Degree without honours
Parliamentary committee turns down a proposed three-year course in rural health
Swine flu tamed?
H1N1 cases on the rise but doctors say the strain is behaving like seasonal flu
309,000 infants die on first day
India tops global list of first day deaths of infants; chronic malnourishment blamed
Study proposes tax on soft drinks
Tax likely to hike price of beverages, may help check obesity, Type-2 diabetes
Ahmedabad’s beat-the-heat plan
Civic body to send weather alerts, create public awareness and train medical officials
'Like MDGs, India may fail to achieve SDG targets on malnutrition'
No infrastructure for universal health coverage in India, says report
Infrastructure for primary healthcare has decreased in the past decade
Deficient programme
Centre wants to treat anaemia with iron tablets. Can pills substitute nutritious food?
ASHA workers’ strike in Delhi continues
Workers demanding permanent salary and transport allowance
Parliament panel turns down proposal of BSc course in rural health
Government may face contempt of court
Cabinet approves National Urban Health Mission
Misgivings persist about implementation
National Health Assurance Mission likely to favour insurance model of healthcare
Experience shows free medicines help more, say some experts
PPP will strengthen health sector: Harsh Vardhan
India launches action plan to reduce deaths among newborns
Plan aims to deal with preventable deaths in babies under a month old
India has highest rate of antibiotic resistance, says study
Low- and middle-income countries report the highest increase in antibiotic resistance
‘Treat severe malnutrition at home’
WHO proposes ready-to-use food. Health experts don’t agree
Punjab to offer free emergency hospital services
The scheme aims at addressing out-of-pocket expenditure in the state
Urban heat islands dot Delhi
Temperature hot spots found in seven of 11 weather stations in the national capital
Artificial reality
Lack of research makes prosthetics too expensive for most Indians
No two-finger test for rape
Health ministry does away with the controversial test; medicos demand use of rape kit
Money set aside to build institutions, not public health
Preventive and primary healthcare get a miss in the budget 2014
Blueprint to tackle non-communicable diseases released
It has a list of good practices and gives structure to an otherwise unregulated field
3.1 million children under five die of malnutrition annually
Study says child mortality linked to maternal undernutrition, obesity
Experts call for holistic approach to reproductive healthcare
Urge governments to give women free healthcare to reduce maternal mortality