There May Be a Racial Gap in Access to Heart-Healthy Statins.

Millions of Americans take statins, which lower cholesterol levels, but a new study indicates that Black and Hispanic adults are less likely to receive the medications compared to white people. According to Dr. Ambarish Pandey, an assistant professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medica...

R&D and patient care go hand in hand.

As we begin the interview by exchanging business cards, his card captures my eye. The navy blue card with silver lettering and an embossed school seal looks very prestigious. The intent of the design is evidently to command respect.

Dr. Bae Sang-cheol, a distinguished professor at Hanya...

Scientists discover a new way to cure damaged cartilage

Cartilage is a protective tissue that acts as a shock absorber and allows for easy joint mobility. The poor inherent healing potential of cartilage makes stem cell transplantation a promising therapeutic method for dealing with inflammation and injury to cartilage and promoting cartilage regenera...

World Health Day: What is the 'Right to Health' and why should it be guaranteed to everyone?

Everyone has the right to health, without exception on the grounds of gender, color, ethnicity, or socioeconomic situation.

Experts and civil society organizations have continued to emphasize the need for enacting legislation protecting people's "Right to health" as the Wo...

Mansukh Mandaviya to World Leaders: Let's Make Healthcare a Service, Not a Business

On Wednesday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya called for the creation of a global healthcare system that is both equitable and sustainable, stating that India has taken it upon itself to create a future in which healthcare is a service rather than a commodity. Here at the 'Advantage H...

For a Chinese COVID-19 escapee, the government has threatened "stern punishment."

A Chinese national infected with COVID-19 is returned to his hotel in Incheon on Thursday after being transferred there from Seoul two days earlier at the request of the Korean health authority. Before he could be admitted to the isolation ward, he escaped.  A Chinese national infected with ...

Among the 699 new cases of Covid-19 in Delhi, the positive rate is 21.15 percent, according to official government statistics.

In the city, four people infected with COVID-19 succumbed to the disease. However, just one death was attributed to COVID-19, according to the health advisory.

As of Sunday, the health department in Delhi had recorded 699 new cases of COVID-19, with a positive rate of 21.15 percent.

55% less funding for healthtech businesses in 2022, according to the Tracxn report.

According to research published on Wednesday by market intelligence platform Tracxn, India's overall funding for healthtech startups fell by 55 percent from $3.2 billion in 2021 to $1.4 billion in 2022.

The loss in healthtech funding was primarily attributable to a 75% decrease in l...

Concern for International Health. The incorporation of COVID-19 prevention strategies into all MI health initiatives is now standard.

Now comes the hard part: using what we've learned to make lasting changes that will improve people's health in our project nations. To ensure our safety, we must take into account every part of the globe. According to MI's Head of the Regional Department Asia, Cordula Wasser, "ot...

Demands on France's healthcare infrastructure continue to rise.

Staff shortages and a dearth of hospital beds are putting a strain on the healthcare system in the United Kingdom. While France has more medical professionals on staff, including many more nurses, the country's healthcare infrastructure remains in crisis.

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India needs a new healthcare model to deal with high blood pressure effectively.

At age 54, with a family history of high blood pressure and other risk factors, and knowing how common the disease is, I couldn't imagine having hypertension. When I was with my father-in-law, a cardiologist told me that this silent killer had me in its grip and gave me a single dose of medic...

Where is Alzheimer's science going, and why is that important?

Public health systems are facing a growing problem due to the lack of a remedy for dementia, despite the fact that the number of dementia cases continues to rise. Alzheimer's research has been plagued by controversies over the past year, making the development of successful treatments seem fu...

The German health minister expresses concern about a new Covid variant.

"We are monitoring whether, and to what extent, XBB.1.5 occurs in Germany," said Germany's health minister. Germany's health minister has expressed concern about a new COVID-19 subvariant that has been linked to an increase in hospitalisations in the northeastern United States, ...

At Europe's biggest public health conference, the power of collaboration is being harnessed.

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe's biggest gathering of public health associations, institutes, and experts met in Berlin, culminating in calls for investments in stronger health systems.

Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, who attended the con...

South Korea proposes less severe medical malpractice punishment to address a severe doctor shortage.

South Korea boasts first-rate health-care infrastructure. It has become a thriving medical tourism center before to the outbreak. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, more than 90,000 people visited the country in 2019 to receive cosmetic surgery, and its popula...

A new study reveals that frontline Covid nurses face increasing mental health difficulties.

The CANDID project was financed by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and co-led by academics from the University of Dundee and Edinburgh Napier University. They polled over 400 critical care nurses (CCNs) and 200 RDNs from facilities in Scotland, England, and Wales. 45 we...

Health Trip believes the government should subsidize health tourism advertising.

Health Trip, Asia's leading health travel platform, has advocated for tax breaks for medical tourism promotion in India. This would allow them to participate in trade shows and publicize the country's thriving healthcare sector. It is projected that by 2026, the medical and wellness trave...

WHO believes Covid is still a worldwide emergency, but the pandemic may be over by 2023.

On Monday, as the world entered its fourth year of the Covid-19 pandemic, the WHO declared that the situation remained a global health emergency. In spite of this, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the WHO, expressed optimism that the globe would emerge from the pandemic's emerg...

WHO: billions continue to eat trans fats, which are hazardous.

On Monday, the World Health Organization issued a statement condemning governments that have failed to take action against trans fat despite warning of the increased risk of heart disease it poses to the world's five billion inhabitants. Given that there is evidence that eating industrially g...

The World Health Organization is looking into potential connections between cough syrup and fatalities.

Someone familiar with the situation told Reuters that the WHO is looking into if there is any connection between the makers whose tainted cough syrups the WHO has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three countries. The WHO is investigating the "unacceptable levels" of tox...