Expenditure on treatment of mental illness pushes 20% Indian households into poverty, finds new study
Critical need to provide financial risk protection to reduce the monetary impact of healthcare expenditure on mental illness among households in …
India's Health Crisis
Insufficient allocation for the health sector pushing 7% of Indians below the poverty line and about 23% of the sick can't afford healthcare
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
Investing in depression and anxiety treatment could yield huge economic returns
A new study makes the case for scaling up global response to these mental health disorders
Non-stick hazard
Troubled by illness, 385,000 people committed suicide between 2001 and 2015
At least four per cent of India’s population suffers from poverty because they have to incur huge expenses for treating their illness
Getting the psyche right: Mental Health Care Bill 2016
Rajya Sabha passed the Mental Health Bill on August 8, 2016. We tell you why is it revolutionary for mental health care in India
The bane of Indian women
Inflicting a physician-induced ailment on women is tantamount to murder
Nicotine: catch them young
Gran's a mom
Is a cure for premature menopause in sight?
Mercury failing
COVID-19: Why India needs a robust public health infrastructure
While we need public health professionals to work in development sector, we can also train them in epidemiology to help create a …
Caught in the Web
Is getting hooked to the Internet a distinct disorder or is it a symptom of other psychiatric illnesses?
Simply Put: A generic health day in India
International Youth Day: Education needs transforming for children’s mental health
The younger generation has to be equipped with resilience and ability to handle pressures and challenges by inculcating academic excellence and …
More than half the world's population does not receive essential health care services
Under such circumstances, achieving universal health coverage by 2030 seems like an ambitious target
Zika impact: Demand for abortion up 100% in Brazil
Pregnant women from Zika-affected countries are defying national laws which restrict abortion to request abortion medications online, a new …
Unhealthy affair: Book review - Make Health in India
An exhaustive analysis of the challenges India faces in the health sector
Health spending increases in lower-income countries: WHO report
However, people are still paying too much out of their own pockets
Bad influence
Electing India’s health transformation
The new government must convene a meeting of central and state health ministers annually, to build consensus across the political spectrum and …
English medicine
PUBLIC HEALTH IN BRITISH INDIA: ANGLO INDIAN PREVENTIVE MEDICINE (1859-1914) Mark Harrison Cambridge University Press Rs 395
Trust the robot
Soon a simple robot that can learn the physical characteristics of the brain may give neurosurgeons finer control over surgical instruments …
World Mental Health Day: WHO-FIFA installs friendship benches to promote mental-health awareness
Project focuses on sports’ role in promoting mental well-being
Infographic: India lacks rural health centres, human resources to run them
As on March 31,2021, health centres at all three levels are catering to more population than recommended