Bhopal/IBNS: Forty years after the hazardous gas leak that occurred in 1984 and the tragedy that unfolded afterward, Bhopal has been finally able to get rid of the toxic waste.
Showing a ray of hope, South Korean researchers have discovered a way that can potentially change cancerous cells back to normal.
Showing a ray of hope, South Korean researchers have discovered a way that can potentially change cancerous cells back to normal.
The World Health Organization (WHO) this week reflected on COVID-19, and ongoing efforts to understand the disease, five years after its emergence.
Astronaut Sunita Williams, who is still in space, will see 16 sunrises and sunsets on New Year as the International Space Station, where she is located, keeps moving.
