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Topic: Health

Your palms and nails can reveal serious health issues—diabetes to kidney disease

A nail change that can signal disease is Lindsay’s nails where one or more nails are half white and half reddish brown. Most people with chronic kidney disease have nails like this.

Can drinking plenty of water help you lose weight? It’s not going to be as easy as you think

If you’re trying to eat less and lose weight, drinking excessive amounts of water may not be a great solution.

Dahryn Trivedi: A Revolutionary Figure in Personal Development and Wellness

Dahryn alongside her guru and husband, Guruji Mahendra Trivedi, are on a mission to bridge science, religion, and spirituality by scientifically validating the existence of God.

New Alzheimer’s drugs may be more beneficial to American whites than Blacks, say experts

The two drugs – Leqembi and Donanemab – are the first to offer real hope of slowing the fatal disease for 6.5 million Americans living with the disease.

Turn patients into consumers. It will be a better model for healthcare services

It is crucial to view citizens not merely as beneficiaries but as consumers of medical services. It allows consumers to play a more proactive role in their health.

Stem cell therapy is the new buzzword in healthcare—but it’s expensive, unproven, dangerous

In the US, several patients lost their sight after receiving stem-cell treatment for degenerative eye conditions.

What’s a mental health time bomb? Life’s little annoyances called ‘micro stresses’

While individually, small incidents like these may seem unimportant, they can cause the same physical damage as more serious traumas.

Benjamin Netanyahu discharged from hospital ahead of key Israel judicial vote

On Monday, Knesset is due to hold final readings of a bill amending a law enabling the Supreme Court to void decisions made by the government and ministers it deems 'unreasonable'.

After WHO alert, drug controller general warns against use of cough syrups containing pholcodine

Pholcodine is used to treat dry cough. WHO had flagged risk of anaphylactic reactions in those who took remedies containing Pholcodine at least 12 months prior to surgery.

WMO warns of increased heat-related deaths as temperatures intensify in Europe, US

The World Health Organization's regional director for Europe, said the world must look ahead while adapting to the 'new reality' of killer heat waves and other extreme weather.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?