New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The employee medical plan costs in India are expected to rise by 11.5 per cent in 2026, down from 13 per cent projected for 2025, according to a report on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) About 80 per cent of rural households have consistently reported higher consumption over the last year -- a hallmark of rising prosperity, a NABARD survey showed on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Nearly half of India’s at-home protein intake now comes from cereals such as rice, wheat, suji, and maida, according to a study on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) While uncontrolled diabetes is unfolding as a silent crisis in India, resulting in organ damage and failure, metabolic surgery can help prevent it, according to a doctor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Scientists from Kolkata-based Bose Institute have created GlowCas9 -- a CRISPR protein that lights up while performing gene editing -- to help boost treatment of genetic diseases and cancer, said the Ministry of Science and Technology on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) An estimated 23 per cent of women aged 15 and above faced intimate partner violence (IPV), which includes physical and sexual abuse by current or former partners, in India in 2023, according to a new report published in the journal The Lancet on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), on Wednesday rolled out a month-long campaign in the Delhi Metro to boost the health and well-being of women and girls.
Nairobi, Dec 9 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Kenya Adarsh Swaika called on Kenya's Cabinet Secretary of Health, Aden Duale, on Tuesday, and discussed further strengthening between the two nations in healthcare, including pharmaceuticals, pharma manufacturing, equipment, medical devices, and capacity building.
Dhaka, Dec 9 (IANS) The dengue outbreak in Bangladesh is worsening rapidly, with infections and deaths rising sharply across the country. As many as three people died of dengue in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Tuesday, raising the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 401 in 2025, local media reported.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) A total of 4.5 crore persons were tested for tuberculosis in 2025 in the country, of which more than 22.6 lakh new cases of the most infectious disease have been diagnosed, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, told the Parliament on Tuesday.
