Blood donation apps are here to help in medical emergencies. But where does the blood really go?

In most cases, the donated blood does not go immediately to the patient for whom it has been organised.

Menaka Rao

· Jun 26, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Aadhaar made mandatory for TB patients seeking cash assistance from the government

Doctors and health activists say adding the requirement is just another hurdle to effective treatment.

Menaka Rao

· Jun 21, 2017 · 06:30 am

In fight against drug-resistant microbes, India’s researchers are studying cattle, poultry and fish

Antibiotic resistance is a growing health threat and we do not know how much of this resistance is coming to us through food.

Menaka Rao

· Jun 20, 2017 · 07:15 pm

In this Bihar village, a sudden surge of kala azar has hit Dalit migrant workers

The rush of cases has occurred even as the government planned to eliminate the disease from India by the end of the year.

Menaka Rao

· Jun 15, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Fixing what isn’t broken: Why is Udupi’s well-run district hospital getting new private management?

The Karnataka government decided to hand the hospital over to Abu Dhabi businessman BR Shetty but Udupi residents are opposing the move.

Menaka Rao

· Jun 13, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Researcher stands by paper on cervical cancer trials in India after journal withdraws it

BMJ Global Health took down Eric Suba’s paper criticising unethical practices in the trials, saying that it might face defamation suits based on its claims.

Menaka Rao

· Jun 10, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Medical association wants doctors to be protected from punishment under sex determination laws

The Indian Medical Association wants the PCPNDT Act to be amended. Activists object fearing a dilution of the law.

Menaka Rao

· Jun 07, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Month after India promised treatment for all HIV+ people, stocks of medicines run out in six states

In May, the Health Ministry launched the ‘Test and Treat’ policy that assures treatment to all HIV positive patients, regardless of their immunity levels.

Menaka Rao

· Jun 05, 2017 · 02:30 pm

India’s health ministry did not follow its own guidelines in dealing with Zika infections in Gujarat

A brief look at what the guidelines say and what happened on the ground.

Menaka Rao

· Jun 02, 2017 · 07:40 pm

How did the Zika virus get to India? Or has it always been here?

Health authorities do not know the origin of the disease in the country yet.

Menaka Rao

· May 31, 2017 · 06:30 am

Ahmedabad health officials found out about Zika cases in their city from WHO website on Friday

The Union health ministry and the Gujarat government were told about three Zika cases, but the information was not passed on to the local authorities.

Menaka Rao

· May 28, 2017 · 04:44 pm

A new paediatric HIV drug has been stuck for months without the drug regulator’s approval

NACO wants the drug registered to avert further stock outs of medicines for toddlers with HIV

Menaka Rao

· May 24, 2017 · 02:30 pm