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. […]

Goa Takes a Major Step in Cancer Surveillance Goa has declared cancer a notifiable disease across the state, making it mandatory for healthcare providers and laboratories to report newly diagnosed cancer cases to government authorities. The notification was issued by the Goa Public Health Department on August 20, 2026. The move is expected to create […]

A Shift From Treatment to Prevention Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has described preventive healthcare as the future model of India’s healthcare system, highlighting changing disease patterns, rising treatment costs and the country’s ageing population. He stressed that healthcare should not focus only on treating diseases after they appear, but should increasingly emphasise prevention, early detection, […]

A Growing Health Concern Marine heatwaves are prolonged periods of unusually high sea surface temperatures. Researchers warn that these events are becoming more frequent, longer lasting and more intense as the planet continues to warm. While marine heatwaves are often viewed as an environmental problem, emerging research shows that their consequences can extend directly to […]