Researchers have discovered a new cause of high blood pressure which could lead to major changes in managing the disease. In a study published in the journal JCI Insight, the researchers named the new cause as Connshing syndrome which is linked to the overproduction of the stress hormone cortisol.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a major health concern as it can lead to permanent scarring (cirrhosis) and subsequently to cancer and malfunction of the liver. This may result in life-threatening complications for which a liver transplant is needed.

A woman in the United States of America posted a selfie apparently flaunting her new dress, the image got many likes and shares but not for the reason it was aimed for.

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) that regulates the sales and distribution for drugs in India has declared these two popular Combiflam and D-Cold Total medicines as substandard.

India has witnessed a sudden increase of 15 per cent in caesarean sections or caesarean deliveries -- a procedure performed only during complicated pregnancies and difficulty in a normal vaginal delivery, gynaecologists said on Saturday.

A team of doctors here has successfully operated upon a seven-month-old baby from Iraq who was suffering from polymelia -- a birth defect involving limbs -- to give him a new lease of life.

US scientists have created a revolutionary digital three dimensional (3D) bio-printed patch that can help heal scarred heart tissue in patients after a heart attack. During a heart attack, a person loses blood flow to the heart muscle, causing the cells to die.

A combination of vaccine and chemotherapy sessions may help improve both progression-free survival and overall survival rates for patients suffering from glioblastoma -- a malignant tumour affecting the brain or spine, researchers say.

The MP cop underwent bariatric surgery at Saifee Hospital in Mumbai after which he has shed about 15-kg in a month and have also resumed duty and recovering fast.

In just two months, world’s heaviest woman has dropped down her body size to half and lost about 250 kg in just two months.