Rahul Gandhi vows to spend more on health. High time India does

Congress chief vows to push healthcare spend to 3% of GDP, increase staffing

World Health Assembly: health issues of women, children and elderly in focus

Health facilities available for older people are unequally distributed across the world

Amid germophobia

Triclosan in handwash can impair muscle contraction

Avoid the din

Constant traffic noise can increase risk of heart attack

Sneaky side-effects at a click

US scientists develop database for adverse drug reactions

Tobacco trouble

(un)Healthy drink

The ideal fruit juice plays havoc with the body's ability to absorb medicines

Unhealthy decision?

A new bill on environment-related risks is rejected by the Delhi Assembly

Where cancer lurks

Incidence of leukaemia is higher among children when both the parents are migrants

Dumping defects

Landfill sites linked to birth defects

Genetic test to fly safe

Toxic links

Exposure to wood dust can cause cancer

Unsafe limits

Even permissible levels of pollutants can damage health

How effective?

"Only half the rats fed GM food survived"

Sour taste

Doctors rush for village posting

Switch the lights on

House rules

Painkiller's ulcerous trail

Kills more than the pain

Researchers report hearing loss associated with aspirin use  

Re-creating live-animal markets in the lab lets researchers see how pathogens like coronavirus jump species

Within markets like the one in Wuhan, there are abundant opportunities for the type of interactions that promote pathogen transmission among species

Paediatric eczema finds relief in new drug

Significant improvement in itching with dupilumab medication for severe cases aged 6 months to 5 years 

Drug resistance finds mention in new National Health Policy

India does not have robust data on antibiotic resistance, but the available records show that the issue needs immediate response

Should we treat chronic disease patients only if they agree to lifestyle monitoring?

The challenge of a rapidly increasing health care budget has prompted a call for “lifestyle rationing” of medical help to people who …