Health News and Updates
Experts recommend ‘micro-hospitals’ as India’s new shield against rising non-communicable diseases
NEW DELHI, Dec 28: As India's healthcare system buckles under a non-communicable diseases (NCDs) epidemic, experts advocated setting up of "micro-hospitals" which they claimed...
Odisha, Delhi join AB-PMJAY, robust growth in digital healthcare delivery in...
NEW DELHI, Dec 28: The year 2025 saw the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme expanding its footprint to Odisha and Delhi, growth in digital...
Researchers create replica of womb lining to study early stages of pregnancy
NEW DELHI, Dec 26: Researchers have created a replica of womb lining or endometrium which allowed them to study the implantation of human embryos...
Air pollution India’s biggest health crisis since Covid, warn doctors
NEW DELHI, Dec 27: Air pollution is arguably the biggest public health crisis India has faced since the pandemic and will continue to worsen...
Study suggests ADHD medicines work by improving alertness, interest, rather than ability to focus
NEW DELHI, Dec 26: Prescription medicines used to treat ADHD may be working by making one more alert and interested in tasks, rather than...
Researchers develop experimental obesity drugs targeting energy production process of cell
New Delhi, Dec 24: Researchers have developed experimental drugs targeting mitochondria -- the energy powerhouse of a cell -- to work harder and burn...
UT Govt Ensuring World Class Healthcare Facilities For All In Ladakh: LG Kavinder
Dedicates 3 Tesla MRI Facility worth Rs 25.9 crore to people of Kargil
Kargil, Dec 24: The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta, today...
Study relates onset of inflammatory bowel disease with increase in oxygen-tolerant bacteria
NEW DELHI, Dec 24: A new study has related the onset of inflammatory bowel disease with a loss of beneficial bacteria known to help...
Study links low alcohol intake with 50 pc higher chance of mouth cancer
NEW DELHI, Dec 24: A study conducted in India has found that consuming as little as nine grams of alcohol daily can be linked...
India’s maternal mortality rate declined significantly because of rise in institutional deliveries: Nadda
Dhar (MP), Dec 23: Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday said the rate of institutional deliveries in the country has increased to 89...
Under 5 pc of disease-focussed genomic studies conducted in low, middle-income countries: WHO
New Delhi, Dec 23: More than 80 per cent of genomic studies across the world looking into diseases are concentrated in high-income countries, and...
Ayurvedic institutions can play vital role in strengthening India’s health vision: Ayush minister
New Delhi, Dec 22: Institutions of traditional systems of medicine such as Ayurveda working together with modern medicine can play an important role in...