Mortality

Tuesdays With Morrie: 6 Life-Changing Lessons That Make You Rethink Everything

Books can be considered as the best way to get inspiration from. They can make you feel various emotions all at once. Discover some invaluable life lessons from the book Tuesdays with Morrie, that can make your life more meaningful.

Jun 27, 2024, 19:30 PM IST

Deaths related to non-cardiac surgery occur in healing stage

Given that most deaths in adults undergoing non-cardiac surgery occur not in the operation room, but afterwards, efforts to improve post-surgical care in hospital and at home has substantial potential to reduce mortality.

Jul 29, 2019, 16:31 PM IST

Dietary supplements may do more harm than good: Study

 The intake of some vitamins, minerals and other dietary supplements may not benefit the heart and, in some cases, may even prove to be injurious.

Jul 18, 2019, 17:56 PM IST

Chronic diseases raise cancer, mortality risk

According to the study, published in the journal BJM, chronic diseases are not targetted in the current cancer prevention strategies.

Feb 05, 2018, 18:44 PM IST

Overweight twins may up diabetes risk

During a follow-up period of on average 12.4 years, differences between the twins were compared when it comes to incidents of mortality, heart attack and type 2 diabetes.

Aug 03, 2016, 11:01 AM IST

Radiologists not at higher risk of radiation-related mortality

Male radiologists who graduated after 1940 had a better health profile than that of their psychiatrist colleagues, finds a study.

Jul 19, 2016, 13:30 PM IST

Hypertensive diseases during pregnancy can cut short women's lives

HDP that can complicate pregnancies is a group of diseases which includes preeclampsia, eclampsia, gestational hypertension, and chronic hypertension.

Feb 02, 2016, 17:22 PM IST

Higher sense of purpose may lower death risk: Study

People who have a higher sense of purpose in life are at lower risk of death and cardiovascular disease, new research has claimed.

Dec 06, 2015, 13:48 PM IST

A high 'sense of purpose' in life lowers death risk

 People who have a higher sense of purpose in life are at lower risk of death and cardiovascular disease, says a study.

Dec 04, 2015, 16:24 PM IST