Healthcare news and research

15,933 dengue cases, nine deaths in T.N. so far this year, says Health Minister

IMA Haryana withdraws call to suspend Ayushman Bharat services

For people with treatment-resistant anxiety, dual nerve block procedure may help, finds study

The researchers said that reducing excessive activity in the sympathetic nervous system through the nerve block procedure may help ease some symptoms of anxiety

Nutrition, research and patient care

Why scientists are rethinking the chemical ‘arms race’ against fungi

New research is showing that fungi are protected from antifungals by genetic mutations as well as by making more copies of protective genes, and…

Fanny Angelina Hesse: the woman who changed microbiology with a kitchen jelly

No one imagined that a domestic ingredient could resolve a foundational problem. Fanny Angelina Hesse’s suggestion to replace gelatin with agar, changed the course…

Remembering Rosalind Franklin, whose photograph was crucial to discovering DNA’s structure

When the Nobel Prize for Physiology in 1962 was announced, the names on that list were Watson and Crick, shared with Wilkins. It was…

HeLa to a new world where progress in science matches dignity for patient

The omission of Henrietta Lacks, who donated the immortal cells that have facilitated biomedical research, from scientific history is a rare wrong that has been righted, recently. Thanks to the battle…

Celebrating forgotten women who helped improved maternal health

The beginnings of modern gynaecology raise enduring questions about science, ethics and the women at the centre of its history

Salvaging limbs and lives: A chemist to the rescue

By making chaulmoogra oil injectable, Alice Augusta Ball developed the first practical treatment for leprosy, transforming care for patients around the world

Why we need to focus on the gender disparity in organ transplantation

Data reveals that between 2019 and 2023, 63.8% of living organ donors were women and 69.8% of transplant recipients were men

Why are unsaturated fats better for your heart than saturated fats?

What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats? Learn how different types of fats affect LDL cholesterol, heart health, inflammation and the risk…