Amid increasing death toll, government steps up measures to tackle swine flu
In less than one-and-a-half months, India witnessed 407 deaths and 5,157 cases of the flu
India comes up with strategic plan to eradicate malaria
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released a plan for strategic action on malaria till 2022, with an aim to eradicate the disease by 2030
Nepal faces one of the biggest bird-flu outbreaks
Kathmandu, Pokhra worst affected; repeat outbreak in a span of two weeks worries authorities
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 …
Over 50 people die due to swine flu in just one month
As many as 1,036 people have tested positive between January 1 and 17, 2019 in Rajasthan, while 40 have died, according to sources in the state&…
India's rare diseases policy hangs in balance
A 10-member committee, formed to draft a revised policy, has not held a single meeting yet
Delhi HC quashes Centre’s ban on drug that helps women with childbirth
Oxytocin was earlier banned as it was being illegally given to cattle to increase milk production
Dengue strikes early yet again
Dengue is known to spread after monsoon, but in the past couple of years, cases of the disease have been recorded in summer as well. This year …
Missed calls from patients can help monitor TB treatment, says government
A special treatment kit which eases the procedure of treatment is being tested in two states
Turmoil in academia
Tenure of Medical Council of India’s governing body set to expire; Centre unclear about next move
Ventilators for COVID-19: Crisis looms in several states even after 50,000 allocated
More than 7,000 of the Centre-allocated ventilators are lying idle
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
Fight over non-existent biscuits
All tuberculosis patients to be screened for COVID-19
Studies show up to 4.47% of COVID-19 patients have prevalence of tuberculosis
Vaccine units need booster shots
Health ministry orders them to resume production but offers no action plan
India reports 21 cases of COVID sub-variant JN.1, now a WHO ‘variant of interest’
We need to be on the alert, but there is no need to panic, says Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
TB turns invincible
Discovery of a deadly form of TB in a Mumbai hospital underscores mismanagement
Government backtracks on decision to have bigger pictorial warnings on tobacco products
Health activists and experts believe the government has succumbed to pressure from industry
Over half of prescribed antibiotics in India can lead to AMR, finds National Centre for Disease Control
High use of antibiotics found; recommends defined policies and monitoring consumption
Budget banks on insurance; neglects deteriorating public healthcare
Stress on insurance poised to benefit the private sector
A vaccine for corrupt alliances
Birth control pangs
Injectable contraceptives raise alarm