‘Out-of-pocket expenditure remains considerable among insured and uninsured households’

All major hospitals in Kochi city, including private and government hospitals, have been running at full capacity for the past several weeks and are …

Wearing multiple hats from that of a house surgeon to a legislator, Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy’s name stands tall among pioneers in history

On breastfeeding, battling junk food and infectious diseases, the increasing menace of drugs, social media impacting lives, and more

A study by the Union Health Ministry and partner organisations says introducing the hexavalent vaccine under the Universal Immunisation Programme could reduce the number …

Doctors say patients should not stop medical treatment that used the medicines to treat high blood pressure, fungal infections, and organ transplant rejection; WHO’s …

White paper released by IAC argues that taxing therapy and rehabilitation increases the financial burden on families and seeks a service-based approach instead of …

Part of government mission to screen 10 lakh students at 170 central higher education institutes by 2029; under a framework provided by National Drug …

How does a human milk bank work? Who can donate breast milk, who receives it, and why does it matter for vulnerable newborns? In …

The percentage of infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months increased from 54.9% in NFHS-4 to 63.7% in NFHS-5 but again declined to …

A breastfeeding awareness walkathon was held at Besant Nagar Beach in Chennai on Saturday, ahead of World Breastfeeding Week, bringing together healthcare professionals, medical …