India’s maternity healthcare landscape is undergoing a significant shift, with more women accessing formal, institutional care than ever before. As per data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with over 88–90 per cent of births now occurring in institutional settings, the share of institutional deliveries has reached 97.3 per cent in 2023–24, signalling …
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday said the hantavirus outbreak is not another COVID pandemic, and the current public health risk remains low. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a message that "I know you are worried". “The pain of 2020 is still real, and I do not dismiss it for a …
An analysis of MRI scans shows that a lower accumulation of abdominal fat in midlife is associated with a significant slowing of brain atrophy (shrinkage), preservation of key brain structures, and better cognitive performance in late midlife -- independent of weight loss. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain and abdomen were analysed of …
A 14-year-old boy suffering from end-stage heart failure got a new lease of life after the family of a woman, wife of a serving Indian Army officer, consented to donating her organs after she was declared brain dead at Command Hospital, Chandimandir, in Haryana`s Panchkula, officials said. The 41-year-old woman had suffered a brain haemorrhage. …
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi introduced "India`s first portable bedside MRI system," enabling rapid brain imaging for critically ill patients in ICUs, emergencies, and neurosurgical care. The ultra-low-field device can be wheeled directly to patients, eliminating the need for dedicated MRI suites or risky patient transfers. The system is already being used …
High-income countries are on track to eliminate cervical cancer -- preventable through vaccination and screening -- by 2048, while low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) will see only slight reductions over the next century, according to a study published in The Lancet journal. As a result, the gap between regions will widen dramatically, with women in …
In a remarkable case highlighting the power of advanced surgical care, Mumbai doctors have successfully treated a 30-year-old woman from Kenya suffering from a rare condition known as paraganglioma. This was an even rarer secreting tumour which was secreting hormones leading to wide and dangerous fluctuations of blood pressure. The young lady’s blood pressure remained …
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that temperatures are likely to rise further across several districts in the coming days, even as the state witnesses a relative cooling of its political climate after weeks of intense activity. With the mercury climbing steadily, health experts have cautioned that the risk of heat-related illnesses is increasing …
Bangladesh`s health sector, shaped over decades, risks being undone within years unless corrective steps are taken, a report has highlighted. According to Bangladesh`s leading newspaper `The Daily Star`, the current measles vaccine crisis in the South Asian nation is not merely an isolated disruption but reflects institutional weakening, with national vaccination coverage dropping to around …
For the modern professional, a sudden fever is usually dismissed as a seasonal nuisance—a viral that a couple of paracetamols and a day in bed will fix. We operate on a logic of convenience, assuming that if we aren`t sick enough to be bedridden, we aren`t in danger. However, as people around the globe observe …
