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1 week ago | 
firstcheck.in | Sneha Richhariya
First Check came across an Instagram reel by where a health influencer promotes a “7 Days No Food Weight Loss Challenge,” claiming it can lead to rapid weight loss of up to 10 kilograms. The creator, alongside another person posing with gym equipment, dismisses exercise as ineffective. “Honestly, tell me, has running reduced your belly fat? Has all this exercise helped you lose even a little weight? No, it hasn’t. So why are you doing it?” she says.blaming trainers for misleading advice.
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1 week ago | 
firstcheck.in | Sneha Richhariya
A grassroots training programme designed by The Mercury Project and conducted in partnership with DataLEADS and JEEViKA (Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society) “produced striking effects on students’ abilities to distinguish between true and false information,” especially when it comes to health information.
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1 week ago | 
firstcheck.in | Sneha Richhariya
Alcoholic drinks, especially beer and spirits, may raise the risk of pancreatic cancer, a new study has found. Pancreatic cancer ranks as the frequent cancer globally and carries a high death rate, particularly when detected late. In 2022, it was responsible for 5% of all cancer fatalities worldwide.
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1 week ago | 
firstcheck.in | Sneha Richhariya
COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Tuesday.
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3 weeks ago | 
hindi.mongabay.com | Sneha Richhariya
राजस्थान की स्पाइनी टेल्ड लिजार्ड का, उसके मांस, रक्त, तेल और त्वचा के लिए अवैध रूप से शिकार और व्यापार किया जाता रहा है। कृषि भूमि और अक्षय ऊर्जा परियोजनाओं के लिए घास के मैदानों को साफ किया जा रहा है, जिससे इस छिपकली प्रजाति के आवास को खतरा है। विशेषज्ञों का कहना है कि छिपकलियां रेतीली और पथरीली मिट्टी के आवासों में रहती हैं, जिसे सरकार बंजर भूमि मानती है। राजस्थान के पोखरण इलाके के विशाल, शुष्क घास के मैदानों में एक ऐसा छोटा, बिल में रहने वाला सरीसृप पाया जाता है, जिसे ढूंढ पाना आसान नहीं...
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
theweek.in | Sneha Richhariya
Valentine's Day is touted to be the day of love, with roses, chocolates, gifts and words of affirmation used to symbolise this love. However, there is a darker, many a times unspoken side of love that lurks in the corners of many Indian households- intimate partner violence. Intimate partner violence refers to any behaviour within a close relationship that inflicts physical, emotional, or sexual harm.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
theweek.in | Sneha Richhariya
Insufficient scientific evidence. For over a century, scientists have documented the presence of bacteriophages—viruses that target and destroy harmful bacteria—helping keep Ganga’s water non-putrefying. However, there is no conclusive evidence of the river’s healing or medicinal properties. Experts attribute Ganga’s unique microbial composition to its course, sediment, and nutrient flow.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
theweek.in | Sneha Richhariya
There is a silent 'pandemic' that is taking over the world, including India, and costing lives—obesity. World Obesity Atlas report from the World Obesity Federation, predicted that 51% of the global population will be living with overweight or obesity by 2035 if current lifestyle trends continue. In recent years, developing countries are experiencing a more dramatic rise in the prevalence of obesity, and India is no different.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
theweek.in | Sneha Richhariya
Cancer is among the leading causes of death worldwide, with approximately 1 crore lives lost in 2022. By 2040, annual new cancer cases are projected to increase to 2.9 crore, while cancer-related deaths are expected to reach 1.5 crore. Diseases like cancer need fact-based diagnoses, evidence-backed therapies and treatment protocols prescribed by qualified professionals to help the patient defeat it.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
theweek.in | Sneha Richhariya
In what is being called a major leap forward for cancer care, researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system capable of predicting the course and severity of aggressive skin cancers like Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). Named "DeepMerkel", this AI tool can help doctors tailor treatments to individual patients, ensuring they receive the most effective care possible.
