Decongestants should be avoided in children under 6 years and given with caution in children under 12 years
Decongestants should not be given to children under 6 years and given with caution in children under 12 years, as there is...
Forced sterilisations during Emergency - widely believed to be the brainchild of Sanjay Gandhi - have left an indelible mark on India's population control efforts
Emergency is a dirty word in Indian politics. It is an even dirtier word in...
Unless public financing increases to 2.5%, journey towards universal health coverage will be sluggishDays after health minister J P Nadda reiterated India's commitment to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) at the World Health Organization, one of the best known public...
Harvard professor's claim about coconut oil being "pure poison" has angered many IndiansLast month, claims by Dr Karin Michels, a Harvard professor that coconut oil is “pure poison” and “one of the worst things you can eat” triggered a...
The plan to cap profit margins, offer discounts in case of deaths could deny patients the best possible care in the first 24 hours
That the temptation to resort to populist band aids for a broke health system cuts across...
Incidents of assaults against doctors happen regularly but fail to generate even a fraction of the present outrage
As the alleged assault on chief secretary Anshu Prakash threatens to catapult Delhi into a political crisis of sorts, one group of...
As the government prepares to put an end to commercial surrogacy, what of the women who will be deprived of an income that probably sent their children to school?
Last week when the Lok Sabha passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill,...
A medical assessment of the ECG, atrial fibrillation (AF) detection features of the new Apple WatchApple watch 4 has got FDA approval as an over-the-counter product in US for Electrocardiogram (ECG) readings/recordings and another feature that detects Atrial fibrillation...
There is an estimated 40 million people infected with the Hepatitis B virus in India
World hepatitis day- the real ‘missing millions’ are those who perish because of unaffordable liver care
Mr Ray of Santa Cruz Bombay was left aghast when...
It was deja vu on Tuesday as the Lok Sabha decided to send the National Medical Commission Bill to the Parliamentary standing committee for health and family welfare.
It is the second time that the committee will scrutinise a Bill...
