Delhi's walking medicine bank
Omkar Nath Sharma has made it his vocation to collect unused medicines and distribute them to the poor
Yar Tsa Gumba
A miraculous mushroom, over-exploited, is on the brink of extinction
Pickle, tea and a spice
Weeds of fortune
A researcher reflects on progress fighting hepatitis C — and a path forward
The development of treatments over the past 30 years reflects the amazing progress the field has made in tackling hepatitis C in a relatively …
गरीबों तक भी पहुंच पाएगी कोरोना वैक्सीन, 150 से भी ज्यादा देशों ने मिलाया हाथ
जिन 165 देशों ने इस समझौते में रुचि व्यक्त की है, वो दुनिया की लगभग 60 फीसदी आबादी का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं
Alarming increase in global use of antibiotics, India is the largest consumer
A research published in a medical journal has sounded an alarm on overuse and misuse of antibiotic drugs
Umbilical discord
As a result of air pollution in Delhi, strains of toxic metals like lead and cadmium are increasingly finding their way into the womb
The ideal gap
A two-and-a-half-year gap is ideal between births for the health of the babies
Asthma at home
What's cooking tonight?
Cooking smoke can increase the risk of catching tuberculosis
Sounds bad!
Finishing touches
Ayurvedic massage can reduce body's toxin levels by 58 per cent
World Health Assembly to discuss reforms
Health activists push for funds with no strings attached
Dying practice
Lack of medicinal plants forces village doctors out of trade
Against the grain
COVID-19: Trials for cure at a glance
Scientists across the globe are working to develop vaccines for the novel coronavirus disease while exploring whether existing drugs can be …
Clinical trials for Ebola drug begin in Liberia
The drug was originally developed for other viruses
Stem cell breakthrough gets Nobel in medicine
British scientist John B Gurdon and his Japanese counterpart Shinya Yamanaka honoured
Rohana’s healer of maladies
Meet Jaganath Singh who has been treating farm animals with herbs and plants for the past 80 years
"Forests are the main source of herbs"
Meghalaya's abundant flora is the basis of its traditional healthcare system. Now, rapid urbanisation and breakdown of the community structure …
Film review: A planet of hope
Kalahandi: A Planet of Herbs / Director: Amarendra Kishore / 28 minutes / English/Hindi
In short
Letting go a good thing
After almost eradicating filaria from a Kerala taluka , there are no takers for a bio-environmental vector management project
Urban malady
A Japanese study suggests that city life contributes to premature death