Are Your Skin Issues Actually a Metabolic Problem Dr. Anoop Bhagat Advocates a Root-Cause Approach to Dermatology
New Delhi, India May 06: Acne, pigmentation, hair fall, and premature aging are often treated as surface-level concerns. However, a growing body of medical practice suggests these may be outward signs of deeper metabolic and internal imbalances. Dr. Anoop Bhagat, a Functional and Aesthetic Medicine expert with over 30...
UI Health earns an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
By Scott Goldberg UI Health earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns grades to hospitals across the country using evidence-based measures of patient safety focused exclusively on errors, accidents, injuries and infections. “An ‘A’ Grade...
ESIC Launches Free Health Check-Up Drive for Workers Under New Labour Framework
New Delhi, May 6 (BNP): A free health check-up initiative for workers has been launched under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (Employees’ State Insurance Corporation), marking early implementation efforts linked to the new labour framework reforms. The initiative aims to improve preventive healthcare access for insured workers by offering...
Swasth Bharat Portal Launched to Strengthen India’s Integrated Digital Health System
New Delhi, May 6 (BNP): Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda has launched the Swasth Bharat Portal, a unified digital platform designed to integrate fragmented health programme systems and advance India’s digital health transformation. The portal was unveiled during the 10th National Summit on Innovation and Inclusivity, marking a...
India Expands Rare Disease Care Network to Strengthen Diagnosis and Treatment Access
New Delhi, May 5 (BNP): The Government of India has further strengthened its framework for rare disease management under the National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021, building on the National Health Policy, 2017. The policy is being implemented through 15 Centres of Excellence across the country, including two in the...
SimonMed Scales AI Across Routine Imaging to Deliver Preventive Insights Nationwide
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – May 5th, 2026 – SimonMed, a national outpatient imaging provider and leader in radiology innovation and longevity health technology, today announced the expansion of its AI-enabled imaging platform, embedding advanced, FDA-cleared technologies directly into routine diagnostic exams across its nationwide network. The expansion reflects a broader...
New Study Finds Low-Dose Eye Drops Successful in Managing Adult Myopia for 24 Hours UH Researchers Say One Drop of Atropine is All it Takes for Beneficial Effects
HOUSTON, May 5 – Groundbreaking research from the University of Houston shows that a single low-dose atropine eye drop can produce daylong effects in managing myopia, or nearsightedness, which affects roughly one-third of U.S. adults. Professor of Optometry Lisa Ostrin and postdoctoral researcher Barsha Lal are reporting that even...
Study Finds People Wait an Average of 50 Days to See a Neurologist for the First Time
MINNEAPOLIS, May 04: People with insurance through an employer or another commercial plan experienced an average wait time of 50 days for their first visit with a neurology provider, according to a study published April 29, 2026, in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Wait times...
The Medical Minute: Advances in Head and Neck Cancer Care Bring New Hope
“The moment I opened my mouth, the oral surgeon just said, ‘Oh.’” Wendy Jackson’s voice breaks as she flashes back to the moment she knew she had oral cancer. She was referred to a head and neck specialist at Penn State Health after her dentist noticed an irregularity in...
Emergency departments failing Australians with psychosocial disability
Emergency departments are failing Australians with psychosocial disability, as new research from Adelaide University reveals that the very system designed to help, is instead retraumatising vulnerable patients in crisis. Published in Emergency Medicine Australasia, the national study reports the experiences of people with psychosocial disability presenting to emergency departments, alongside...