How international scientific collaborators sideline African researchers
Scientists from sub-Saharan Africa writing research papers on health in their own countries are often not named first or senior author, finds a study
The concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end – here's why
The symptoms of 'schizophrenia' are very real, but experts are looking for a better way to define them
Poor access to support systems causes high mortality among women with burn injuries
About 100,000 women die of burn injuries in India every year, and most of the deaths happen due to inadequate support service
Syringe safety
Clinical safety comes of age with the devising of a new equipment to dispose of all infected "sharps"
On the dot
A magnetically guided neurosurgical technique called magnetic stereotaxis could enable the performance of delicate brain surgery without …
Health for all: WHO launches first-ever roadmap to link health with sustainable economic growth
WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All launches report at 76th World Health Assembly
The iron bar
Fluoride in water and food blocks iron absorption, leads to anaemia among pregnant women
Suicide rate in US army is rising every year
American journalist Dahr Jamail has written two books on the fallout of the US occupation in Iraq. In an interview over Skype Jamail told Moyna …
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
Demonetisation: public health system ill-equipped and unreliable
The government’s assurance of treatment in government hospitals is hollow as the system is inadequate
NITI Aayog’s PPP model for district hospitals pushes for privatisation of health sector
The move is in line with the Centre's agenda to push government health sector towards privatisation on the grounds that public health …
Mental illness in fathers may increase the risk of preterm birth — new research
Stress-related disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, were associated with the highest risk of preterm birth
World not on track to reduce suicide mortality rate by 2030 : WHO
While COVID-19 has increased mental stress globally, a new WHO report shows a crisis was already in place in 2019
Africa on its way to becoming a polio-free continent
It is likely that Nigeria will soon be removed by WHO from the list of countries where polio is endemic
Warning signal
Telecom service providers’ study shows mobile phone towers are safe. But are they?
People's risk
Community-based risk assessment and abatement is a must in the age of expanding business opportunities
Righting the target
Clearer understanding of an enzyme's role could lead to pain killers with less acute side-effects
Space Supporting Africa: Volume 2: Education and Healthcare as Priority Areas in Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030
This book addresses the need to support decision-makers across Africa by promoting awareness of the importance of space technologies
The Pandemic Information Gap: The Brutal Economics of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is caused by a lack of good information. A pandemic is essentially an information problem: this is the enlightening and …
Novel cure on the horizon for dementia patients
People with dementia can get back their normal lives. Researchers at Queensland Brain Institute have managed to reverse dementia symptoms in mice.…
India's health workforce crisis
Doctor-patient ratio in India is much less than the WHO-prescribed limit of 1:1000
When politicians endorse child marriage, you have to shout 'Beti bachao'
In a recent event, BJP MLA Gopal Parmar said that child marriage is the solution to many problems like ‘love jihad’, elopement and divorce
‘It’s absurd to blame litchi for AES, malnourishment the real cause’
Arun Shah, a Muzaffarpur-based paediatrician who has researched on the syndrome, says the fruit is only a triggering factor for malnourished children
India ranks 113 of 176 countries on children's wellbeing
In its neighbourhood, India ranked fourth, behind Bhutan (98), Sri Lanka (56) and China (36)
Can gene-editing save people from life-threatening diseases?
Two pharmaceutical companies CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals are trying to take that path