Health and Wellness

Hepatitis B crisis: Only 2.4% diagnosed despite 29.8 million cases

Hepatitis B crisis: Only 2.4% diagnosed despite 29.8 million cases

A recent editorial published in the Indian Journal of Gastroenterology serves as a clarion call to policymakers and public health…

July 28, 2025

Delhi fatty liver crisis: 60% of high-risk residents affected

Fatty liver, which is primarily linked to sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy diets, and metabolic disorders, is emerging as a major public…

August 12, 2025

World Hepatitis Day: Despite vaccines, Delhi suffers liver crisis

Doctors say low adult vaccination, late diagnosis, and stigma are allowing hepatitis B and C to spread unchecked—even as effective…

July 28, 2025

India recorded over 7,000 suspected heatstroke cases, 14 deaths in March-June period: RTI

The country had reported nearly 48,000 cases of heatstroke and 159 deaths due to extreme heat in 2024, the warmest…

July 27, 2025

Tumour removed from donor organ in rare kidney transplant at Noida hospital

To reduce the risk of organ rejection, the recipient underwent two rounds of plasmapheresis—a process that filters antibodies from the…

July 26, 2025

World IVF Day 2025: Why more Indian women are facing early fertility challenges

Doctors say early decline in egg reserve, lifestyle disruptions, infections, and rising environmental toxicity are reshaping the fertility map for…

July 25, 2025

Dogs helping people regulate stress even more than expected, research shows

Assuming people’s daily lives are unlikely to get less stressful anytime soon, simple and effective ways to mitigate these effects…

July 23, 2025

Sarcoma Awareness Month: Experts raise alarm over Delhi’s silent cancer crisis

Doctors highlight the urgent need for awareness, early diagnosis, and expert care during the Sarcoma Awareness Month

July 23, 2025

Delhi: 58-yr-old man undergoes rare hip replacement

The patient, diagnosed with avascular necrosis in July 2022, had earlier undergone core decompression surgery at a city hospital but…

July 22, 2025

Phase-3 clinical trial enrolment for India’s first dengue vaccine to be completed by October: ICMR

The results of the Phase-1/2 trial has shown no safety concerns for the one-shot vaccine, NIE Director Dr Manoj Murhekar…

July 13, 2025