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What does NSCIM’s latest order say about AYUSH doctors? | Explained
Why NCISM says Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and Sowa-Rigpa doctors cannot be called “quacks”
Commission for Indian Medicine says registered AYUSH doctors cannot be called ‘quacks’
The latest National Commission for Indian System of Medicine circular reinforces the legal status of registered AYUSH practitioners and seeks to prevent their public mischaracterisation while affirming their place in In...
Holidaymakers warned about 'explosive diarrhoea' cyclospora parasite infection
The UK is seeing a sharp rise in cases - 67 since April - with many of them among travellers returning from Mexico.
How to do neon festival make-up - without harming your skin
Neon is on trend, but some make-up products pose a serious risk to your health. Here's what to check for, and how to dazzle.
'It was heartbreaking to attend a fertility appointment in a maternity unit'
Niamh Smyth and her husband Justyn have spent over a decade trying to start a family, undergoing four rounds of IVF, with three unsuccessful attempts and one pregnancy which ended in miscarriage.
Fighting late-night cravings? Fitness coach Raj Ganpath explains the connection with sleep, stress and metabolic health
Fighting the urge to snack mindlessly, even when you're not hungry, is way more than a lack of self-control. Raj explains that it is linked to your lifestyle.
India’s dengue burden grows more complex as multiple virus strains circulate together, study finds
The two-year nationwide surveillance study by the ICMR-VRDL network reveals increased risk of severe disease, and fresh challenges for the rollout of future dengue vaccination programmes
Inside Health
How understanding inflammation could transform treatments from cancer to Alzheimer’s.
Meet the teenagers calling for action on violence against women and girls
Disappointed and disheartened by news stories about women being attacked and killed, four teenagers decided watching the news wasn't enough.
Doctors vs. patients: the fights should be against bad systems, not against each other
We have to become a more patient society — not because doctors are beyond criticism, but because intimidation and violence have never once made a system safer, faster, or more competent. They only make good people leave...
Another amoebic brain fever death reported in Kerala
The deceased, a 48-year-old man from Kozhikode, was undergoing treatment at Government Medical College Hospital. Source of infection yet to be ascertained
U.S. measles outbreak the worst in 35 years: official data
Since 2026 began, 2,318 confirmed cases of the highly contagious illness have been recorded, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIMSS seeks remedial measures over alarming increase in adolescent pregnancy cases in Dharwad district
Expressing alarm over growing instances of adolescent pregnancy and demanding immediate release of pending social security pension, members of All India Mahila Samsrutik Sanghatan (AIMSS) submitted a memorandum to Deput...
FDA panel narrowly backs unapproved peptide drugs favoured by RFK Jr and wellness influencers
FDA scientists said they could find little data on the effectiveness of peptides for proposed medical uses like ulcerative colitis, wound healing and opioid addiction
First person gets new experimental vaccine for Ebola
Ed Hunt, 37 and from the UK, voluteered after seeing news reports of the deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo.
'Evidence lacking' for mental health monitoring tech
The Lampard Inquiry hears from experts about Oxevision technology.
India sends 4.5 tonnes of medical aid to Kenya to boost Ebola preparedness
India has been among the first responders during Kenya’s public health emergencies
Health, politics and access
Dengue vaccine approval, protests, healthcare access, climate-linked crises and more