We need newer methods and drugs to kill these pathogens mycobacterium tuberculosis and plasmodium falciparum.

They are designed to make a patient’s immune system attack tumours

In its old form, the antibiotic is very safe for use but it lacks the necessary antibacterial activity against many bacterial pathogens.

In some cases, even colistin has failed to kill it.

Network of genes enables these creatures to develop and regenerate teeth throughout their lifetime.

High levels of insulin directly damage the lung structure, says global study.

Compared with no thiazolidinedione use, pioglitazone associated with an overall 63 p.c. increased risk

Substances from the plant found to enhance absorption of calcium in the body and promote the formation of new bones

13 km covered in just 14 minutes from Victoria Hospital to M.S. Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru

Young adults, who grew up in stable families with quality parental relationships, more likely to have healthy diet, activity and sleep behaviours, and less likely to be obese.

Researchers from Saint Louis University in the United States have said that curcumin, an active ingredient in the spice, holds promise in treating such cancers.

India lagging behind in implementing cervical cancer vaccines in its national immunisation programmes, says Dr. R. Sankaranarayanan, Special Advisor on cancer control

Philanthropist says underbelly of the healthcare system was starkly visible during the Covid-19 pandemic, and we run the risk of collective amnesia as we come out of it

Tracing India’s surgical history through the memoirs of a pioneering doctor

Data show that the rise in cases recorded between December 2021 and mid-January 2022 in India (dubbed as the Omicron wave) was in most part due to the BA.2 sub-lineage

Delhi Disaster Management Authority will impose no penalty for ‘COVID offences’ with immediate effect till further orders

They say they wrote their exams in May and have been living with uncertainty for the last two months

MIT professor Xuanhe Zhao said the development could open a new era of wearable imaging.

Karnataka Government says that the comprehensive Urban Primary Health Centre (CUPHC) is the first of its kind in India, and is located at Palace Guttahalli, near Malleswaram

The students are from government and government-aided pre-university colleges. The training is being given as part of the panchayat’s ‘Pragati’ programme

Rakshitha, a native of Somanahalli in Kadur taluk, suffered a head injury on September 18 after a fall while getting off a bus in Chikkamagaluru

Indian vaccine manufacturers and regulators have changed the way they conceive, test and evaluate vaccines, emboldening them to apply emerging technologies to old diseases and experiment with new ways to inoculate

Her blood-testing startup claimed to revolutionise testing by detecting hundreds of medical conditions from just a few drops of blood 

This will be deployed in public healthcare systems across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim

Entire infrastructure could fit into a small briefcase, and it is expected to provide the much-needed breakthrough in the field of TB diagnostics

CSIR-CFTRI Director Dr Sridevi Annapurna Singh said that people are curious to know how gerobiotics can help prevent diseases caused by ageing

Psychedelic substances have reinvigorated clinical and research interests, and have added to psychiatry’s ever-expanding therapeutic armamentarium.

Shanti Teresa Lakra, a nurse from Andaman who braved a cyclone to vaccinate the Jarawa tribe, is in the race to win the prestigious Global Nursing Award 2023.

The centre is an outcome of a ₹100 crore grant to NCBS and NIMHANS for long-term research, and to build capacity for both research and practice in the mental health field

The Atlas Project aims to evaluate and accurately deploy point-of-care (PoC) diagnosis systems in the national healthcare system for accurate screening, detection and prognosis of oral potentially malignant disorders

Bipolar disorder, earlier known as manic-depressive disorder, is prevalent in about 1% of the population and tends to be a lifelong illness

The bank, set up in association with Rotary Ashirvad, has been able to meet about 63% of the demand by patients for skin. It is now receiving requests from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

Treatment for six rare disease patients in Karnataka, under the Centre’s grant of ₹50 lakh each, was stopped recently because the funding limit had been reached. Afshan Yasmeen The Hindu speaks to patients and families and takes an overview of the treatment scenario