Health
WAM Abu Dhabi has launched a 24-week programme to empower eligible nationals in the Emirate to make lifestyle changes that will reduce health risks before they develop into chronic conditions. The Lifestyle Improvement Programme will offer personalised guidance to each participant across key areas including nutrition, physical activity, sleep, mental wellbeing, stress management and social…
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Key highlights AHLL Diagnostics revenue rose 24% year on year to Rs 226.9 crore in Q2 FY27. AHLL Diagnostics EBITDA margin increased to 16% in Q2 FY27 from 12% in Q2 FY26. Average daily Diagnostics footfalls rose 15% year on year to 28,154 in Q2 FY27. AHLL Diagnostics had more than 2,802 collection centres as…
Billions of dollars are being spent on research to find a molecule that will cure Alzheimer’s disease. Yet, as Dr. Louis Bherer explains, adopting certain lifestyle habits could significantly reduce the risk of developing symptoms, in some cases by up to half. Dr. Bherer is a professor in the Department of Medicine at the Université…
In the fall of 1986, Elizabeth Frates’s life trajectory changed with a single phone call. She was Beth Pegg then (her maiden name) and had just arrived for her first year at Harvard College, a math enthusiast planning to concentrate in economics. Although she was the youngest in her family, everyone thought that “Littlebit” would…
File photo depicting brain health. Chief Executive Officer of the University of Ghana Medical Centre Ltd (UGMC), Dr Abdul-Samed Tanko, has urged Ghanaians to adopt healthier lifestyles, warning that sedentary habits and excessive consumption of fatty foods could endanger their heart and brain health. He said lifestyle choices, including excessive carbohydrate intake, physical inactivity and…
Photo illustration by Pew Research Center. (Photos via Getty Images) About this research This study looks at the content posted by health and wellness influencers – individuals with large audiences online who provide information about health and wellness, largely on social media. It builds on our previous study of who these influencers are and how…
Health insurance giants are cutting back on benefits to maximize their profit. UnitedHealthcare and Humana — the two largest private health insurance companies for older adults in the US — are canceling several Medicare Advantage plans, affecting nearly 1 million people. The two major health insurers are ending specific plans in areas where they make…
Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai Mumbai, Oct 14: Changing food habits, excessive screen time and reduced outdoor activity may affect children’s gut health, with recurring digestive problems sometimes going unnoticed by parents, according to Dr Ekansh Agarwal, Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist and Endoscopist at Girish Nursing Home and Endoscopy Centre in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh….
Chronic pain already asks enough of a person without adding fear over the very device implanted to ease it. A 2025 retrospective study out of Saint Louis University found failure rates as high as 44% among patients with spinal cord stimulators. Broader research shows complication rates ranging between 30% and 40%, with nearly 29% of…