Health

18-Feb-2026

Shaping health in digital age…

By Isha Sharma & Hoimawati Talukdar

In the age of digital culture and booming social connectivity, the silent crisis of child malnutrition continues… Read more

17-Feb-2026

Chemo services to reach district…

New Delhi: In a major step to strengthen cancer care in India, the government has announced the setting up of Day Care Cancer Centres (DCCCs) in district… Read more

17-Feb-2026

Countries negotiate key annex…

New York: Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have concluded a weeklong round of negotiations on a draft annex for Pathogen Access… Read more

10-Feb-2026

Japanese researchers to begin…

Tokyo: A team of researchers in Japan has announced a clinical trial to confirm a vaccine's efficacy against the deadly Nipah virus in humans.

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10-Feb-2026

World-first fingerstick test to…

Sydney: A world-first Australian trial has found that a simple fingerstick test for hepatitis B DNA is as accurate as standard lab testing, paving… Read more

10-Feb-2026

Covid vaccine not linked to decrease…

New Delhi: Amid several claims of vaccination and reduced fertility, a study of nearly 60,000 women showed that the Covid vaccine played no role in… Read more

10-Feb-2026

7.1 million cancer cases worldwide…

New York: Up to four in 10 or 7.1 million cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization… Read more

06-Feb-2026

Landmark Supreme Court judgment…

By Akshat Jain

In a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications for gender equity, education, and public health, the Supreme Court of India… Read more

04-Feb-2026

Global aid cuts could lead to…

New York: Slashing global aid, particularly by the US and European countries, will reverse decades of progress in fighting diseases, and lead to 22.6… Read more