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Prime MInister Narendra Modi. (Photo: File)

Sarpanch who beat odds to win PM's salute on Women's Day

Along with Uttara Thakur, nine other women from different parts of the country will be felicitated by PM at a function...

8 March 2017 1:38 AM IST

The shift from paper mode to digital mode will happen in a phased manner in hospitals across the country.

Soon, doctors to access your case files online

Health ministry plans to link hospitals across India; invites bids to develop software.

5 March 2017 6:40 AM IST

Days after the government launched the MR vaccine, it is busy dispelling myths about the medicine.

Trust deficit' hurts anti-measles drive

The rumour that vaccines are an instrument used by the government to shrink the Muslim community started circulating in...

27 Feb 2017 1:13 AM IST

Only an estimated 56 percent of patients with depression seek treatment. (Photo: Pixabay)

More people depressed now than in decades: WHO

Depression is more common among females (5.1%) than males (3.6%).

24 Feb 2017 5:40 AM IST

Schizophrenia is known to be associated with a reduced life expectancy of up to 30 years. (Photo: Pixabay)

We will soon live beyond 90: Study

US life expectancy is already lower than most other high-income countries.

22 Feb 2017 3:11 AM IST

Schizophrenia is known to be associated with a reduced life expectancy of up to 30 years. (Photo: Pixabay)

We will soon live beyond 90: Study

US life expectancy is already lower than most other high-income countries.

22 Feb 2017 3:11 AM IST

Non-communicable diseases which include heart attacks and stroke, cancers, asthma and diabetes claim the lives of about 5.8 million Indians every year. (Representational image)

Ministries may junk bad snacks

This is not the first time that the issue of healthy eating and banning junk food has been raised.

19 Feb 2017 6:47 AM IST

An estimated 2 lakh cases of measles are reported every year with 48,000 children dying due to the killer infection, which affects the congnitive development .

Bid to clear air on measles vaccine

Centre ropes in religious leaders to fight mischief mongers'

18 Feb 2017 7:17 AM IST

Bidis contribute to the majority of the 10 lakh deaths attributable to tobacco as well as the staggering economic burden caused by tobacco use.

Before GST meeting, experts push for higher tax on bidis

Bidis are the most commonly used tobacco product in India, accounting for 64 per cent of all tobacco consumption.

17 Feb 2017 3:32 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addresses a Post-Budget press conference in New Delhi on Wendnesday. (Photo: PTI)

Bihar yet to provide land for second AIIMS

The Nitish Kumar government has failed to provide land for the project despite repeated reminders.

15 Feb 2017 4:24 AM IST

Concerns about privacy are often the reason doctors and hospitals avoid organising social support. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diabetics resist treatment in South Asia

This leads to frequently non-compliance, irregularly high blood sugar and cholesterol levels, and increasingly severe...

10 Feb 2017 1:48 AM IST

The government may shortly include Aadhaar card as a valid document for filing income tax returns. (Photo: PTI/File)

Aadhaar-linked attendance: Health ministry cracks whip

Significantly, arrival in the office after 9.30 am and departure from office before 5 pm will be reckoned as half day...

8 Feb 2017 1:14 AM IST