Risk of developing heart attack increases by 45% in women who had high blood pressure during pregnancy
Women who have high blood pressure during pregnancy, or a related more severe condition called pre-eclampsia, are at much higher risk of heart...
Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has urged people not to panic about the Nipah situation in Kerala
Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has asked people not to panic about Nipah in Kerala as he himself is closely monitoring the...
New health minister writes to the chief ministers of West Bengal, Telangana and Delhi urging them to join Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri jan Arogya Yojana
Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has written to the chief of West Bengal,...
Prime minister Justin Trudeau announces at Women Deliver that his government is "stepping up" while others are stepping back
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced that Canada will give $ 1.4 bn in global funding for women and...
New Indian health minister calls for people's movement to get rid of tuberculosis
Union health minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that India will get rid of tuberculosis (TB) through a Jan Andolan - a people's movement.
He said this immediately after...
UNICEF report points out how for 5 mn families the world over 40% of their non-food spend is on maternal health
More than 5 million families across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean spend over 40 per cent...
The Union health ministry has issued an advisory for people to stay safe during the heat wave
In view of the ongoing heat wave conditions in the city, the Union health ministry has issued an advisory for people to stay...
Taking charge of the ministry for the second time, Dr Harsh Vardhan says India on course for "health for all"
Dr. Harsh Vardhan took charge as the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare at Nirman Bhawan, today. This is the second time he has been...
Children exposed before birth to a father smoking tobacco, are more likely to develop asthma due to changes to immunity genes
Children exposed before birth to a father smoking tobacco are more likely to develop asthma. Associated changes to immunity...
Three National Tobacco Testing Laboratories (NTTL) which possess world class facilities to analyze various kinds of tobacco products have now been commissioned
Union health ministry on Friday organized a National Consultation on‘Tobacco and Lung Health’ to commemorate the World No Tobacco Day...
