There were essentially three questions before the Supreme Court: Can the police register an FIR for an offence under the Act? Can they investigate …

No urgent need for public to take flu vaccine, says Rajiv Bahl; elderly and immunocompromised may consult doctors

Sometimes incidental findings can cause unnecessary anxiety in patients who may believe that their spine is ‘damaged’ when in fact, the finding may simply …

Karyotyping and other genetic tests that need to be performed on children with intersex tests are not available at most government hospitals in T.N., …

Data from Kerala Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network says that the resistance profile of primary antibiotics used to treat the infection is growing

Doctors at Narayana Health have reported two medical breakthroughs: a seven-year-old thalassaemia patient is now transfusion-free after a Haplo-cord transplant, while a 62-year-old brain …

Bans are leaky, and restrict access without fixing the environment around the child. Mandating structural corrections on social media platforms and teaching children healthy …

Influenza strains currently circulating are well matched with the vaccine strains, and the seasonal flu is self-limiting, ICMR said, adding that people with underlying …

The government’s action does not mean every medicine containing either ingredient individually has been banned

The gap between what people believe about lung cancer and what medicine can actually offer has never been wider

Understanding these cellular changes can help us better understand how environmental exposures may influence neuronal health, says ICMR-NIN’s Head of Cell Biology Suresh Challa

The amendments to the Medical Devices Rules, 2017, seek to simplify regulatory requirements, standardise testing fees and facilitate faster market access for eligible medical …