Health

Delivering safety

All safe motherhood programmes of the government are focused on institutional deliveries, but health centres are in disarray. Experts suggest ways to reduce deaths during deli...

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Mobile app to be drafted into battle against mosquitoes in Chennai

When traditional methods of using chemical pesticides, fogging and releasing Gambusia fish into water bodies fail to do enough to control mosquito menace, a little out-of-the-...

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TIME 100: The People in Health You Need to Know

The 2014 TIME 100 list–the annual determination of people who influenced the world in the past year for better or worse–is here, and we highlight the leaders makin...

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Engaging the private sector in the global war against malaria

The past decade has seen unprecedented progress against many of the world’s leading global health challenges, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Thanks to bol...

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Community-based HIV prevention can boost testing, help reduce new infections

Communities in Africa and Thailand that worked together on HIV-prevention efforts saw not only a rise in HIV screening but a drop in new infections, according to a new study i...

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Can we eradicate HIV/AIDS?

Wednesday is the 30-year anniversary of the day my colleagues and I reported that a new retrovirus, now known as HIV, was the agent causing AIDS. We also announced the develop...

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AIDS/HIV Fast Facts

Here’s a look at what you need to know about AIDS and HIV globally, with a special focus on Africa. Facts: AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and is als...

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Pregnancy Weight Gain Predicts Child’s Obesity

Gaining too much weight during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk that your child will be obese as a preschooler, new evidence shows. Gaining too little weight may...

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Newly pregnant? Here are 5 tips for a healthy pregnancy

After one comes across the news of a positive pregnancy, all one can feel is happiness and excitement. Pregnancy is certainly the most beautiful period of a woman’s life...

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How Much Exercise Do Children Need?

YOU’RE a parent and you want to do your best to be sure your children are healthy. So you worry about physical activity. How much exercise is enough? Will being active p...

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AI & TECH: AI IS REWRITING EVERYTHING

AI is rapidly reshaping advertising, design, media planning, PR, and entertainment world...

December 6 2025

GENDER: WHEN FIDELITY MEETS MODERN DESIRE

Twinkle Khanna’s remark on marriage and infidelity sparked nationwide debate a cou...

December 5 2025

TRENDING: CULTURE, SCREENS, STORIES, SHIFTS, POWER

From blockbuster star sightings to emerging tech, awards honouring inclusivity, breakthr...

December 4 2025