Healthcare news and research

Pope's recovery on track after surgery, Vatican says

Doctors reported good recovery in the operated lung two days after the pontiff underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumour

Licences of three Mumbai blood banks suspended for offering gifts

Two blood centres appealed the suspension before the State Government and secured temporary stays

Zydus’ manufacturing plant gets 5 U.S. FDA observations

161 confirmed measles cases, one death reported in Kozhikode

Officials say preventive measures will be strengthened and vaccination coverage expanded with the help of other government departments in the coming days

Whey protein prices soar in India: Why your daily scoop is getting expensive

Whey isolate prices have jumped from ₹2,200 to ₹3,400 per kg before GST and add-ons, as surging global demand, limited domestic production and import…

TANKER Foundation invites nominees for annual award

Limiting warming to 1.8 degree C could prevent loss of 1.89 billion years of healthy life: Analysis

The commission put forth a framework to inform action before harm becomes embedded -- create and fund threat-ready health systems, increase investment in innovation…

DR Congo Ebola vaccine trial to begin within weeks: WHO

Ervebo, a vaccine approved for use against the more common Zaire strain of Ebola, will go through a full-scale human trial in the DRC…

Spotlighting maternal health: why care after delivery is crucial

Health initiatives and family support rightly focus on newborns, but this often leaves the mother’s medical needs sidelined. Comprehensive follow-up care for mothers, incorporated…

The back end of 55

Why you need a coloscopy, and why, if you’ve been putting it off, you should get it done

India’s problem of overtreatment and overmedication

Unnecessary tests, prescriptions and procedures are part of the growing overtreatment problem

Pathogens, pandemics and parleys

On infectious disease outbreaks, healthcare regulation, mental health, preventive health, and more