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While the consequences of climate change on health have been researched over the years and widely accepted, its impact on mental health is not yet well-established or studied adequately but the situation is changing. (By Arrangement)

Coping with mental health in times of global warming

Vagaries of the weather can have a bearing on mental wellbeing & here are some ways to cope, while doing our bit to slow...

22 April 2022 12:43 AM IST

Namita Piparaiya, yoga and ayurveda lifestyle specialist and founder, Yoganama. (Twitter)

Cloudy to Clear

Adult brains can be taught new tricks yogic exercises help new experiences and learnings to transform cognitive...

21 April 2022 2:16 AM IST

The photo Karisma Kapoor shared, with her sister Kareena Kapoor from their Maldives vacation. (By Arrangement)

Skincare under the sun

The fairer the skin, the more it is at risk of sunburn so, slather on the sunscreen

22 March 2022 2:59 PM IST

A healthcare worker attends to a patient at the Portimao Arena sports pavilion converted in a field hospital for Covid-19 patients at Portimao, in the Algarve region. (Photo: AFP)

Oestrogen levels linked to COVID-19 death risk in older women,...

Women seemed to have a lower risk of severe COVID-19 infection than men, even after accounting for potentially...

15 Feb 2022 2:27 PM IST

So far around 150 pregnant women with corona infection have been reported worldwide, and 60 cases of pregnant-infected mothers have been studied mainly from China and the UK. (AFP)

Coronavirus can destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths

It's an uncommon outcome for any pregnancy but authorities believe vaccination can help prevent these cases

11 Feb 2022 11:53 AM IST

On the National Tele Mental Health programme, the finance minister said it will be operated under a network of twenty-three mental health centres of excellence under National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS). (Representational Photo:AA)

Union Budget lists tele-mental health programme

Sitharaman also announced an open platform for the National Digital Health Ecosystem

2 Feb 2022 6:58 AM IST

A worker carries an oxygen concentrator inside the COVID-19 facility of Commonwealth Games Village in view of the rising Omicron cases in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. (PTI/Shahbaz Khan)

Immune response induced by Omicron effectively neutralise Delta...

The main limitation of this study are lesser participants in the unvaccinated group and the shorter window period post...

26 Jan 2022 4:11 PM IST

Dr Bartley P. Griffith, a leading cardiothoracic surgeon, at the University Of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, USA. (Twitter)

A pig's heart beats inside a human!

The transplant was achieved by Dr Bartley P. Griffith, a leading cardiothoracic surgeon at the University Of Maryland...

14 Jan 2022 2:23 AM IST

A child plays soccer amid low visibility due to fog on a cold winter morning, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Decrease in air pollution in India during lockdown not as high as...

Air pollution is a known health risk and India has some of the worst air pollution globally

2 Jan 2022 4:03 PM IST

A man receives a nasal swab during a test for Covid-19 at a street-side testing booth in New York. (APF)

No evidence Omicron has lower severity than Delta variant: UK study

The study estimates that the risk of reinfection with the Omicron variant is 5.4 times greater than that of the Delta...

20 Dec 2021 2:09 PM IST

In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic. (Photo: AP)

2 doses of Covid vaccines induce lower antibody levels against...

The researchers noted that these data are important but are only one part of the picture

14 Dec 2021 1:47 PM IST

Melva Mlambo, right, and Puseletso Lesofi, both medical scientists prepare to sequence COVID-19 omicron samples at the Ndlovu Research Center in Elandsdoorn, South Africa. (AP /Jerome Delay)

Signs of Omicron milder than Delta variant: South African doctors

Just 3% of patients hospitalized recently with COVID-19 have died, versus about 20% in the country's earlier outbreaks

12 Dec 2021 12:23 PM IST