New eye on organ formation

Human gut home to millions of beneficial bacteria

Human dependence on bacterial slaves

High nicotine in US cigarettes perpetuates tobacco pandemic

Film on the making of sensitive myelin sheaths

Root therapy

Acne drug to cure Japanese encephelitis

What comes after phase six?

Billions of dollars, 50 years later

Small pox vaccine might have countered HIV  

Why some women are more prone to develop cervical cancer

Researchers found a correlation between the composition of three micro-RNA genes in the DNA and the risk for a person developing cervical cancer

Celebrated minds

In 2016, many Indian-origin scientists made it big and got international acclaim for their work. From genetics to nanoelectronics, these …

Oximeter for COVID-19 : Sellers using loopholes in India's MRP regime to overcharge

Price of oximeters have gone up from Rs 900 to Rs 2,000-3,000 since the beginning of the second wave of the pandemic

Adityanath government’s claims of oxygen sufficiency fly in the face of ground reality, finds DTE

The Centre has not increased its allotment of oxygen to UP; the state too has not been able to meet the daily demand due to logistics

Encouraging orphan drugs in India

India needs to formulate an atrractive law to spur development of drugs for rare diseases

Resistance in gonorrhoea-causing bacteria is increasing and there are no new drugs

The World Health Organization has cautioned against the building resistance and emphasised on the need for new drugs

'We are in a much better position than in the past'

With the Zika virus spreading across the Americas, the international community has panicked. Kundan Pandey spoke to Soumya Swaminathan, Director …

Study shows social stigma comes in the way of alcoholics opting for treatment

A study says that almost half of the affected were too embarrassed to undertake treatment

Five Delhi hospitals to pay Rs 202 crore for defaulting on EWS services

More hospitals are expected to be penalised for failing to provide free treatment to patients from economically weaker sections

The other course

Traditional curative systems like ayurveda, homoeopathy, acupuncture... are being revived as alternative medicine. But in India and the Orient, …

Eat sauce, fight cancer

Go grab a slice of pizza and be liberal with the ketchup. The tomato paste may help prevent many types of cancers

In AID(S) of the dying

To tackle the killer disease ravaging South Africa, the government's health policy will have to undergo a drastic change

Mothers' gift

The benefits of breastfeeding babies include better intelligence, lower risk of cancer and asthma, and much more...

Research row

Controversy erupts as samples for study on genetic mutations are sent outside India without approval

AIDS transmitted through artificial insemination

Subha (not her real name), 35, had been married for over 10 years, but was still childless. Doctors attributed this condition to her husband's …

Infant deaths in J&K: ill babies given pentavalent vaccine, says PUDR

Report of health experts deputed by civil society group says infants did not receive timely medical care when they developed serious reaction

Is India prepared to manage its burgeoning medical waste challenge?

Multiple shortcomings in the system and a gap between waste generation and treatment exist