Gender inequities worsen impact of cancer in women, finds Lancet Commission
Discrimination affects their rights and opportunities to avoid risk factors, ability to get timely diagnosis & quality care
What does Modicare mean for India's poor and sick?
In the absence of a proper public health infrastructure, what does Ayushman Bharat mean for millions of poor & sick? Kundan Pandey travels to …
Rahima Moosa: South Africa’s only mother and child hospital is falling apart — a veteran doctor reflects on why
The country’s health ombudsman recently published a shocking investigation into Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital
Indians could have lived for 1.7 years more with cleaner air
Every 8th death in country is due to air pollution, finds first state-wide research on its impact
India tops global charts for childhood diabetes and deaths: Study
Almost 40% increase in cases to 2019 from 1990 globally; largest increase in cases recorded in children aged 10 to 14 years
Gutkha ban has reduced consumption of tobacco in India: WHO
India is the world’s largest consumer of smokeless tobacco; nearly one million people die in the country every year due to tobacco use
Beyond a flailing state
Health ministry cannot provide basic services, the finance ministry cannot collect taxes and the chaos of governance worsens
Delhi smog lifts partially
Pollution build up in recent days corresponded with peak traffic hours and freight movement
Pregnant women exposed to pesticides carry high risk of having kids with autism spectrum disorder
Exposure during early development can affect mood, learning, social interactions and behaviour, reveals a study conducted near agriculture sites …
An open problem
Ghana's failure to fight open defecation is an ominous sign for Africa
Air pollution killed 7 million in 2012, says WHO
Revised estimates double number of deaths attributed to air pollution
Homeless and sick
Study shows high incidence of TB among Delhi's shelterless
‘Air pollution and climate change actions should be connected to reduce impact on people’s health’
Part 2: Health Effects Institute researcher Pallavi Pant speaks about air pollution and its health impact
India’s proposed amendments to IHR demand greater equity in access to healthcare, accountability of WHO
Country sought intermediate public health alert for outbreaks yet to be declared public health emergency
COVID-19 update: Over 7,000 new cases, 63 deaths in India from May 22-June 18
More cases of omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 in countries that saw lower prevalence of XBB.1.5 subvariant earlier and vice versa, says WHO
Diwali is far, but smog is here
Slow wind speed and pollution build up chokes people; authorities fail to issue health alerts
Himachal Pradesh joins list of states banning cotton candy after samples fail food safety test
Samples test positive for harmful dye Rhodamine-B
Current monkeypox symptoms are different from previous outbreaks, finds study
Rectal pain, penile swelling new complaints; Only a quarter of patients had known contact with a confirmed case
Industries can harm health in many ways: Here are 3 that aren’t so obvious
Some products and practices are directly linked to avoidable ill health, planetary damage and social and health inequity, especially by …
One Health: FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH launch research agenda for antimicrobial resistance
Interface addresses global health issues necessitating multisectoral, multidisciplinary response to AMR
A gene mutation may help explain why some don’t fall sick from COVID-19
Findings could pave the way for new vaccines, drugs for SARS-CoV2
Childhood immunisation begins to pick up post-pandemic, finds UN data
Recovery slow and unequal; coverage was 84% in 2022, down from 86% pre-pandemic
Parliament panel calls meeting to deliberate mental health Bill
Non-profits say it has provisions that would work against the interest of patients
Dengue on the rise: global burden is three times WHO estimate
Study shows India contributed more than one-third of burden in 2010
Health ministry fumes over ads terming gutkha ban unfair
Calls them misleading and unjustified