New Courses at State-run Healthcare Institutes Introduced
New medical courses in state-run healthcare and medical institutes to give a push to enhance the professional skills of nurses, pathologists, paramedics, and physiotherapists have been approved by the Delhi government.
New Courses Introduced ...
Using Disease-Modifying Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment
A novel, disease-modifying therapy or treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that may involve a whole blood transfusion effectively reduces amyloid plaque formation in the brains of mice, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston. A research team ...
Patient Influencers Partnering with Companies for Drug Promotion
During the television show ‘The View’, Kim Kardashian, who has 255 million followers on Instagram, touted the benefit of migraine drug Nurtec ODT.
She became a paid spokesperson for Biohaven Pharmaceuticals a few weeks before her visit to the ...
How To Keep Cool During A Heat Wave
A record-breaking heat wave is making its way across the United States this week.
Moving from the south and central Plains, the heat wave will expose 230 million people to temperatures over 90F, while an estimated 45 million people will ...
Health and Environmental Risks of Microplastics
Micro-and nano plastics are everywhere in the air, water, food and even inside the human body. However, the risks they pose to the environment or to human health are unclear.
According to a cover story in Chemical & Engineering News, an ...
Vietnam is the New International Destination for Medical Training
In the last few days of May, many students from India, Honduras, Nigeria, and other countries, came to Vietnam to be admitted to the Medical Major of Hong Bang International University (HIU).
This is a significant milestone for the Vietnamese ...
New National Emergency Life Support Courses Launched
The National Emergency Life Support (NELS) courses have been launched for doctors, nurses, and paramedics.
Apart from the training modules, the program also includes developing training infrastructure in all States and Union Territories to ...
Online Course on Prevention of Drug Abuse Launched
Arunachal Pradesh has launched an online certificate course on drug abuse prevention, intending to eradicate narcotics abuse.
The 4-month online course would consist of modules on understanding drug abuse, types and harmful effects of drugs, ...
Prevention is Better and Cheaper!
Prevention is better than cure is an old adage that it's better to prevent a problem from happening rather than fix it after it occurs.
Prevention is a fundamental principle of healthcare to avoid/reduce the occurrence of any disease.
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Online Tutoring — Positive Alternate To Studies
Pilot program shows optimism for online tutoring study as per a study from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management, published in the journal AEA Papers and Proceedings.
Disruptions to in-person learning ...
Focus More on Leprosy: WHO Goodwill Ambassador
Covid-19 pandemic has increased the challenges and many patients have been neglected, especially the people affected by Leprosy.
Reinforcing the need to focus and enable communities, Yohei Sasakawa, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy ...
Findings That Would Help Treat Speech Problems
A new study showed that a region called the "dorsal precentral gyrus" the part of the brain that crosses the folded surface and it plays a very important role in controlling how people use the sounds of their voices .
Researchers say that ...
National Handwriting Day: Good Handwriting Enhances Creativity
National Handwriting Day is observed on 23rd January every year. Here are some amazing benefits of handwriting.
Time and time again, we have hopped onto technology thinking it's the best possible invention for communication. Despite the ...
Creative Books That Foster Inspiring Ideas Among College Students
New book presents information on how to bring the arts to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields as per a study at the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), to be published in a forthcoming book, Writing STEAM: Composition, STEM, ...
TikTok Provides Misinformation on Sexual Education to Adolescents
Teenagers and young adults rely on TikTok for information. However, a new study reveals that TikTok provides misinformation on sexual education.
The article was co-authored by University of Houston Law Center research assistant professor Leah ...
