COVID-19: Madhya Pradesh reels under ventilator shortage
The state has only one ventilator for one lakh population, according to government data
Odisha records its first COVID-19 death
Total COVID-19 positive cases at 42; state’s third exclusive COVID-19 hospital with 500 beds became operational on April 6
COVID-19: How will India plan its lockdown exit?
The PM has directed all chief ministers to devise a common exit strategy
COVID-19: States step up relief response with DMF funds
Major mining districts such as Keonjhar and Sundargarh in Odisha and Bhilwara and Rajsamand in Rajasthan have sanctioned sizeable funds
COVID-19: Water a crucial weapon in pandemic fight
Water access, safe sanitation and rapid de-densification of settlements are key interventions in COVID-19 response plan
Beginning of the third wave: How Nigeria is bracing for COVID-19 pandemic
From cash transfers for the vulnerable to new test kits, Nigeria has announced a slew of measures
COVID-19: A long economic quarantine
Forecast of high temperature, erratic rains and cyclone push India’s poor into a point of no survival return
COVID-19 breeding ground for conspiracy theories — here’s why that’s serious problem
People who endorse conspiracy theories about the coronavirus may be less likely to follow health advice
Revenue targets, management staff making doctors pawns in corporate hospitals: Study
‘Corporate hospitals have reduced patients to factories’
How Indian Standards are looking at complexities in healthcare
A mushrooming medical devices market makes it vital to manage healthcare complexities
Antibiotic resistance: How to reduce consumption of antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance affects public health in many parts of the world now. Left unchecked, they may even upstage several …
Shift health to concurrent list: Expert group to Finance Commission
Activists voice concern about some recommendations by panel
Killer hospitals: Primary healthcare key to curb child deaths
Doctors at Odisha’s Vimsar hospital say if primary healthcare improves, the death toll at bigger hospitals would be fewer
Iatrogenesis unbound: Review of 'Healers or Predators?'
A rare anthology of medical cases investigated to expose the corrupt underbelly of healthcare
The problem for biosimilars
Reliance Life Sciences won a case against Roche, 4 years after the MNC sued to stave off challenge to a hit breast cancer drug
Healthcare algorithm in US shows racial bias
The computer algorithm reduced the number of black patients by more than half, while gave more access to the whites for high-risk health care …
Inter-Parliamentary Union calls for Universal Health Coverage
The grouping of national parliaments passed a resolution to the effect in Belgrade, Serbia
WHO focuses on ways to improve health in southeast Asia
The 72nd regional meeting of WHO for the south-east Asian region was inaugurated on September 2, 2019 in Delhi
Digital dispensaries: How district mineral foundations help healthcare in Odisha
Patients in mining-affected districts can connect to far-away doctors via Internet
With 77% posts vacant, West Bengal’s drugs units and blood banks continue without licenses: CAG
Even most samples to be tested and certified by state’s drug inspectors for quality and safety for sale expired in laboratory before they …
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 …
World doesn't have enough oncologists to treat rising cancer patients in Africa
The continent currently has 3,913 cancer specialists but 50% more will be needed to treat more than 2 lakh new cancer cases
Rare takes on the year just passing by
Being a Down To Earth reporter entails merging the personal with the professional. The magazine you so dearly own has a fascinating world hidden …
Laws are chipping away at democracy around the world
Trouble is brewing around the world, say experts
Congress manifesto promises jobs, welfare steps
Five focus areas include: Unemployment, poverty, farm distress, access to quality education and healthcare