Health

Pop-up health clinic on a motorbike

The products at the World Innovation Summit for Health in Qatar include a motorbike ambulance and pop-up clinic that can be used to reach remote villages in developing countri...

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World Innovation Summit for Health 2013: Obesity is a global public health pandemic

In an obesity report published at the summit today, experts, examined obesity related health problems in eight countries, as well as the economic and social burdens it creates...

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Building partnerships with patients is critical to improving health reform practices

Patient engagement will be the “blockbuster drug of the 21st century” which will help countries “shepherd resources,” said Susan Edgman-Levitan, Execut...

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Ending the AIDS epidemic is a matter of human rights

HIV has taught us that health and human rights are intricately linked and that we need to protect and respect human rights and becourageous enough to confront society’s ...

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Limits of Vitamin D Supplements

A large review of studies has found that vitamin D supplements have little or no benefit beyond the low levels required for bone health.http://nyti.ms/1e5wDWY

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Industry pushes for hybrid insurance model to achieve universal health coverage

A report released by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) on Monday recommended that a model which allows public sector to deliver services like antenatal care an...

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F.D.A. Approves Pill to Treat Hepatitis C

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Sovaldi, from Gilead Sciences, which will let some patients be treated for a minimum of 12 weeks, but at a cost of $1,000 per dai...

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New Hurdles for Premature Babies

Middle-income countries are doing better at saving premature infants, but blindness and cerebral palsy are on the rise among the babies saved. Click here

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Nelson Mandela’s lasting impact on healthcare

Reflecting on the sad news of Nelson Mandela’s death, The African Palliative Care Association’s Executive Director, Dr Emmanuel Luyirika, has set out how Mandela h...

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Jack Andraka made a breakthrough in cancer detection that had eluded pharmaceutical companies and legions of PhDs

Andraka’s test provides an answer on the spot in five minutes with what he estimates is close to 100 percent accuracy. It involves a simple strip of filter paper dipped ...

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PROGRESSIVE WRITERS ASSOCIATION 90 YEARS

Progressive Writers Association 90 Years Mumbai by Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe examines the ...

April 20 2026

BHOOTH BANGLA REVIEW: MISSED COMIC HORROR

Arnab Banerjee examines Bhooth Bangla, dissecting its failed blend of horror and comedy,...

April 19 2026

ESCAPING INTO REALITY: KETAKI SHETH

Ketaki Sheth, a renowned image-maker, with four decades of dedication to a wide spectrum...

April 18 2026