'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
Hazards of sugar may be under reported
The sugar industry sponsered a study on coronary heart disease which downplayed sugar as a risk factor
Malady to miracle: Leprosy bacteria grows liver in armadillos, gives hope for human organ regeneration
Study finds bacteria of the chronic infectious disease reprogrammed certain cells into ‘stem-like cells’
Pig heart transplant: A history of the animal’s contribution to medical sciences
In 1997, two surgeons were jailed when an Indian patient died after a pig organ transplant
Oxygen Langars: Sikh gurdwaras in Delhi help COVID-19 patients breathe
As the national capital gasps for air, gurdwaras like Damdama Sahib have stepped up to provide what are now known as ‘oxygen langars’
No medical staff, equipment in ‘model’ state Gujarat’s villages, as COVID-19 wreaks havoc
COVID-19 has spread to all of Gujarat’s 18,000 villages, alleges a state Congress member
'Every fourth AES case in Gorakhpur is of Japanese Encephalitis'
What used to be just 4-7 per cent of the total AES cases every year, increased to 25 per cent this time, said an official from BRD Medical College
Green technique can convert plaster of Paris waste into useful products
Scientists from Pune and Mumbai use hazardous medical waste to make ammonium sulphate and calcium bicarbonate
Should we treat chronic disease patients only if they agree to lifestyle monitoring?
The challenge of a rapidly increasing health care budget has prompted a call for “lifestyle rationing” of medical help to people who …
Clinical trials for first dengue treatment could start within a year
The dengue virus poses a grave risk to people in tropical and sub-tropical countries with an estimated 400 million getting infected globally each year
Scientists announce final trial results of world’s most advanced malaria vaccine
Vaccine can prevent a substantial number of cases of clinical malaria, especially in areas of high transmission rates
Keshav Desiraju transfer: When right bureaucrats are wronged
Government actions that appear to defend corrupt practices and commercial interests, can only bring down public institutions
Happiness of nations
People who seek fulfilment only in material well-being are not satisfied, says the shrink, looking at the 'dark side' of the American dream
Mobile disruption
There is evidence that people using cellular telephones may develop strange diseases linked to memory loss
Surviving Ebola
Whether you will survive an Ebola infection or not depends on the immune response of your body, not on the level of infection
Animal sacrifice
150 million animals are killed for research worldwide. Do humans really benefit?