High stroke impact in low- and middle-income countries examined at 11th World Stroke Congress in Montreal
The ongoing 11th World Stroke Congress discussed the impact of high stroke incidence in low- and middle-income countries. It also deliberated on developing new...
In an article experts argue that classifying alcohol as a drug would ensure coherent policy and better outcomes against addiction
Should alcohol be classified as a drug? Experts argue on the affirmative in a provocative article in The BMJ.
The words...
Study finds poor awareness, patient compliance plagues diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancerA global study of women with ovarian cancer has found that two thirds of women had never heard of the disease.
Although nine out of ten had experienced...
In his piece for The Lancet, WHO DG talks of inadequate political leadership
Forty years after the Alma Ata declaration that resolved to make primary health care accessible to everybody, half of the world's population still do not have access...
As Canada legalised marijuana today, a study says driving under marijuana influence is dangerousToday, as Canada became the world’s second and largest country with a legal marijuana marketplace, concerns remain about the unknown dangerous consequences.
Among them are concerns about...
There was panic after traces of a long eradicated polio virus strain were detected in polio vaccines that
In an attempt to understand what went wrong with the polio vaccine batches that were found to have traces of a long...
At the 5th conference on health systems research in Liverpool the need to do away with gender based discrimination was discussedAs India comes to terms with its own MeToo moment with allegations tumbling out against journalists and politicians, the...
Depression often goes unnoticed. Researchers are turning to Facebook to find symptoms
Depression is one of the most poorly managed and often undiagnosed afflictions. This is despite the fact that celebrities like Deepika Padukone have talked about their struggles in...
In a disease review on Tuesday, health minister J P Nadda assures states that there is no shortage of medicines and testing kits
Eighty cases of Zika have so far been reported from Rajasthan, the government of India said in...
Results show the app is as effective as other modern family planning methods such as pills and vaginal rings
An app for everything is the motto of our times. So, now, here's one for family planning.
Early results from a first-of-its-kind...
