41% of children, 42% of drivers and 45% of elderly Indians suffer from short and farsightedness which can be treated by simply wearing glasses. Learn ... Feb 28
CDC estimates that 6 in 10 American adults have 1 chronic disease whereas 4 in 10 suffer from 2 or more chronic diseases. Learn how ... Feb 26
Boston-based digital health startup, Marigold Health raises $6 million in its seed funding round.... Feb 02
The parents of the sixth student who tested positive sent him to class anyway, the mayor said. Now, 28 students who were in close contact ... Sep 19
Some hospitals said they are still buying the Gilead Sciences medicine to build inventory in case the pandemic accelerates over the winter... Sep 12
The US government should end the shortage of the antiviral drug remdesivir by eliminating Gilead’s monopoly, says a report from Public Citizen, a national ... Sep 12
More than 340 million children and adolescents, globally, were overweight or obese in 2016, meaning they're at greater risk for obesity and disease later ... Sep 09
Viruses, including the pandemic SARS-CoV-2, are known for their ability to mutate all the time - and often this has little or no impact ... Aug 22
A Boston homeless shelter had 147 infected residents, but 88% had no symptoms even though they shared their living space.... Aug 10
Harvard University said it will bring about 40% of its undergraduates to its campus near Boston, most of them freshmen.... Jul 07
Rapkiewicz, who directs autopsies at NYU Langone Health, noticed that some organs had far too many of a special type of cell rarely found in ... Jul 02
The Saharan dust plume will hang over the region until the middle of next week, deteriorating the air quality in Texas, Florida... Jun 26
Even after a vaccine is discovered and deployed, the coronavirus will likely remain for decades to come, circulating among the world's population... May 28
Today, there is widespread recognition that the novel coronavirus is far more unpredictable than a simple respiratory virus, one with the potential to attack from ... May 12
Dermatologists say the lesions should prompt testing for the virus, even though many patients have no other symptoms... May 02
All over America, from New Orleans to Detroit, people abruptly stripped of a paycheck are flocking to food banks.... Apr 20
New Danaher operating company created following completion of $21.4B acquisition by Danaher Corporation,Cytiva will help accelerate growth and innovation in biological therapies... Apr 01
AbbVie partners with International Medical Corps, Direct Relief and Feeding America to increase healthcare capacity, supply critical equipment and deliver food and essential supplies... Apr 01
Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the United States, prompting German ... Mar 16
Adaptive Learning Course Now Available at No Cost to Health Professionals... Mar 11
Saroglitazar, approved by DCGI becomes the first ever drug anywhere in the world for treatment of Non-Cirrhotic Non-Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis (NASH). NASH ranks as ... Mar 06
Deploying its suite of video meeting technology, seasoned video meeting specialists, and proprietary directory services during February, OpenExchange successfully connected 1500 professional investors with executive ... Mar 03
Boston Scientific organizes workshops across India is paving the way for an improved medical treatment to help people suffering from cardiovascular diseases (CVD).... Feb 12
Helen Obando is the youngest ever to receive the treatment.... Jan 14