Category: Health

When you think of cancer, you normally associate it with older people. One has always believed that things like bad genes and even worse habits, like smoking, were combining to cause cancer. However, this perception is slowly changing. On this World Cancer Day, which is observed each year on February 4, data reveals that cancer is […]

On World Cancer Day, let’s explore whether cancer cases are truly rising or if improved detection is revealing more cases. Cancer is one of the leading causes of illness and death worldwide, affecting millions of people each year. Despite major advances in medicine, the disease continues to pose a serious global health challenge, raising important questions […]

Are ultra-processed foods (UPFs) as bad for you as cigarettes? A new study by researchers in the United States is calling for authorities to treat them similarly. The researchers claim that UPFs have far more in common with cigarettes than fruits and vegetables. UPFs include biscuits, soft drinks, formula milk, several baby and toddler foods, sweets, […]

Spain has made medical history by performing the world’s first face transplant using tissue from a donor who underwent euthanasia. The country had legalised euthanasia for adults with “serious and incurable” diseases in 2021 Doctors in Barcelona have successfully carried out the world’s first face transplant using tissue from a donor who had undergone euthanasia, reported […]

Some people carry Alzheimer’s-related brain damage for years without symptoms. Scientists say the difference lies in brain resilience, known as cognitive reserve, which helps the brain adapt and function normally despite plaques, tangles and other early signs of disease One of the puzzles in Alzheimer’s research is that some people have brains that show clear signs […]

India is responding to a rare (but serious!) outbreak of Nipah virus (NiV) in the eastern parts of the country, with health authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) looking it as a potential threat. While only two laboratory-confirmed cases of this infection have been reported in West Bengal since late December 2025, the healthcare professionals […]

In a landmark move for the nation’s social and economic resilience, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced an allocation of ₹1,06,530.42 crore for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the Union Budget 2026-27. This 10% hike marks the first time the health budget has crossed the ₹1 lakh crore threshold, signalling a strategic […]

World Health Organisation (WHO) director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday warned that cases of Nipah virus are rare but also serious. The global health body head also said that cases linked to the Nipah virus outbreak were limited to India and were not reported by any other country. The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General […]

A 67-year-old Ethiopian woman underwent successful surgery in India to remove a rare 12 kg cancerous gastrointestinal stromal tumour, after months of severe pain and organ compression. Doctors in Gurugram have successfully removed a massive 12-kg cancerous gastrointestinal tumour from a 67-year-old woman from Ethiopia in what specialists described as a highly complex and high-risk oncological […]

India needs a unified, patient-centric national cancer care mission to strengthen early detection, expand access to personalised treatment and ensure equitable cancer outcomes nationwide. India is at a critical juncture in its fight against cancer with an opportunity to shift decisively from late-stage intervention to a proactive, prevention-led and precision-driven care model. “The country has the […]