Snow, rainfall trigger cold wave in Kashmir, disrupts traffic movement

Snow, rainfall trigger cold wave in Kashmir, disrupts traffic movement

Snow being cleared from Mughal road after heavy snowfall in Pir ki Gali area, in Poonch on October 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI A cold wave gripped Kashmir on October 16 as the higher reaches received a spell of snowfall and the plains were lashed by rainfall. Several highways were closed due to snow … Read more

Digital Therapeutics next wave in managing chronic medical conditions – ET HealthWorld

Digital Therapeutics next wave in managing chronic medical conditions – ET HealthWorld

By Aditya Kaicker In the realm of healthcare, technology has emerged as a powerful catalyst for positive change. One area where this transformation is particularly evident is in the reversal of diabetes, specifically type 2 diabetes. Health technology, encompassing innovative tools and applications, is paving the way for effective diabetes management and remission. Moreover, these … Read more

Cold wave shivers northwest India | Everything you need to know

Cold wave shivers northwest India | Everything you need to know

Much of the plains in north and northwest India is reeling under a severe cold wave. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Minimum temperatures ranged from one to three degrees celsius in many parts of northwest India on January 1. 2023, as severe cold wave conditions continued to shiver Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi. … Read more

Icy winds whip northern plains; cold wave to intensify further

Icy winds whip northern plains; cold wave to intensify further

Frosty winds whipped the plains of north and northwest India on Sunday, bringing minimum temperatures down to the range of 3 to 5 degrees Celsius in many areas. It is going to turn even colder until western disturbances provide some relief starting Thursday. At minus 4.7 degrees Celsius, Fatehpur in Sikar district of Rajasthan recorded … Read more

Wave of Opioid Overdoses Expected to Hit U.S. Rural, Urban Areas

Wave of Opioid Overdoses Expected to Hit U.S. Rural, Urban Areas

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Experts predict opioid overdoses will climb in both rural and urban areas because of the lethal practice of mixing the highly addictive narcotics with other drugs. The coming wave of opioid overdoses “will be worse than ever seen before,” said researchers from … Read more

How to Keep Cool During a Heat Wave

How to Keep Cool During a Heat Wave

June 15, 2022 – Talk about a summer sizzler: A record-breaking heat wave is making its way across the United States this week. Moving from the south and central Plains, the heat wave will expose 230 million people to temperatures over 90 F, while an estimated 45 million people will experience triple-digit temperatures, according to … Read more

U.S. Faces Wave of Omicron Deaths in Coming Weeks, Forecasts Say

Jan. 19, 2022 — COVID-19 deaths from the Omicron variant are climbing and will likely increase quickly in the upcoming weeks, according to new forecasts. Based on national forecasts, 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans could die by the time the current wave subsides in March. “A lot of people are still going to die because … Read more