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 year on record in India since 1901.

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 blood—prior to surgery

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 India’s urban and semi-urban women

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 are needed.

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

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 continued to suffer from debilitating pain and difficulty walking

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 said.

ICMR says Indians taking too much salt, launches study to address issue

The scientists have initiated a community-led salt reduction study to address the issue and are focusing on low sodium salt substitutes.