A senior doctor at the district hospital said the hospital has recorded more than 200 cases of dehydration, dizziness and heat-related fever since last week.

The event was held by Illness to Wellness Foundation, where healthcare leaders, senior doctors, policymakers and wellness experts discussed the need to shift the country's healthcare approach from treating illness…

The trend is not limited to major metropolitan hubs. Smaller centres and private hospitals are adopting robots for orthopaedics, neurosurgery, and urology, using these devices to improve implant accuracy and…

Vaccination alone will not eliminate cervical cancer, warns Padma Shri awardee Dr Neerja Bhatla, calling for a nationwide transition to organised HPV DNA-based screening, stronger governance, validated diagnostics and accountable…

Union Health Minister says population-based screening is strengthening early detection of non-communicable diseases; over 5 crore diabetes cases and nearly one lakh cervical cancer cases identified through nationwide programme.

The outbreak, declared on May 15, has so far infected 1,307 people and killed ‌377 across ⁠the eastern ⁠provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, according to government data…

Addressing reporters after the meeting on Tuesday, Pansheriya said the existing legal framework governing food and drug adulteration needs to be strengthened to deal with offenders more effectively.

Officials said no fatalities were reported during the day. However, 44 people tested positive after 507 residents were screened across affected villages. The latest cerebral malaria cases come in addition…

The WHO also said there were problems with adequately registering casualties and tracking missing persons following the 7.5- and 7.2-magnitude earthquakes on Wednesday.

Doctors said incidents of verbal abuse, threats and physical assaults are frequent but often go unreported. They added that the lack of state-specific data makes it difficult to assess the…