Health and Wellness

Tahir Bhat -October 7, 2025

Delhi doctors implant India’s first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker

Delhi doctors implant India’s first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker

Minimally invasive procedure offers safer, faster recovery for high-risk cardiac patients

PTI -October 5, 2025

Made-in-India TB diagnostic tests validated by ICMR

Made-in-India TB diagnostic tests validated by ICMR

Eliminating tuberculosis (TB) depends crucially on the ability to detect early, accurately, and universally, to initiate patients on treatment and curb community transmission.

PTI -September 21, 2025

Healthcare costs to drop as new GST rate begins Sep 22: Pharma industry

Healthcare costs to drop as new GST rate begins Sep 22: Pharma industry

The GST Council has also rationalised tax slabs on health and life insurance premiums, glucometers, and corrective spectacles, Jain said.

Saurav Gupta -September 18, 2025

AIIMS doctors save 50-day-old baby with keyhole lung surgery

AIIMS doctors save 50-day-old baby with keyhole lung surgery

The minimally invasive procedure highlights the growing role of advanced surgical techniques in saving the most fragile lives

Saurav Gupta -September 11, 2025

Physiotherapist ‘Dr’ Prefix: Centre withdraws ban, says issue under review

Physiotherapist ‘Dr’ Prefix: Centre withdraws ban, says issue under review

Controversy deepens as health ministry retracts order but keeps final decision pending

Saurav Gupta -September 10, 2025

Delhi: Doctors remove 32 loose bodies during rare knee surgery in hospital

Delhi: Doctors remove 32 loose bodies during rare knee surgery in hospital

The surgery was led by Dr (Prof) Amite Pankaj Aggarwal, Principal Director and Head of Department at the Fortis Bone and Joint Institute

PTI -September 10, 2025

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.

PTI -September 7, 2025

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

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 Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) India 2016-17.