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Strength training after forty is the new non-negotiable

Cardio kept the last generation alive. Strength training will keep this one independent. The clinical evidence is now overwhelming.

Largest shortages in cancer workforce in 2050 could be nurses, diagnostic specialists

SC issues notice to HDFC CEO on Lilavati Trust plea against HC order

Full vaccination surges from 83.8% to 87.1% as malnutrition recedes: NFHS-6

Sharp rise in obesity, high blood sugar levels among Indian adults: NFHS-6

Women bear heavier burden of pain & mental illness despite longer lives, Lancet study

Hospital IPO pipeline thickens as three chains file papers with SEBI

India's public markets are set to absorb a fresh wave of hospital listings in 2026 as multiple operators move to lock in valuations.

How to read your own blood test without panicking

A practical guide to reading a routine blood panel — and a reminder that a single out-of-range value is rarely the emergency the internet will tell you it is.

The quiet crisis in Indian primary care, and why no one is fixing it

Tertiary hospitals get the headlines. Primary care gets the patients. Until that imbalance is funded, every other reform is downstream of failure.

Ayushman Bharat crosses 90 crore ABHA accounts

Blood test could help detect signs of Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms

NEET-UG to shift to CBT mode from 2027: NTA to SC

Supreme Court pulls up Centre over food safety failures, seeks audit

One day of extreme heat causes 3,400 excess deaths across India, study

Smaller states beat richest on healthcare spending

WHO identifies Ebola treatments, vaccines be tested in trials amid outbreak

SC orders nationwide overhaul of trauma care

NIT-K researchers develop antimicrobial coating for orthopaedic implants

India sends emergency medical supplies for Ebola outbreak response

Govt health spending triples to Rs 3.85 lakh crore in 2022-23: NHA

Why we still cannot trust most online health content

A decade after the search-engine revolution in medicine, the median piece of health content the public encounters online is still inaccurate. We need to do better.

Uganda national isolated in Bengaluru tests negative for Ebola

Duration of depression may impact severity of brain changes, study finds

Ugandan woman with suspected Ebola-like symptoms shifted to Bengaluru Hosp

Ebola scare: DGCA asks airlines make in-flight announcements

After 50 hearings, court reserves judgement in Daiichi-Fortis case

Sleep is the most undervalued clinical intervention of our generation

No drug, supplement, or workout matches what consistent seven-to-nine-hour sleep does for cardiovascular, metabolic, and cognitive outcomes.

1 in 6 rural teens under severe stress, AIIMS study flags silent crisis

Scientists discover why some DNA-doubled cells don't die

Indians prefer cereals, neglect other food items: ICMR study

Park Medi World to acquire Medicity Hospital for ₹177-cr cash

Nadda reviews Ebola preparedness, no case reported so far

When to actually go to the emergency room — and when not to

A senior emergency physician on the symptoms that genuinely warrant an ER visit, and the ones that are better managed by a same-day clinic call.

NEET paper leak: SC says NTA hasn't learned its lesson; issues notice to Centre

Infant deaths fall, but gap across states remains wide

Easy-to-use tongue-swab TB test shows accuracy in India

Bengal to rollout Ayushman Bharat from July: Suvendu

IIT-K researchers identify protein enabling colorectal cells withstand Chemo

India advises against travel to Congo, Uganda, South Sudan amid WHO Ebola emergency

Ebola toll tops 200, other African countries seen at risk

Fortis Healthcare Q4 Profit Jumps 44% as Hospital Business Drives FY26 Growth

CCI closes case against 12 hospitals; rejects DG findings

Fortis liability case: Delhi HC says blame can't be shifted to third party

Centre plans childhood cancer registry as India battles 75,000 new cases a year

Max Healthcare to set up 712-bed facility in Lucknow for ₹1,400 cr

Mental disorders surpass cardiovascular disease, cancer as leading cause of disability

Childhood junk food can rewire brain for life: Study

India tightens Ebola surveillance at airports, issues advisory for travellers

Drinking more water alone may not prevent repeat kidney stones: Lancet study

AI must be shaped by ethical oversight, commitment to equity: Nadda