Zika virus: Centre sends medical team to Rajasthan as number of cases rises to 100

A Union Health Ministry official said the team of experts will change the insecticides being used to kill mosquitoes.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 18, 2018 · 10:33 am

Coarse cereals have disappeared from Indian diets, leading to iron deficiencies among the population

Between 1983 and 2011, the total iron intake in India has reduced by 21% in rural areas and 11% in urban areas, says new research.

Padmaparna Ghosh

· Oct 17, 2018 · 07:48 pm

Johnson & Johnson faulty hip implants: Victims to boycott compensation, say process not transparent

The complainants questioned the credibility of the panel that the government appointed to settle the claims.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 16, 2018 · 06:32 pm

Zika virus: Twelve new cases reported in Jaipur, number goes up to 72

A state health department official said that 60 of the patients have been treated back to health.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 16, 2018 · 10:11 am

World Mental Health Day: How to beat back the sense of impending doom

‘Reclaim Your Life’: Shelja Sen’s new book is about standing up to the forces of shame, stigma and silence in mental health.

Shelja Sen

· Oct 10, 2018 · 02:30 pm

All patients fitted with Johnson & Johnson’s faulty hip implants can claim compensation, says panel

The extent of damage will be examined and thereafter the compensation will be decided, committee chairperson Dr RK Arya said.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 09, 2018 · 01:17 pm

Health ministry confirms 29 Zika cases in Jaipur, deputes high-level committee for control measures

The ministry said an expert team has been monitoring the situation and helping in containment operations since October 5.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 09, 2018 · 01:14 pm

Medical researchers are scrambling to keep up with mountains of big data generated in genomics

New biomedical techniques, like next-generation genome sequencing, are creating vast amounts of data and transforming the scientific landscape.

Tom Chivers, Mosaic

· Oct 07, 2018 · 02:30 pm

How optics and optimism of the polio eradication campaign masked doubts about the vaccine

An excerpt from ‘Polio: The Odyssey of Eradication’ by journalist Thomas Abraham.

Thomas Abraham

· Oct 06, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Lab notes: Scientists track how head and neck muscles form during embryonic development

This mechanism may hold clues to muscular dystrophy and its treatment.

Ratneshwar Thakur

· Oct 04, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Risk from polio vaccine contamination may be low but there’s greater need for strong surveillance

In UP, vaccine vials were found to contain live type 2 polio viruses, which had been discontinued worldwide in 2016. This indicates severe regulatory lapses.

Nayantara Narayanan

· Oct 03, 2018 · 05:03 pm

Fire breaks out at Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, no injuries reported

At least 250 patients were moved out to safety as 10 fire engines tried to douse the blaze.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 03, 2018 · 10:38 am