Grotesque profits in the time of COVID-19
Vaccine equity goes for a toss as US recommends booster shots, while Pfizer and Moderna revenues soar by billions of dollars
Protect patients, health workers and facilities: WHO to all parties in Afghanistan
The World Health Organization was committed to staying in Afghanistan and delivering critical health services, it said
Re-embrace democracy, Free World
The pandemic response will become truly global only when the vaccine becomes a global good
We know vaccines are the way out of COVID-19, but how are India’s numbers stacked
India is adding the most to the pandemic’s tally now; yet, the vaccination drive has lost steam before any significant gains
COVID-19: Rural India’s case load has topped since August
The pandemic has also killed more people in rural districts than in urban ones in September
Killer hospitals: Primary healthcare key to curb child deaths
Doctors at Odisha’s Vimsar hospital say if primary healthcare improves, the death toll at bigger hospitals would be fewer
Microplastics in drinking water not alarming, but there isn't enough research or data on it: WHO
The global health agency said there doesn’t exist enough research and reliable data to conclude that the situation is alarming
Memory, attention difficulties often part of normal life
There are two main reasons healthy adults experience difficulties with their memory and/or attention: highly demanding lives and normal age-…
‘Growth of affluent Indian kids on par with developed countries’
Nita Bhandari, an internationally recognised public health researcher, spoke to Down To Earth on how India was selected for the WHO study and its …
V(a)x populi: Should we or should we not vaccinate
Three experts come from three different points of view to the debate on compulsory vaccination
Vitamin deficiency widespread among healthy looking urban Indians
Hyderabad scientists find that 46 per cent of their sample size of healthy adults had vitamin B2 and B6 deficiencies
Experts call for action against spread of mycetoma
At the sixth international conference in Sudan they said it’s essential to set goals and milestones to trigger collaborative research on …
What mapping Kenya’s child deaths for 50 years revealed – and why it matters
Kenya performed well above average, with a rate of 46 deaths per 1,000 live births compared to an average of 76 across sub-Saharan Africa region
New drug can reverse failing memory
Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health develops molecule to help those at risk of cognitive problems
Obesity, climate change and under-nutrition form a synergy of epidemics: Report
A Lancet Commission report says these three co-occur, interact with each other to produce complex sequelae and share common underlying societal …
Vitamin D deficiency in newborns increases schizophrenia risk
Study affirms link, raises hope for early prevention of disorder by treating deficiency in pregnant women
Malnutrition among tribal children
Malnutrition is unacceptably higher among India’s tribal population than other communities. Among tribal children under five, 51.1 per cent …
India and UK launch new research initiative on cancer
The partnership is aimed at finding new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer with a focus on affordable approaches
Wide differences in antibiotic use between countries: WHO
The discrepancies in consumption range from approximately 4 defined daily doses (DDD)/1,000 inhabitants per day to more than 64 DDD across 65 …
Health Canada reviews studies that aided approval of Roundup herbicide
This step comes after environmental organisations claimed that Monsanto had a hand in writing these studies
Mental health insurance likely to reduce stigma
Many suffering from mental disorders avoid treatment due to the stigma attached but IRDA's directive asking insurance companies to provide …
Improving women's well-being needs more than access to free healthcare: study
Data from one of the largest state-funded health insurance scheme in India shows gender disparity continued even where free hospital care was provided
Burden of child brides: Bihar, Rajasthan lead states in marrying off girls early
Southern states such as Tamil Nadu and Telangana are not doing any better, finds National Health Profile 2018
Married women in India have highest out-of-pocket expenditure for non-communicable diseases
Married women in both rural and urban India spend more on treating non-communicable diseases than other diseases, shows a study
Plague bacteria may be hiding in common soil or water microbes, waiting to emerge
Where do plague bacteria go between outbreaks? New research demonstrates that they can survive and replicate inside amoebae that are widely …