Taliban takeover will impact Afghanistan healthcare: What’s WHO doing about it

WHO working with new Taliban regime to see to it that healthcare services are not impacted  

Remdesivir: Predatory pricing of an unproven drug

Gilead Science’s price for the remdesivir drug reveals a faulty patents system and skewed policies of the United States

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

‘Gamers with pathological patterns can now be diagnosed and treated’

Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, associate professor of psychiatry at AIIMS, says WHO’s move to call gaming disorder a mental health condition a …

Women's Day: These 900,000 health workers have no reason to celebrate

No end in sight for these accredited social health activists who have not received remuneration for months 

Three decades on, stigma still stymies HIV prevention and treatment

Unless stigma is addressed, the aim of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 is unlikely to become a reality

Thank you for not driving: Climate change requires anti-smoking tactics

What if we treated climate change as a health problem rather than an environmental one? There are lessons to be learned from the successful …

How a community-based approach to mental health is making strides in Zimbabwe

Lay workers are being trained to help Zimbabwe manage mental issues in communities. So far it's proving successful.

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

Why the Budget should increase allocation towards health and family planning

Low spending by India in these two areas has caused growing inequality, insufficient access and poor quality of healthcare services

Tobacco control policies are effective, says WHO report

The report further finds that tobacco control does not harm economies and has a modest impact on employment

From bricks to black dust

As traditional coal-run brick kilns in Kaithal turn polluters, moves are afloat to shift them out of villages

Biological rhythms pose problems for night workers

Recent research reveals that subjecting night shift workers to eight hours of bright light could bring about a 12-hour shift in their daily rhythms.

Study finds sperm count decreasing worldwide

Scientists cannot explain why both the quality and quantity of sperm have been dropping since the 1940s. Indications are pollutants may be …

Uncertain future

If use of pesticides cannot be banned altogether and at once then, at least, some measures can keep them fenced out

Till death do us apart

Despite tonnes of evidence about the ruinous import of pesticides, humankind, especially in the South, are using just that much -- tonnes of it

The tiny killers

A recent study highlights the need for better pollution control technology and stricter laws to curb the emission of minute particles of air …

In which the count fell

A recent study establishes that sperm count has fallen drastically since the 1930s in the US and Europe

Spanish folly

When the Spanish found tobacco in America did they bite off more than they could chew? The debate still continues in the form of gutka in India

New viruses on the prowl

Humans have exposed themselves to a host of new viral diseases by playing around too much with the environment

Cigarettes, cars, and public health

Why should only cars be blamed for causing cancer? There should be health norms for cigarettes, too

Pollution: The crusade continues

US-based environmental pollution crusader Erin Brockovich and her partner Ed Masry are at it again. The target of their attention this time is …

"An epidemic of non-communication"

David Miller is an expert in psychosocial management of hiv/aids. He has worked in developing countries since 1986 and is currently the Country …

Scotland schools ban fast food ads

Fast food advertising in vending machines in schools have been banned in Scotland. The move has been hailed as a breakthrough in the fight …

Breathing uneasy

Threat from occupational exposure to pollutants, especially to young children and pregnant women, is growing rapidly. There is no time for …