Health

Purdue Pharma files for chapter 11 bankruptcy

Shawdesh Desk: Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, the drug widely seen as igniting the opioid crisis, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday night, a move at the centre of

California puts abortion pills in public universities

Shawdesh Desk: At a time when conservative states are sharply limiting abortion access, California signalled a new frontier in abortion-rights on Friday with the passage of legislation that would require

Hydrogel to repair heart after heart attack

Shawdesh desk: Hydrogel to repair heart after heart attack Ventrix, a University of California San Diego spin-off company, has successfully conducted a first-in-human, FDA-approved Phase 1 clinical trial of an

Shorter people run higher risk of diabetes

Shawdesh Desk: Shorter people are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study published Tuesday. Each additional 10 centimetres in height translates into a 41 percent

Five die of lung disease caused by e-cigarette in US

Shawdesh Desk: At least five people have died in the United States after vaping, officials said Friday, in an outbreak that has sickened hundreds with severe pulmonary disease and left

‘Dengue incidences increase 30-fold over last 50 years’

Shawdesh Desk: The dengue incidence has increased 30-fold over the last 50 years, said a World Health Organisation (WHO) report recently. “The incidence of dengue has increased 30-fold over the

NICVD conducts 2nd MICS bypass surgery successfully

Shawesh Desk: For the 2nd time in public hospitals, the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) conducted an MICS bypass surgery of a patient’s partially blocked blood vessels that transport

Pregnant? A diet with ghee & butter protect baby from Alzheimer’s disease

shawdesh Desk: To all the moms to be, here’s some advice: don’t avoid ghee! The advice given by our elders, especially by our grandparents is not worthless. Rather, it is