Global team of experts identifies unifying global targets to combat AMR, says prevention is key

The simplicity of '1-10-100 targets' to fight AMR makes it easy to communicate the crisis and necessary measures to communities, say panelists at …

There’s a pressing need to implement antibiotic protocol in all hospitals

Life-threatening healthcare-associated infections caused by increasingly drug-resistant bacteria are taking a toll on the lives of thousands of …

Is India prepared to manage its burgeoning medical waste challenge?

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

Fair sex, unfair pay: Women in healthcare paid 24% less than men, highlights WHO report

Gender pay gap despite women comprising 67% of global health & social care workforce, specialties still dominated by men

WHO releases technical guidance for procurement, safe use of radiotherapy devices

More than half the cancer patients require radiotherapy as part of cancer care

Why Indian students need to go abroad to study medicine

Entrance to Indian medical colleges competitive and the tuition fees are high

Inspection of medical colleges to become history soon

No final decision on NEXT, fee yet; NMC to take final call

Add zip to your wound

Today, sutures and staples are outdated methods to seal an incision

Making organs

A new material might help make tissue for artificial organs

Inside view

A new technique will help see what even MRI scans cannot

Real remedy

Scientists say that they can now 'produce' blood vessels

Blood-clotting bandage

Giant computer

Ultrafast healing

Ultrasound therapy can quicken the healing of lingering fractures

Take heart

Diagnosis through breath

Treating cervical cancer

Radiation therapy and chemotherapy can halve cervical cancer deaths among women

Artificial body

Japanese scientists have discovered a new material that can grow new cells in the human body

DNA to test carcinogens

Chips made of DNA strands can detect carcinogenic chemicals

Lack of funding for top health research body

The Indian Council of Medical Research has only half the funds it needs

The slippery killer

It is going to require something more than just drugs to deal with HIV, say scientists

Code of ethics

Taming toxicity

Selenium, an easily available element, may be the answer to arsenic-related health problems

Dubious FDA

Can't walk, will smoke