Around 1.4 billion people worldwide are physically inactive, reveals WHO study

It showed that women were less active than men and people in high-income countries were more inactive.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 05, 2018 · 09:56 am

Lakhs of Indian newborns could be saved – thanks to a heel-prick blood test in Canada

A Canadian scientist has made it easier to find out whether a baby is born preterm or at low weight. The knowledge can be the difference between life and death.

Akshai Jain

· Aug 31, 2018 · 11:30 am

Study finds link between women working night shifts and cancer. But how significant is the risk?

There is no evidence that one sex is more prone to cancer than the other, doctors say, calling for more research on the subject.

Kamala Thiagarajan

· Feb 24, 2018 · 02:30 pm

HIV prevalence in the country has dipped only negligibly, shows report

But some states such as Gujarat, Bihar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab have shown a rise in the prevalence of the virus.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 06, 2017 · 03:36 pm

Doctors’ biases influence how healthcare is rationed out to patients

Physicians have discretionary power about what diagnostic and treatment interventions should be on the menu for each patient.

Philip Rosoff

· Nov 04, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Child and adolescent obesity has increased ten-fold across the globe, says WHO report

India had more than half of the world’s underweight children in 2016.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 11, 2017 · 10:53 am

Child and adolescent obesity has increased ten-fold across the globe, says WHO report

India had more than half of the world’s underweight children in 2016.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 11, 2017 · 10:53 am

After cardiac stents, the government now caps prices of knee implants

The government has brought the price of the most commonly used implant down by 65%.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 16, 2017 · 07:21 pm

Maharashtra has the most illegal pre-natal sex determination clinics in the country: Centre

Delhi had the second-highest number of such establishments, followed by Haryana and Bihar, according to the Health Ministry.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 31, 2017 · 09:35 am

Fact check: That ‘astro-OPD’ that MP is planning to open? It’s in a yoga centre, not a hospital

Even though astrologers won’t be assisting doctors, the government is backing the claim that the stars can cure medical problems.

Rakesh Dixit

· Jul 18, 2017 · 06:30 am

Caught a cold? How hard should you blow your nose?

Although rare, people can blow their noses hard enough to generated pressures that cause serious damage to the lungs, eye socket or oesophagus.

David King, The Conversation

· Jun 16, 2017 · 02:30 pm

India’s infant mortality has dropped 68% in 41 yrs – but it still lags behind its neighbours

India’s IMR of 41 deaths per 1,000 live births is still worse off than poorer neighbours Bangladesh (31) and Nepal (29).

Swagata Yadavar, Indiaspend.com

· May 06, 2017 · 09:30 pm