Healthcare

On World Cancer Day, the government of India will be flagging off a new initiative where officials and members of the medical community will be going door to door to many homes in the country and conducting free cancer screenings.

A Delhi-based organisation, Charity Beds helps the city's poor get access to beds reserved for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in private hospitals.

Aditi Gupta is the co-founder of Menstrupedia: a fun and engaging period guide for girls! Aimed at eradicating the taboo around menstruation in India, Menstrupedia is reaching out to the masses in different formats including a website and blog, printed and digital comic books as well as on-ground workshops.

One of the top neurosurgeons of the country, Dr Arvind Bhateja, helps pay for spinal surgeries of the underprivileged by using his cycling prowess to raise money.

Hellodoc is a service that aggregates private practitioners and hospitals on single platform and makes healthcare professionals accessible for a quick and reliable consultation...

Dr. Lalitkumar Anande is literally on a one-man mission to spread awareness about latent tuberculosis (TB) in Mumbai.

The money Arav Hak is collecting will go towards the Nargis Dutt Cancer Foundation, an organisation that provides assistance for treatment to cancer patients from underprivileged backgrounds.

Anush writes about Khoon, a Bangalore-based organization that is creating a database of voluntary blood donors who can help patients in the time of need.

Everyone needs to understand that our genes are just one factor, one cog in the wheel that takes us hurtling towards the path of lifestyle disease-dom. Kavita Devgan explores the multiple factors that cause lifestyle diseases, and how to overcome them.

Researchers from IISc, Bengaluru have developed a paper-based biosensor that can be used for detection of several cardiac & liver diseases.