Society
SC issues mandamus to remove taxes on sanitary pads
Setopati 2025-06-20 15:53:00
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The bite that shouldn’t kill, but still might
Ayush Adhikari 2025-04-30 09:00:00
File Photo of protesting doctors. Opinion
From fury to fixes: Zero tolerance policy to curb violence against health workers
Arun Upreti 2025-03-31 14:32:00
Humans face future public health challenges, yet there is hope in potential medical breakthroughs, according to Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty. Illustration by Michael Joiner, 360info, image via Blausen Medical International
Public health, trust and preparing for the next pandemic
360Info 2025-03-18 12:59:22
International
How drinking alcohol can harm your health
AP 2025-01-05 08:50:13
Without drastically cutting calories, incorporating fasting intervals into diet regimens can improve metabolic health and lower inflammation. Photo: Tim Douglas/Pexels International
Cutting calories isn’t the only way to live healthy
Dr Divya Tripathi 2024-12-24 14:33:46
International
FDA updates the definition of ‘healthy’ foods
AP 2024-12-20 08:40:44
Hostile accusations, undeserved and spontaneous attacks, dreadful hurt and murder are the ascending order of violent activities faced by doctors. Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Credits Pexels International
Trust deficit in medical services promotes violence against doctors
Vijayetta Sharma 2024-12-18 13:23:23
FILE - A dish with roast turkey breast is photographed in Concord, N.H., on Sept. 28, 2015. AP/RSS Photo International
Intermittent fasting might not be better than counting calories. Here’s why it still could work for you
AP 2024-06-02 08:29:21
FILE - This microscope image shows the 46 human chromosomes, blue, with telomeres appearing as white pinpoints. Scientists have found the genetic cause of a neurodevelopmental disorder that they estimate affects as many as one in 20,000 young people. AP/RSS Photo International
Researchers find a single, surprising gene behind a disorder that causes intellectual disability
AP 2024-06-01 08:34:00
In the 1920s, insulin became the mass-produced treatment for millions suffering a disease that until then had no effective remedy. In the 1920s, insulin became the mass-produced treatment for millions suffering a disease that until then had no effective remedy. Museums Victoria International
Breakthroughs and burdens in a century of diabetes treatment
Dr Namson Lau 2024-03-23 09:40:20
US President Joe Biden departs Walter Reed National Military Medical Center following a physical, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Bethesda, Maryland. AP/RSS Photo International
Biden ‘continues to be fit for duty,’ doctor says after his annual physical
AP 2024-02-29 09:12:29
International
A brain pacemaker helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be available to more people
AP 2024-02-22 08:50:43
Women more likely to have chronic pain. and less likely to be believed. Women more likely to have chronic pain. and less likely to be believed. Pexels: Alex Green International
Have chronic pain? You're more likely to be a woman and less likely to be believed by doctors
Fiona Blyth & Saman Khalatbari-Soltani 2024-02-22 08:39:39
Medical misogyny — the systemic bias, discrimination, and mistreatment of women in healthcare settings — has a long history, and remains pervasive. Medical misogyny — the systemic bias, discrimination, and mistreatment of women in healthcare settings — has a long history, and remains pervasive. Michael Joiner, 360info Grace Jennings-Edquist International
Made by men, for men: Why medicine’s gender bias matters
Grace Jennings-Edquist 2024-02-21 09:00:00
Requiring people to wear masks was one of the ways public health experts attempted to control the spread of COVID-19. Requiring people to wear masks was one of the ways public health experts attempted to control the spread of COVID-19. Unsplash: Kate Trifo International
How do you eliminate or eradicate an infectious disease?
Laila Khawar & Skye McGregor 2024-02-17 10:23:50
International
Taking the fight against disease to mosquitoes
Gregor Devine 2024-02-16 09:16:37
Scientists say COVID-19 has reversed two decades of progress in the fight against TB — a significant setback from which it will take at least five years to recover. Unsplash: Towfiqu barbhuiya International
Why have efforts to eradicate TB been so slow?
Andreas Kupz & Harindra Sathkumara 2024-02-15 09:02:07
A 70-hour work per week will affect sleep duration, which negatively impacts people’s health and productivity. Credits Unsplash International
Better workers don't need more hours, they need decent sleep
Srinivasan Ramachandran 2024-02-11 08:21:57