A Major Public Health Emergency The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing its largest Ebola outbreak in recorded history, with government data showing 6,041 confirmed cases and 2,911 deaths as of August 31, 2026. The current outbreak has now surpassed the country’s previous largest Ebola epidemic, which occurred between 2018 and 2020 and recorded 3,317 […]

A Major Move in India’s Diagnostics Sector Mahajan Imaging & Labs and Neuberg Diagnostics have entered into a strategic joint venture to develop an integrated diagnostics platform across seven North Indian states. The partnership brings together Mahajan Imaging’s expertise in radiology, nuclear medicine and advanced imaging with Neuberg’s capabilities in pathology, genomics, molecular diagnostics and […]

A Technology Driven Approach to Maternal Healthcare Haryana is introducing a technology driven system to digitally monitor every pregnant woman in the state, with the objective of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and ensuring timely access to quality healthcare. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced that the SAMRIDDHI portal will be used to track women’s […]

A New Approach to Personalising Depression Treatment Researchers from IIT Kanpur and Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College have identified a potential way to predict how a patient may respond to antidepressant treatment within just 7 to 10 days of starting therapy. The study examined electrical signals from both the brain and stomach, alongside clinical […]

A Growing Threat Inside Hospitals Drug resistant bacterial infections are emerging as a major challenge for India’s healthcare system, with new research showing that they can lead to higher mortality, longer hospital stays and substantially greater treatment costs than infections caused by drug sensitive bacteria. An ICMR study involving 20 tertiary care hospitals analysed 1.6 […]

Obesity Is More Than a Lifestyle Issue Health experts are calling for a major shift in how India understands and manages obesity. A joint expert document prepared by the Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI) and the Endocrine Society of India (ESI) describes obesity as a chronic disease requiring timely recognition, scientific treatment […]

ICMR Reassures the Public The Indian Council of Medical Research has clarified that no new strain of Influenza A H1N1 has been identified in India, amid growing attention around seasonal influenza cases. According to ICMR scientists, the viruses currently circulating are strains that have been present in India since 2025. The health research body has […]

A Stronger Push for Truthful Food Marketing The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has intensified its enforcement efforts against misleading food advertisements and inaccurate product claims. In recent months, the regulator has issued more than 150 notices to food companies over misleading advertisements, false claims and non compliance with food labelling regulations. […]