Coke's multiple fractures

Ban on soft drinks in US schools; Kerala plant closed

2016, the year that was: health and medicine

Health spent a lot of time in the spotlight in 2016 and it was a major issue in numerous government reviews

Data-wise

A database is imperative, yet is nowhere in sight

Review of the film, Sicko

Film>>Sicko, Produced and directed by Michael Moore, 125 minutes, USA

Will HIV bill reach House?

South Africa mulls tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, WHO welcomes move

This is one of the interventions proposed in the country’s strategy for 2015-2020 for prevention and control of obesity

Coronavirus spreads to France, Australia, Malaysia; India tightens watch at 7 airports

China plans to stop interprovincial road transport to Beijing from January 26

Coronavirus update: CNN pegs US tally at 13,000

India tally crosses 200, says ICMR

Drugs pricing policy in limbo

Supreme court delays judgement on case that will help fix prices of essential medicines

Nuclear protection pills for California residents

Regulate stent prices to prevent exploitation of patients: health campaigners

While the government fixes the prices of stents, it must also take urgent action to investigate corrupt practices and overcharging

COVID-19 has made the invisible visible

Migrants make economies tick and now with their return there are many questions about the future of work, of …

National action plan on antimicrobial resistance urges multi-sectoral initiative

Antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, is a global public health threat, as antibiotics and antimicrobials are becoming …

Endgame begins

Experts say India needs to move beyond oral vaccine to battle vaccine-generated polio

Push to prevent cancer, strokes

Government wakes up to threat of non-communicable diseases

ICMR to get more funds, power

Coronavirus outbreak: A new mapping tool that lets you scroll through timeline

To provide a clearer picture of an evolving story, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has developed a new outbreak-…

Bureaucracy has no idea about health care trends

T Jacob John , professor of virology and paediatrics at Christian Medical College, Vellore, speaks to Raj Kishor Khaware on the state of health …

Spare change

Resources devoted to health care systems are neither divided equitably nor in proportion to the distribution of health problems

Access to midwives could annually save 1.2 million lives in East and Southern Africa by 2035

Achievements depend on midwives gaining better education and training

Coronavirus update: Finance minister announces special package

Food and cash transfer announced under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana

UP children to be vaccinated every month against polio

Polio vaccination strategy under scanner

Me likes what me likes

No fund for breastfeeding campaign