The government has capped prices of knee implants, but what about overall surgery costs?

The NPPA has found that hospitals and doctors sometimes promote more expensive new generation implants despite their limited benefits.

Priyanka Vora

· 11 hours ago

Fighting off political and financial challenges, Mozambique’s sex workers are stopping HIV

Sex workers in Mozambique are providing health support to those at the margins of society.

Jules Montague, Mosaic

· Yesterday · 02:30 pm

Explained: Why social smoking can be just as bad for you as daily smoking

About one in 10 Americans say they sometimes smoke, often in social settings. Many think it's not so bad for them.

Bernadette Melnyk, The Conversation

· Aug 19, 2017 · 02:30 pm

In photos: The children left shrunken and brain-damaged in Gorakhpur’s encephalitis ward

A doctor and medical photographer documented the plight of children in Gorakhpur with encephalitis in 2013. Little has changed in 2017.

Priyanka Vora

· Aug 18, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Lab notes: A new peptide-based natural sealant can help stop bleeding faster

Scientists have developed a biomaterial that helps blood clot faster than natural fibrin found in the body.

Swati Subodh

· Aug 18, 2017 · 05:30 am

Parliamentary committee reopens the surrogacy debate, says commercial surrogacy should be allowed

The committee recommends a national database to track surrogates and compensation to surrogates fixed by government authorities.

Priyanka Vora

· Aug 17, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Government proposes a new drugs policy that would give it greater control over medicine pricing

It seeks to provide boost to local industry and curtail the powers of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority.

Menaka Rao

· Aug 17, 2017 · 12:30 pm

With no doctor at hand, fever patients in Manipur’s Henglep walk, wade and ride 80 km for treatment

About 150 people in four remote villages were struck by dengue, Japanese encephalitis and malaria and had little help for weeks.

Sianthuam Guite

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Menaka Rao

· Aug 16, 2017 · 01:30 pm

‘The entire corridor was filled with cries’: The night when oxygen ran out in Gorakhpur hospital

Parents recall how their babies began to fade as oxygen supply dipped. The state government has failed to explain the spike in deaths on August 10.

Menaka Rao

· Aug 15, 2017 · 09:17 am

Poor state of medical infrastructure in Gorakhpur hospital was highlighted by CAG in May

BRD Medical College and other UP hospitals fail to provide adequate treatment because of inadequate equipment, said a report earlier this year.

Nayantara Narayanan

· Aug 14, 2017 · 09:00 am

Gorakhpur hospital deaths: Doctor explains why oxygen payments were delayed

Dr Rajeev Mishra, who resigned as the principal of the medical college, says he wrote three letters in July, asking for funds from the government.

Menaka Rao

· Aug 13, 2017 · 06:41 pm

Why we need to make more of an effort to understand sperm

Sperm are the key to the future of fertility – and contraception.

Sarah Martins da Silva, The Conversation

· Aug 13, 2017 · 02:30 pm