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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed its childhood vaccine schedule by removing general recommendations for four essential vaccines: flu, RSV, hepatitis A and COVID-19. This shift moves these vaccines from routine for all children to risk-based or shared decision-making with parents and doctors. The protection system now directs resources toward…

Ageing usually does not announce itself. It shows up quietly. You wake up feeling heavier than usual. Recovery takes longer. Skin reacts differently. Energy dips without warning. Most people blame work, stress, or lack of sleep. But food plays a role that often gets ignored. What you eat does not just affect weight or digestion….

Wearable technological-devices claiming to monitor brain health have captured public interest, yet they frequently face scrutiny from medical professionals demanding rigorous evidence.Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal recently introduced one such innovation with his Temple device, a compact sensor positioned near the temple to measure cerebral blood flow continuously. What it was and where it stands for…

Push back with basics twice weekly, aiming for eight to twelve reps per set on major groups. Half wall squats build legs, stand back to the wall feet wide, slide down, knees bent halfway, hold or pulse then rise. Wall presses strengthen chest and shoulders, face the wall hands flat shoulder height, bend elbows chest…

Ever noticed a mole that stands out like a sore thumb among your others? That’s the “ugly duckling” sign, a straightforward clue dermatologists use to flag potential melanoma early. Coined by Jean-Jacques Grob–and Remy Bonerandi in their 1998 research, it highlights the one lesion that looks different from its neighbors in size, shape, color, or…

A fresh wave of snowfall affected the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh, while severe cold wave conditions with dense fog and ground frost persisted in several parts of the region for the past 24 hours, as per the UNI. The prevailing weather system has further tightened winter’s grip, especially over the trans-Himalayan and high hill…

Jesy Nelson’s world flipped when doctors delivered news no parent wants to hear. Her eight-month-old twin girls, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe, face Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1, a rare genetic disorder that hits babies hard and fast. The former Little Mix star opened up in a raw Instagram video, sharing how routine worries turned…

Almost every place we enter these days, there’s a metal detector waiting for us to walk through it. While these detectors are important for security concerns, it is also important to understand if these detectors pose any risk to our own health. Let’s understand how these metal detectors work, what’s their impact on the human…

Image Credit: AI generated image In an extremely rare and shocking occurrence, the Indian rat snake was found in a ground-floor residential property in the Azad Nagar area of Andheri (West) in need of a rescue, not from any predators, fire or flooding, but from a washing machine. This rare encounter occurred on the night…

Gut health is one of the latest cornerstones of healthy living, and selecting the proper source of fibre for consumption is critical for managing digestion and appetite functions and ensuring overall metabolism. Chia seeds are widely known and popular across the world for their rich content of omega-3 fatty acids, protein, and antioxidants, but in…