Health and Wellness

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.

VIVEK SHUKLA -September 7, 2025

Healing beyond borders: AIIMS doctors’ odyssey to restore sight

Healing beyond borders: AIIMS doctors’ odyssey to restore sight

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

PTI -September 5, 2025

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

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.

Tahir Bhat -September 4, 2025

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

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 as confusion over timelines and options persists

PTI -September 4, 2025

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

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, respectively are a primary concern

Saurav Gupta -September 3, 2025

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

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%