Study finds genetic variants that increase ADHD risk

Researchers identify 12 regions in the genome, changes to which increase the risk of developing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

10 per cent drugs in government supply chain below standard

National drug survey published by the health ministry also found that 0.059 per cent of government-sourced samples were spurious

Hepatitis C: India has failed to tackle the deadly disease

Chronic HCV infection accounts for 12-32 per cent of liver cancer and 10-20 per cent of cirrhosis cases in India. Most people with chronic …

Edge of unreason

From a little-known Gurgaon doctor in 2008 to the alleged involvement of a nephrologist from Delhi's Apollo hospital today, the kidney racket …

Prescription done, how about the cure?

No sex please, we're Indians

No policy for rare diseases, govt declares ‘one-time financial assistance’

The Union health minister announced a ‘one-time financial assistance’ in Parliament on Friday, but did not specify any amount

47 per cent blood banks in Delhi do not have licences; some for years

Two blood banks were found to have been functioning without renewing licence for more than four years

Left groups launch national-level movement to demand policy changes

The Jan Ekta Jan Adhikar Andolan will raise demands for changes in economic policies and labour laws, among other issues

Measles is back: cases reported in countries that had eradicated the disease

With outbreaks reported from across the world, measles' eradication by 2020 seems difficult

AIDS agency orders cheap drug

Stavudine disfigures, affects peripheral nervous system permanently  

HEALTHY POLICY

Lassa fever: Why there’s a call to declare a health emergency in Nigeria

The Nigerian Academy of Science has called for the current outbreak of Lassa fever in Africa’s most populous nation to be declared a …

The solution for Africa’s health problem is in basing health outside of disease

Health does not begin with disease but is dependent on the way of living, clean environment and good nutrition knowledge

What Africa still needs to do to eliminate malaria

Eliminating malaria in Africa has been held back by a range of factors, including a lack of funds and drug and insecticide resistance challenges

Inequality in health indicators on the rise in India: Economic Survey

The Economic Survey says that progress in healthcare has been slower than other countries equal in progress and GDP per capita

Africa on its way to becoming a polio-free continent

It is likely that Nigeria will soon be removed by WHO from the list of countries where polio is endemic

Cough resistance

Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in India is plagued by delayed diagnostics and inaccurate treatment procedures. An initiative in …

Medical education in India does not address larger social needs for health care

Medical education is in the news for all the wrong reasons. The government's decision to extend reservations in institutions of higher education …

World Mental Health Day: WHO-FIFA installs friendship benches to promote mental-health awareness

Project focuses on sports’ role in promoting mental well-being

Antibiotic resistance: AMR a health threat in Uganda

Worries: Self-medication, antibiotic sales without prescription

Reducing anaemia

Unhealthy policy

A new policy fails to address key problems of healthcare

The way ahead

Treatment has changed