Elon Musk was criticised after he shared a meme on COVID-19 vaccine which said, "Imagine you have a vaccine so safe, you have to be threatened to take it." An X user wrote, "You know they have to test for cancer too." Several users also shared Musk's old tweet saying, "I do support vaccines in general & COVID-19 vaccines specifically." readmore...

PM Narendra Modi revealed to fitness influencer Ankit Baiyanpuriya that he does not have discipline in two aspects of his life. "I follow discipline. There are two aspects...where I am not disciplined. One, the timing of meal. Second, I should give more time on sleep but I am unable to," PM Modi said in a video shared by him. readmore...

People who stay seated for 10 hours or more a day are at much higher risk of developing dementia than people who sit less, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA. "Sitting in the office all day, then in front of TV and in the car, it adds up," David Raichlen, a professor of biological sciences said. readmore...

FSSAI has urged food vendors to stop using newspapers for packing and serving food items, saying that the ink used in newspapers may have chemicals such as lead and heavy metals. FSSAI added that newspapers are often subjected to various environmental conditions during distribution, making them susceptible to contamination by bacteria, viruses or other pathogens that may transfer to food. readmore...

Kerala Health Minister Veena George has said that all four Nipah virus patients, including a nine-year-old boy, have recovered in Kozhikode district. She also said that all of them tested negative twice. Kozhikode had reported a total of six cases of Nipah, of which two people had died. This was the fourth outbreak in Kerala in recent years. readmore...

Indians are consuming more salt than the WHO-recommended amount of 5 grams/day, an ICMR study found. The estimated mean daily salt intake was found to be 8 grams, 8.9 grams/day for men and 7.1 grams/day for women. Restricting salt intake to up to 5 g can achieve a 25% reduction in the prevalence of raised blood pressure, the study said. readmore...

The next pandemic, labelled 'Disease X' by the WHO, could kill at least 50 million people, according to health expert Dame Kate Bingham, who chaired the UK's Vaccine Taskforce. This new virus could have the capacity to cause seven times more deaths than COVID-19, Bingham added. The WHO has said the potential next pandemic may already be on its way. readmore...

A team of scientists led by Japanese pharmaceutical startup Toregem Biopharma is working on a drug to stimulate the growth of new teeth in what it says would be a world-first. It is set to conduct clinical trials on healthy adults in July 2024. The team created an antibody drug that inhibits the protein that suppresses the growth of teeth. readmore...

A 25-year-old woman from the UK nearly lost her eyesight after developing an ulcer on her cornea, caused by her contact lenses, doctors said. The woman was hospitalised for a week, with 72 drops of antibiotics administered to her eye daily in an effort to shrink the ulcer. When it didn't shrink, she had to get an emergency corneal transplant. readmore...

The sound of a cough may soon identify the severity of the disease in COVID-19 patients, a research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Spain said. They said analysing coughs could help categorise COVID-19 patients as mild, moderate or severe. It can also help in monitoring those with persistent infection. Cough sounds of 70 patients were recorded. readmore...