MOUNTING PROBLEM

HELPING HAND

FRESH CASES OF TB

INDIA

Drug drive

Endless wait

Passing environment bills a low priority task for politicians

Cripple effect

Rabies vaccine shortage in Bangalore

Cellular signal

Of an impeding asthma attack

Foreign-made welcome

But India's health care system has little space for indigenously developed biotechnology

Jagged track

Global AIDS meet underlines daunting task, hurdles

It was always measly

Post-liberalisation, public funding in health care has reached a nadir

Maltreatment

Premier health institutes are responsible for malarial deaths

A miss on rural health

Experts fear new rural health plan, consuming Rs 6,713 crore in 2005-2006, will be a fiasco

Doctor, heal thyself

Positive partnership

Succour in strife

Parliamentary committee flags concerns over ‘grossly insufficient’ funding for department of health research

The committee also noted that the demand was much lower compared to Rs 3,467.65 crore demanded for 2022-2023

Long COVID: Female sex, older age and existing health problems increase risk, say new research

Symptoms can include fatigue, breathlessness, difficulty concentrating and many more – but the precise nature of the symptoms is not well …

Scientists synthesise new compound to fight stomach infections

IIT-Gandhinagar scientists have found a way to fight a bacteria that causes gastritis, peptic ulcers and stomach cancers

Obesity, climate change and under-nutrition form a synergy of epidemics: Report

A Lancet Commission report says these three co-occur, interact with each other to produce complex sequelae and share common underlying societal …

Improving women's well-being needs more than access to free healthcare: study

Data from one of the largest state-funded health insurance scheme in India shows gender disparity continued even where free hospital care was provided

Measles outbreak in Europe exposes gaps in vaccination coverage

Outbreaks will continue in Europe, as elsewhere, until every country reaches the level of immunisation needed to fully protect their populations

Depression recovery: while some make progress, others fumble in darkness

The World Health Organization says the number of people with common mental disorders is increasing, particularly in lower-income countries

Poor access to support systems causes high mortality among women with burn injuries

About 100,000 women die of burn injuries in India every year, and most of the deaths happen due to inadequate support service