Healthcare news and research

India struggles to curb leprosy transmission

India continues to report more leprosy cases, childhood infections and disability than projected, highlighting the need to interrupt transmissions

Centre to cap trade margins on non-scheduled cancer drugs to 30% of MRP

Average trade mark-up on these drugs now around 170%, reaching 700% in some cases; intervention to cut prices by up to 70% of MRP,…

Union Health Minister launches JOSH teams to accelerate TB elimination drive

67,933 Panchayats across 697 districts recognised as TB Mukt in 2026: Minister

Women account for 43% of Ayush services workforce, says Centre’s report

The Ayush services sector supports 1.76 million livelihoods across healthcare, wellness, education and allied services

Pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia? What we know so far

An employee at a plague research institute in Siberia, Darya Shipilova, employed at a plague research institute in Siberia fell ill and died in…

Closing the gaps in early childhood eye care

India already has an extensive network of frontline health workers, immunisation services, school health programmes and primary and tertiary healthcare facilities. The challenge now…

NMC brings doctors’ digital patient acquisition under ethics rules

Paid rankings, fake reviews, referral fees and AI-generated patient testimonials prohibited; repeated violations can lead to suspension or removal from medical register

Discussion on how family influence, culture & access fuel colourism

Nurse-led coordinated care can reduce heart failure mortality, finds study from Kerala

The two-year trial found that heart failure patients who received nurse-led collaborative care had a 22% lower risk of death than those receiving usual…

The people this year’s Nobel Prizes left out

The number of winners every year should not be confused with the number of people it takes to do excellent science

WHO prequalifies Serum Institute of India’s quadrivalent HPV vaccine, CERVAVAC | Explained

The development is significant for India as well as the global effort to prevent cervical cancer

Malaria infections worrying public health experts in Keralam

The surge, driven by abundant mosquitoes and a steady influx of travellers, has prompted calls for stronger surveillance, migrant screening, and the planned distribution…