Health and Wellness

Physiotherapists not entitled to use ‘Dr’ prefix: DGHS

Physiotherapists not entitled to use ‘Dr’ prefix: DGHS

No other category of medical professionals, including nursing and paramedical staff, is allowed to use the title, the letter said.

September 10, 2025

Health experts alarmed by GST cut on beedis, demand uniform taxation

Beedis, the most commonly smoked tobacco product in India, are used by over 70 million adults, according to the Global…

September 7, 2025

Healing beyond borders: AIIMS doctors’ odyssey to restore sight

How Dr Rajvardhan Azad’s compassion gave vision to two Pakistani children

September 7, 2025

Educators, health experts flag rising threat of new age nicotine devices invading schools

Social media, especially platforms like Instagram, plays a massive role in normalising this behaviour.

September 5, 2025

51% of Gen Z women seek fertility checks in routine tests: survey

Survey by leading hospital chains finds young Indian women want fertility checks to become part of routine health care, even…

September 4, 2025

In 2021, over a billion people were affected by mental health conditions: WHO

Authors of the reports said that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder affecting about 1 in 200 and 1 in 150 adults,…

September 4, 2025

Nutrition is children’s best defence against pollution, say doctors

On National Nutrition Week, clinicians stress that simple, affordable diets can reduce pollution-linked illness in children by up to 70%

September 3, 2025

Delhi: Clinics rebranded, but the spirit remains the same

Upgraded Ayushman Arogya Mandirs in Delhi offer more services while retaining the trust Mohalla Clinics built over the years

September 1, 2025

UG, PG medical seats may increase by around 8,000 this academic year: NMC chief

Counselling for the NEET-UG is already underway and the first round has been completed.

August 20, 2025

9-month-old infant in coma recovers within four days at Delhi hospital

The infant, weighing just 7.5 kg, was brought to the hospital with a five-day history of poor feeding and increasing…

August 18, 2025