Healthcare

70 per cent of Tons valley does not have roads and the nearest hospital was 170 km away at Uttarkashi until Anand Sankar established a healthcare centre in October last year

"As a woman, I can empathize with their plight. This negative mindset towards menstruation isn't limited to the illiterate, but also affluent and educated families. They don't talk about menstrual health."

Serving nearly 800 million Indians, the 108 service has saved the lives of over 2 million patients since its inception in August 2005. Here’s the story behind this revolutionary initiative!

Can a headache kill you? What are primary, secondary or emergency headaches? Here are all the answers you've been looking for!

"It has never been about the money but about the people. As a doctor, it is my duty to use my skills to the best and help them. And there comes a day when we work towards something that simply makes us happy. I was lucky to have found that out rather early."

A prosthesis has already given voice to 200+ throat cancer patients. The breast-cancer detecting bra is in the process of being commercialized for the benefit of rural women and 'Dozee' is helping senior citizens track their vitals in a non-invasive way.

What causes 'Chamki Bukhaar' and what exactly does it do to your brain? These doctors explain the details of the horrifying epidemic sweeping Bihar's Muzaffarpur.

Carrying the patient, their attendant, the ASHA Worker and the Sangi (Companion) Express driver, this motorbike ambulance traverses to remote villages in the district that cannot be accessed by conventional ambulances.

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has directed that every health cover policy purchased after April 1, 2019, will have to follow these guidelines.

"In addition to neurotoxicity, mercury also effects the lungs, kidneys, and heart. So, how much mercury are Indians exposed to? This is a question we attempt to answer," says Dr Asif Qureshi.