Preference for private healthcare higher in rural Kozhikode, says study
‘Out-of-pocket expenditure remains considerable among insured and uninsured households’
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Study by doctors find new tool to detect health risks in premature newborns
In a resource-limited country like India, regular use of CRIB-II can improve the quality of newborn care and help reduce mortality. It helps us identify high-risk babies in the early hours itself
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Hospitals in Kerala’s Ernakulam face full capacity with spike in influenza, fever cases
All major hospitals in Kochi city, including private and government hospitals, have been running at full capacity for the past several weeks and are reporting a surge in inpatient admissions for fever and influenza cases.
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Kerala’s Wayanad reports fresh shigellosis case as college student tests positive
Four other students with similar symptoms hospitalised
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Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy:The doctor who brought reforms
Wearing multiple hats from that of a house surgeon to a legislator, Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy’s name stands tall among pioneers in history
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Why end-of-life care should include digital assets management
The digital data generated during a person’s life does not disappear when the heart stops. It remains locked, scattered and unmanaged. Where possible, individuals should decide whether their digital traces are deleted, preserved, memorialized or transferred, and healthcare systems must take digital legacies into account in end-of-life care
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Eating right, from infancy onwards
On breastfeeding, battling junk food and infectious diseases, the increasing menace of drugs, social media impacting lives, and more
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QDENGA: India’s first approved dengue vaccine
QDENGA, India’s first dengue vaccine, receives approval for use, marking a significant milestone in dengue prevention efforts.
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Hexavalent vaccine could improve India’s immunisation programme: Study
A study by the Union Health Ministry and partner organisations says introducing the hexavalent vaccine under the Universal Immunisation Programme could reduce the number of injections, ease pressure on health workers and improve programme efficiency
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Health, politics and access
Dengue vaccine approval, protests, healthcare access, climate-linked crises and more
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