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Nature Prescriptions: How Time Outdoors Could Support Mental and Physical Health Alongside Conventional Healthcare
ICMR-NIN Consortium Calls for Healthier School Food Policies to Tackle Childhood Obesity in India
Parliamentary Panel Urges FSSAI to Finalise Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling Rules to Help Consumers Make Healthier Food Choices
ICMR-NIN Consortium Calls for Healthier School Food Policies to Tackle Childhood Obesity in India
ICMR-NIN Consortium Urges Healthier School Food Policies to Combat Childhood Obesity and Diet-Related Diseases in India
India is facing a growing public health challenge as childhood obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) continue to rise. To address this trend, a multi-institutional consortium led by the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) has released a comprehensive
Climate Change and India’s Ageing Population: Why Building Climate Resilience for Older Adults Is Now a Public Health Priority
Climate change is no longer only an environmental challenge it has become a growing public health emergency, particularly for older adults. Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, floods, droughts, poor air quality, and water scarcity are disproportionately affecting senior citizens
ADHD Can Remain Hidden for Decades: Why Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Often Goes Undiagnosed Until Adulthood
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is commonly associated with hyperactive children who struggle to sit still in classrooms. However, growing awareness and research have shown that ADHD is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition that often continues well into adulthood and in many cases
Volunteer Doctors Set Up Free Medical Clinics at Jantar Mantar, Providing First Aid and Essential Care to Protesters
Volunteer doctors have established free medical clinics at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar protest site, offering first aid, health check-ups, and essential medicines to protesters seeking treatment for injuries and common illnesses. Staffed by medical professionals volunteering their time and supported
Gurgaon Woman Claims She Was Fired While on Approved Medical Leave After Serious Accident, Sparks Workplace Rights Debate
A Gurgaon-based professional has sparked widespread discussion about employee rights after claiming she was terminated while recovering from a serious workplace-unrelated accident. The 27-year-old woman alleged that although her employer initially approved her medical leave and wished her a speedy
Employer Pays ₹4.25 Lakh for Driver’s Heart Surgery, Calls Him ‘Colleague’ Instead of Driver, Inspires Millions
A heartwarming story of compassion, dignity, and leadership has captured the attention of social media after a Mumbai-based cardiac surgeon shared an unforgettable experience involving an employer who paid ₹4.25 lakh for his driver's bypass surgery.
Hospitals Must Not Function as an Extension of Law Enforcement, Say Safdarjung Hospital Resident Doctors
Hospitals exist to provide medical care, protect patient dignity, and uphold ethical standards not to serve as extensions of law enforcement. This principle has come into sharp focus following concerns raised by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) of Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC)
Health Data Must Drive Action, Not Just Headlines: Why India’s Health Surveys Should Shape Policy, Budgets, and Accountability
India conducts some of the world's largest and most comprehensive health surveys, generating invaluable information on maternal and child health, nutrition, disease burden, healthcare access, immunization, and non-communicable diseases. Yet, despite the enormous investment in collecting these data
End the Free Rein of Junk Food Advertising in India: Why Regulating Ultra-Processed Food Marketing Is a Public Health...
India is facing a rapidly growing public health challenge not only because of increasing consumption of unhealthy foods but also because of the relentless marketing that promotes them. From television and social media to online streaming platforms, gaming apps, newspapers, and billboards, advertise
Jules Bordet’s Nobel-Winning Discovery That Transformed Modern Immunology and Changed the Way We Understand Immunity
Every vaccine, antibody test, and modern immunology breakthrough owes something to a discovery made more than a century ago by Belgian scientist Jules Bordet Awarded the 1919 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Bordet fundamentally changed scientific understanding of how the humful
QDENGA Dengue Vaccine Approved in India: Everything You Need to Know About India’s First Approved Dengue Vaccine
India has approved QDENGA, the country's first dengue vaccine, marking a major milestone in the fight against one of the nation's most widespread mosquito-borne diseases. Designed to protect against all four dengue virus serotypes, the two-dose vaccine offers new hope for reducing severe infections
How Sunaina Roshan Reversed Grade 3 Fatty Liver: The Lifestyle Habit That Transformed Her Health
Sunaina Roshan has revealed how simple yet consistent lifestyle changes helped reverse her grade 3 fatty liver disease. Alongside her father, filmmaker Rakesh Roshan, she highlighted mindful eating, regular exercise and sustainable daily routines as the foundation of long-term metabolic health offer
Retatrutide Explained: How an Experimental Obesity Drug Helped a Kerala Doctor Lose 31 kg, Its Benefits, Side Effects, and...
A Kerala physician's dramatic weight loss during a clinical trial of retatrutide has drawn attention to the next generation of obesity medicines. While the results are promising, experts say these drugs are not magic injections and must be combined with lasting lifestyle changes, medical supervision
Leptospirosis Explained: Why Walking Through Floodwater Can Cause a Serious Infection During the Monsoon
A Mumbai woman's diagnosis after developing painful red bumps and fever following exposure to floodwater highlights the growing risk of leptospirosis during the monsoon. Here's how the infection spreads, its symptoms, who is most vulnerable, and why early treatment can save lives.
India’s Cholesterol Crisis: ICMR Study Finds Nearly 9 in 10 Adults Have Abnormal Blood Lipid Levels
India’s largest nationwide lipid survey reveals that abnormal cholesterol and triglyceride levels are no longer limited to older adults or people with obesity. The findings suggest dyslipidemia has become a silent public health epidemic affecting millions of seemingly healthy Indians across every
Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in New York City: Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors, Prevention, and What the Fourth Death Means
A fourth death linked to the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on New York City's Upper East Side has renewed attention on this potentially serious bacterial infection. Health officials believe the likely source has been controlled, but the incident highlights why understanding Legionnaires’ disease,