health

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was shifted back to prison after a team of doctors at a Islamabad hospital deemed him medically “fit” enough to be sent back in …

India could be headed for its biggest overhaul of food labelling and infant nutrition regulations in years after a Parliamentary Standing Committee urged the government to tighten oversight of sugar …

As Bangladesh’s measles outbreak worsened, six more children died from measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours leading up to July 25, bringing the country’s total tally of confirmed and …

India’s sixth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6), the country’s most comprehensive household survey of health and demographic indicators, highlights notable improvements in maternal and child healthcare, immunization, child nutrition, and …

The Deccan Centre for International Relations (DCIR), in collaboration with the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and LEAD at IFMR/KREA University, organized a two-day conference and tabletop simulation exercise …

June 28 marks International Neonatal Screening Day, a day celebrating one of the remarkable yet often overlooked achievements in modern public health. Every year, millions of babies around the developed …

As the world marked the 12th International Day of Yoga in Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reminded humanity of one of the most profound teachings of the Bhagavad Gita: Yoga …

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), has, after 14 years, been officially renamed as Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) in May 2026. The name change came after a decade-long initiative led by …

Eight more children have died with measles-like symptoms over the past 24 hours, taking Bangladesh’s combined total of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 639, according to the Directorate General …