US recommends fewer childhood vaccines in major shift
The dramatic shift -- announced by the US health department, which is led by long-time vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- means the country will no longer recommend that…
The next frontier of pharma: From treatment access to health equity
(Brand Connect Initiative) A year-end reflection on what 2025 taught us and what patients need from 2026
Over 80 per cent of psychiatric patients in India do not receive timely care: Indian Psychiatric Society
Data from the National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) indicates that India faces one of the widest treatment gaps in the world, with over 85 per cent of people suffering from…
OPD services across Odisha hospitals hit as doctors start 2-hour daily work boycott
Members of the Odisha Medical Service Association (OMSA) boycotted outpatient services from 9 am to 11 am, demanding that the government fulfil their 10-point charter of demands.
TB death risk calculator awaits India rollout despite Tami Nadu success
Across the country, more than three lakh people die of TB every year. Of these, between 1,000 and 2,000 deaths occur in Mumbai, the highest in Maharashtra, where a few…
Scientists found a way to help ageing guts heal themselves: Study
Many people notice that certain foods become harder to tolerate with age. One possible reason is damage to the intestinal epithelium, a thin, single layer of cells that lines the…
NMC clears 171 additional PG seats for 2025-26 academic year
Colleges across multiple states - including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Odisha, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Haryana - have received additional seats under the…
Delhi Government to declare Human Rabies a "Notifiable Disease"
The objective of this notification, according to an official release, is to strengthen surveillance, ensure timely case reporting, and enable rapid public health action to prevent the spread of rabies.
Indore water contamination: 20 new diarrhoea cases detected; over 9,000 screened
Officials said health teams examined 9,416 individuals from 2,354 households during an ongoing survey in the city's Bhagirathpura area, where six persons have lost their lives due to contaminated water,…
AYUSH gets recognition in India's free trade pacts with Oman, New Zealand
Both the agreements, which were finalised last year in December, have dedicated annexures on health-related services and traditional medicine.