India's worsening sleep crisis is driving more people towards clinics, therapies, devices and supplements. But despite the growing sleep economy, the most effective solutions remain the simplest.
Neurologists say more young adults and teenagers are seeking help for headaches, brain fog, poor sleep and concentration problems linked to excessive screen use. Doctors say the issue reflects unhealthy digital habits and highlights the need for better long-term brain care.
As the Ladakh activist's health raises concern, doctors explain how the body survives without food, and why rapid weight loss can become dangerous.
The Centre has introduced stricter rules for medicines containing high amounts of alcohol. These medicines can now be sold only with a licence and a doctor's prescription, and pharmacies must maintain proper records to prevent misuse and ensure they are used safely.
The shift from daily to weekly injections for most diabetes patients could ease treatment burden not just for them but also for their caregivers.
After Maharashtra banned a fairness cream that caused kidney ailments in several women, dermats say it's time we let go of fairness creams once and for all.
Dr. Devi Shetty is betting on nurses to run the future of healthcare. His upcoming smart hospital in Bengaluru will be operated primarily by nurses, a model designed to expand their responsibilities and create a pathway to hospital leadership.
Doctors say more men are seeking fertility assessment as age and lifestyle affect sperm health. The shift is recasting infertility as a shared responsibility and prompting earlier evaluation for both partners.
Girls diagnosed with ADHD in childhood face higher long-term health risks as adults. But many of them, unfortunately, are never diagnosed early because they present symptoms very different from boys. In short, the "good girl" behaviour masks one of the most common neurodivergent people.
West Bengal's move to replace eggs with soyabean, paneer and pulses in PM POSHAN meals has widened a nutrition debate. In a country where many people eat predominantly vegetarian diets, eggs provide growing children with high-quality, complete protein, the building blocks needed to develop healthy muscles, bones, organs and the immune system.
The modern dad is quietly undergoing a biological makeover, and babies seem to be driving it.
A dietician has outlined which foods should be refrigerated and which should stay out. The advice shows how storage choices can affect flavour, texture and food safety.
India's Health Ministry has made cough syrups prescription-only and ordered tighter quality checks for all syrups. The move follows contamination-linked deaths and rising concern over misuse, addiction and unsafe self-medication.
On the podcast Doctor vs The Internet, India's top diabetologist Dr. Anoop Misra said people with diabetes do not need to give up rotis or rice. He said changing food quality, quantity and eating sequence can curb post-meal sugar spikes.
Rajasthan has banned a suspected fake batch of oxytocin after several pregnant women died at a Kota hospital. Why is this drug so important after childbirth, especially after C-section?
Anaemia data has been left out of the NFHS-6 fact sheets, raising concern. Health experts say the omission could weaken tracking of programmes aimed at tackling one of India's biggest public health concerns.
The Malviya Nagar fire has exposed a little-known reality of emergency care in India. It has highlighted India's shortage of dedicated burn centres despite the country's high burden of burn injuries.
While child and maternal health saw improved results, the latest National Family Health Survey paints a grim picture of lifestyle diseases like diabetes, obesity and hypertension.
While several maternal and child health indicators showed significant improvement in the latest National Family Health Survey-6, the findings also point to a double burden: obesity rising and undernutrition declining.
Blinkit's doctor-call service has raised multiple questions about accountability, mostly blurring the line between accessibility and safety. Doctors have warned strongly against the practice as it only worsens India's antibiotic resistance crisis.
