The employee medical plan costs in India are expected to rise by 11.5 per cent in 2026, down from 13 per cent projected for 2025, according to a report on Thursday. ...
About 80 per cent of rural households have consistently reported higher consumption over the last year -- a hallmark of rising...
Indian High Commissioner to Kenya Adarsh Swaika called on Kenya's Cabinet Secretary of Health, Aden Duale, on Tuesday, and discussed further strengthening between the two nations in healthcare, including pharmaceuticals, pharma manufacturing, equipment, medical devices, and capacity building. ...
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), on Wednesday rolled out a month-long campaign on the Delhi Metro to boost the health and well-being of women and girls. ...
An estimated 23 per cent of women aged 15 and above faced intimate partner violence (IPV), which includes physical and sexual abuse by current or former partners, in India in 2023, according to a new report published in the journal The Lancet on Wednesday. ...
The Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to crack down on the illegal trade of codeine-based cough syrups and other narcotic medicines, following large-scale seizures and arrests across multiple districts of the state. ...
Unqualified practitioners and self-styled dietitians are worsening India’s obesity crisis with misinformation, said Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Jitendra Singh. ...
A total of 2,501 new confirmed cases, including 12 deaths due to mpox, were reported from 44 countries in October, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. ...
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating health of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former PM Khaleda Zia, wishing her a speedy recovery. ...
In a shocking incident, at least three employees of a resort in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh died due to food poisoning after taking a meal. ...
