Musings on the Independence of the Other India

Even after 71 years of independence, 1 in 11 children in India is a child labourer, 1 in every 3 is malnourished, only 3 in every 10 children …

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

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

Parliamentary committee flags concerns over ‘grossly insufficient’ funding for department of health research

The committee also noted that the demand was much lower compared to Rs 3,467.65 crore demanded for 2022-2023

WHO releases guidelines on how countries can use digital health technology

Guidelines stress on protecting patients’ privacy and providing supportive environments for dealing with unstable infrastructure

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

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 …

Bad shot

Swine flu injection may raise sleep disorder risk

Broken promises

'Health for all Indians by 2000' remains a myth

Damage control

The Union labour ministry discusses the safety and health problems of the workers at Alang

Dial in a headache

A study shows headache is more common among mobile phone users

Womb woes

Pollution can lead to birth defects

Killer vaccines

South Asia

Poisoned Holi

Lead delays puberty

Increased levels of lead suppress reproductive hormones

Workers fall ill

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 …

Why are we all falling ill

The pursuit of unsustainable economic growth, bad development policy, lack of good science, and poverty are a prescription for ill-health. These …

House warning

Smoke from cooking kills 1.6 million people annually

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

Degree without honours

Parliamentary committee turns down a proposed three-year course in rural health