Why is private healthcare opposing the Clinical Establishments Act?
Enforcing the act is troublesome as health is a state subject and states are succumbing to the pressure of the private healthcare sector, driven …
#FitnessChallenge: A life cycle of challenges I throw at PM Modi
Being conceived is like being punished to a slow death owing to environmental pollution that needs a reality check
Half the global snake bite deaths happen in India. Why are we not prepared?
WHO now recognises snakebite as a neglected disease. But India, which has the highest number of snakebite deaths, is woefully ill-prepared in …
Two-thirds poultry farms in India use antibiotics for growth promotion
These farms were also nearly three times more likely to report multidrug resistant bacteria than those that did not use antibiotics for growth …
Rajya Sabha passes Disabilities Bill
The bill increases the types of disabilities from seven to 21, making more people eligible to reap benefits
A model to predict diseases that transfer from animals to humans
The study tested the model with Lassa fever, a disease endemic to western Africa and is caused by the Lassa virus which passes on to people …
47 per cent of Indian women still marry before 18, says new Lancet Report on adolescent health
It also says that the rate of rural Indian girls marrying before 18 years is twice that of their urban counterparts
Can Yoga cure cancer?
As Union Minister makes startling claim, Down To Earth speaks to experts on the subject
Government stand against EU ban on Indian drugs much needed, says industry
Standing against the arbitrary ban on 700 drugs, India has decided to defer the proposed talks on the free trade agreement between India and the EU
High prices of food lead to malnutrition, says study
Poorer households have the smallest food reserves and are therefore hardest hit by rising food prices: study
State of worry
After a long gap of 10 years, India has released the National Family Health Survey 2015-16, though only for 13 states and two Union Territories. …
Dengue on the rise: global burden is three times WHO estimate
Study shows India contributed more than one-third of burden in 2010
Chhatisgarh stalls PPP project to outsource diagnostic facilities
Centre refuses to provide funds; state government to review project
India gets it first mental health policy
Timed to coincide with the World Mental Health Day, the policy aims to provide universal access to mental healthcare, especially to those living …
Muted response
Hepatitis C is a growing problem in India, but government has no programme to manage the disease
महामारी से तब भी पीड़ित थे, अब भी पीड़ित हैं : कांचा इलैया
जब भी कोई महामारी होती है तो कम प्रतिरक्षा और अन्य कारणों से गरीब सबसे अधिक शिकार होते हैं।
Indians work hard but get fewer benefits: report
NSSO report says in urban areas people spend more time on earning a livelihood than compared to rural areas
Patients pay for high margins of pharma firms
Patients in India end up paying more for medicines and all kinds of treatment as prevailing conditions do not allow the market to function …
Vaccine-derived polio virus found 50 times in India in six years
The vaccine-derived polio virus is a rare strain of polio virus that has genetically mutated from the strain contained in the oral polio vaccine
Gilead granted patent for hepatitis C drug Solvadi
The move is being seen as a possible impact of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to the US next month
Centre looks forward to fortified food to fight malnutrition
The Indian Council of Medical Research has come up with a micronutrient that will likely to be opted for by the government for its flagship programme
Maneka Gandhi pushes for packaged micronutrients to tackle malnourishment
Union Minister Maneka Gandhi was seen advocating for the system during a talk on nutrition
Karnataka launches ‘health adalat’
Health department officials would interact with the public and elected representatives to understand and redress grievances relating to public …
BRICS nations discuss ways to achieve health goals through collaboration
Affordable health care and containing burden of diseases high on agenda
Clinical trials: compensation may be given only if injury directly relates to trials
Health authority says final decision on the matter may take time