Ayushman Bharat –Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ranchi, Jharkhand on Sunday. It is an effort to provide accessible and affordable health care to the common man.

Drinking artificially-sweetened beverages is associated with a significantly lower risk of colon cancer recurrence and cancer death, a team of investigators led by a Yale Cancer Center scientist has found.

Postmenopausal factors may have an impact on the heart-protective qualities of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) – also known as ‘good cholesterol’ – according to a study led by researchers in the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

Men may recover more quickly from influenza infections because they produce more of a key lung-healing protein, a study from scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests.

Older people who have higher blood pressure may have more signs of brain disease, specifically brain lesions, according to a study published in the recent online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

A new study led by the University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes shows that taking the multivitamin and mineral supplements do not prevent strokes, heart attacks or deaths related to cardiovascular disease.