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Childhood Obesity: How Can It Be Avoided?
Welcome to “Ask the Expert,” a UTHealth Houston news series where our leading experts examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we address child obesity to support Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Childhood obesity is one of the most significant public health issues that affects today’s youth. National data from 2021-23 show that 21.1% of U.S. children ages 2-19 have obesity; 7% of those children have severe obesity. UTHealth Houston’s Texas School
The Medical Minute: Living Well with Heart Failure
Heart failure is serious, but a Penn State Health cardiologist says many patients can feel better and stay active with medication, healthy lifestyle changes and, in some cases, surgery.
Spinal cord injury: What we fail to prevent
This article is authored by Dr Praveen Gupta, chairman, Marengo Asia International Institute of Neuro and Spine (MAIINS), Marengo Asia Hospitals.
Can Infections Cause Cancer? Lancet Study Links 1 In 8 Cancer Cases To Viruses
Cancer is usually linked to factors such as smoking, alcohol use, obesity, pollution, family history and ageing. However, a new study has now highlighted anoth
ESC 2026 Interview: Maria Rubini
I think the new guidelines were probably the biggest headline of all. For example, in the heart failure guidelines, we had very important...
WHO Reports Latest Global Trends in Cholera, Meningitis and Plague
Cholera deaths rise despite fewer reported cases The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a 30% increase in global cholera deaths in 2025, despite fewer cases being reported. According to […]
Common heart failure myths that could impede timely care
This article is authored by Dr Jai Shankar K, senior director, cardiology, SIMS Hospital, Chennai.
India has PET-CT machines-So why are cancer patients still waiting for reports?
India has 0.3 PET-CT scanners per million population, way below the World Health Organization standard of 2 and the American standard of 4
Decaf helps the memory, and caffeine eases anxiety: Coffee study
The findings were published by Irish researchers who were investigating how coffee impacts the digestive system.
Congo's Ebola infections hit 8,000
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen above 8,000 for the first time in the Central African country’s ongoing outbreak, government data showed . The latest situation report from the public health institute put the number of cases at 8,067 and deaths at 3,901. The outbreak, caused by […]
Doc Talk | Prostate Cancer At Stage 4 Is Not The End: How PSMA PET And Radioligand Therapy Help
Prostate cancer can remain silent until it reaches an advanced stage. From smarter PSA testing and MRI-guided biopsies to robotic surgery, focal therapy and PSMA PET scans, newer approaches are helping doctors detect and treat the disease more precisely, improving outcomes.
Women's heart attack symptoms are atypical or less pronounced; need to be more vigilant: AIIMS Cardiologist
Speaking with ANI on atypical heart attack signs in women, Professor & HOD, Department of Cardiology, AIIMS Delhi, Dr Rajiv Narang, said, "Since their symptoms can be atypical or less pronounced, women need to be vigilant; if they experience discomfort or chest pain, they should consult a doctor immediately."
MIT researchers create bioresorbable batteries for ingestible devices
MIT researchers have created tiny, bioresorbable 1.84-volt batteries that could power ingestible electronic medical devices. The researchers said bioresorbable batteries could make ingestible medical devices safer for patients and minimize the environmental impact of batteries after excretion. “For many of the systems we’re developing, we need power, and we power the system through different ways,” […]
Cancer survivors are less likely to be physically active
"Regular physical activity is important to everyone, but even more so for cancer survivors."
Patches for pain relief to Parkinson’s and vitamins: Do they work
A patch can deliver medicines through skin. Experts explain what makes transdermal drugs effective and why many supplements fall short.
Painkillers, antibiotics, and kidney disease: Why has drug regulator issued a fresh warning?
CDSCO warns against indiscriminate NSAID and antibiotic use due to kidney risks and antimicrobial resistance, reasserting prescription safeguards and stewardship.
Bangladesh Measles Outbreak Claims 9 More Lives; Total Deaths Near 1,100
As Bangladesh grapples with an unprecedented measles outbreak, nine more children died from symptoms of the disease in the 24 hours until 8 a.m. (local time) o
Painkillers, antibiotics, and kidney disease: Why has drug regulator issued a fresh warning?
CDSCO warns against indiscriminate NSAID and antibiotic use due to kidney risks and antimicrobial resistance, reasserting prescription safeguards and stewardship.
Lung cancer deaths down 16% with low-dose CT screening: IARC
NEW DELHI: Low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening can cut the risk of dying from lung cancer by 16% in high-risk people, while also reducing the
From Ignored Heart Signals To Early Action: Can Technology Close The Care Gap?
Ignored cardiac symptoms can delay care. Technology could help patients recognise warning signs, monitor changes and connect with doctors earlier.