India spends 1% of GDP every year on tobacco: Study

A report by KPMG Assurance and Consulting Services report titled Human-Centric Approach to Tobacco Control has revealed that India loses precious 1 per cent of the GDP every year due to diseases...

‘Needs policy-makers intervention not model’s fake death for Cervical cancer advocacy’

Cervical cancer is a culturally sensitive disease given its transmission through the sexual route and all state stakeholders including Policy makers have a critical responsibility to raise awareness on Cervical cancer, Dr...

‘Is your apology as big as your advertisements?’ SC to Ramdev

The Supreme Court on Tuesday lashed out at Patanjali Ayurveda and asked “Is your apology as big as your advertisements?’. Stressing on the protection of all consumer groups including children, babies, and women...

Hepatitis B causes one third of chronic liver disease, 50% of liver cancer: Experts

Hepatitis A accounts to a majority of all acute liver failure in India. India has world’s second highest prevalence of viral hepatitis cases. While hepatitis A and E cause an acute form of the disease, hepatitis B and C...

Why experts underline need of Indian Medical Services to address healthcare gap

The healthcare experts have urged for the introduction of an elite cadre for medical experts under Indian Medical Services (IMS) akin to Indian Administrative Services (IAS) to address the gap of healthcare infrastructure in...