Tag: hypertension
A year of Ayushman Bharat – PMJAY, next goal universal health...
Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan presents the Ayushman Bharat report card as its ambitious tertiary care arm completes one year
“The Ayushman Bharat journey which...
AI could predict accurately risk of heart failure in diabetics
Artificial intelligence can predict, with a high degree of accuracy, future heart failure among patients living with diabetes
Heart failure is an important potential complication...
20,622 & counting, India’s health & wellness centres make quick strides
Health and wellness centres which are the primary care arm of Ayushman Bharat are making rapid progress
In what is expected to give a big...
Influenza shot reduces risk of flu death in hypertension patients
Study shows that patients with high blood pressure or hypertension have a reduced risk of flu death after influenza vaccination
Influenza vaccination in patients with...
High blood pressure for many years can cause the brain to...
Study finds that high blood pressure and large increases in blood pressure in midlife may be associated with reduction in brain volume in later...
ICMR expands hypertension initiative to 100 districts, 15 crore people
Indian Council of Medical Research has announced nationwide expansion of India Hypertension Control Initiative
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in collaboration with World Health...
Less than 1 in 3 hypertension patients treated in LMICS
A new study published in The Lancet reports that less than one in three high BP patients receive treatment in the Global South
Healthcare in...
Vitamin D deficiency at birth increases hypertension risk
Study says that Vitamin D deficiency at birth or during early childhood increases the risk of hypertension in later life
Vitamin D deficiency from birth...
Fitness trackers make you exercise better, reduce anxiety, depression
Study finds that wearable fitness tracker and other lifestyle interventions reduce severity of diabetes and heart disease in men and women
A personalised active lifestyle...
Eating nuts during early pregnancy boosts memory in children
If an expecting mother eats nuts during early pregnancy, it improves attention capacity and memory in children
A new study, published in the European Journal...
