Eaten hollow

The sal heartwood borer is all set to destroy sal forests in Madhya Pradesh. But this would not have been possible without the assistance of an …

Review of film The name of the disease

Timber soldiers

Remote control

Police vehicle to be confiscated

Letters

Webcams rein in footloose doctors

Sonepur district improves ranking in rural health mission

Doctors get reminder on ethics

Stop taking gifts from pharma companies: Medical Council

Honey, they shrunk our livelihoods!

Honey collectors gamble with their lives to eke out a livelihood in the Sundarbans, but are forced to sell it to the forest department for a pittance

Medical draft Bill will commercialise education, say doctors

NITI Aayog is championing privatisation and commercialisation of medical education in India, says the Alliance of Doctors for Ethical Healthcare

A Nobel profession

From war-torn countries to nations suffering constantly from natural calamities, Medcins Sans Frontires, also known as Doctors Without Borders, …

Biography of malignancy

Book>> The emperor of all maladies • by Siddhartha Mukherjee • Scribner • US $15

Medical education in India does not address larger social needs for health care

Medical education is in the news for all the wrong reasons. The government's decision to extend reservations in institutions of higher education …

Realities unmasked

A look at the prescribed guidelines for PCB appointments reveals glaring loopholes

News snippets

I don't approve the methods of Naxals

RTI detained

Villagers remove road barrier in Sariska

'Centre must hold peace talks with Maoists'

Eight-year-old shot by Kaziranga forest guard in 2016 shifted to AIIMS Delhi

The forest department is not paying for the treatment in New Delhi, claims the boy's family

Fading scent of musk deer

With winters approaching, Uttarakhand forest officials set out to protect the state animal, but without sufficient funds or a proper plan

Talking the walk

Doctors rush for village posting

Ignorance makes a maneater

India performs badly in breastfeeding, ensuring healthy diet to children

A report blames ineffective policies, lack of budget and the absence of better monitoring policies for poor performance