HEALTH
Children – Delhi pollution’s prime target
Kids suffered the most when pollution in Delhi reached hazardous levels in the initial days of November. Protecting young lungs has become a major concern as parents are opting to keep their kids indoors. But doctors feel forcing them indoors can affect their mental health
Almost Rs 168 crore spent since 2017 by Delhi govt to provide health facilities
Under the Delhi Arogya Kosh scheme, there are four programs which include financial support from the government for different surgeries, medical implants, and 136 types of medical tests.
For Alzheimer’s patients, ‘rapid’ and ‘safer’ diagnosis in store
The new diagnosis involves injecting a fluorescent chemical that specifically attaches itself to the amyloid plaque and assessing the change in its properties using an appropriate detector.
Blue light exposed!
Prolonged exposure to digital screens is now affecting the skin, eyes and activating genes that cause inflammation. While less screen usage is recommended by experts, a changed lifestyle steered heavily by gadgets is making it difficult for people cut down on their screentime
Significant drop in dengue cases in Delhi this year as 189 infections reported so far
Last year, the city had recorded 682 dengue cases between January 1 and August 20.
India records slight rise Covid cases as country adds 9,062 fresh infections
The active cases comprise 0.24 per cent of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.57 per cent
Diabetes Neuropathy, a serious diabetes complication that may affect 50% patients
Diabetes-related neuropathy has four arms – peripheral, autonomic, proximal, and focal – and often damages nerves in the legs and feet
A study reports LTL-obesity relationship in women for first time
A cross-sectional study conducted between 2015-2020 has revealed that the biomarker Leucocyte Telomere Length is linked to obesity in prediabetic and type 2 diabetic women
