HEALTH

New cholesterol guidelines for 2026 recommend earlier screenings and aggressive LDL lowering. Recent studies show a 33% reduction in heart events when LDL is brought below 55 mg/dL.

A new study reveals that almost one in three Indians with fever are diagnosed with serious infections like typhoid, dengue, and malaria, highlighting urgent needs for timely testing and intervention.

A newly discovered molecule in python blood, para-tyramine-O-sulfate (pTOS), surges 1,000 times post-feeding and suppresses appetite in mice, pointing to a promising new path for weight loss drugs without the nausea or muscle loss linked to GLP-1 drugs.

A new FDA panel vote means next season’s flu vaccine will target the fast-spreading subclade K, after this year’s shot protected only 22–34% of adults.

A major Norwegian study found that higher cardiorespiratory fitness significantly reduced the risk of COVID-19–related hospitalization, but did not affect the chance of contracting the virus.

India has launched a free, nationwide campaign to vaccinate 1.15 crore 14-year-old girls against HPV, aiming to curb cervical cancer deaths using the Gardasil 4 vaccine.

India has launched its first indigenously manufactured Tetanus and adult Diphtheria (Td) vaccine at the Central Research Institute in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh. The move replaces the old tetanus toxoid shot, will supply 55 lakh doses by April 2026, and is expected to lower vaccine costs under the Universal Immunization Programme.

With up to half of hypertension patients struggling to take multiple daily medications, the FDA has approved Widaplik—a single-pill combination therapy—while new research highlights the benefits of "quadpill" strategies and even hot water immersion for managing high blood pressure.

A landmark Swedish study of over 100,000 women shows AI-supported mammography reduces interval breast cancer diagnoses by 12%, detects more aggressive cancers earlier, and lowers radiologists’ workload by 44%.

New research shows that a risk model based on neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) genes accurately predicts prognosis and chemotherapy response in colorectal cancer, offering hope for more personalized treatment strategies.