Health

The company says its stents are made of biodegradable material, and are an alternative to the traditional metal stents (Bloomberg)

Expert panel to review Meril’s price exemption bid for stent

2 min read . 30 Jan 2019

A study published in 2016 reported that nearly 30% of the patients admitted into intensive care units in India had sepsis. Photo: iStock

Why is India ignorant to sepsis?

3 min read . 21 Sep 2019

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shows e-Cigarettes during a press conference in New Delhi (Photo: ANI)

e-Cigarette ban: Why regulation of the emerging industry was difficult in India?

4 min read . 19 Sep 2019

A Swiss 5G protester holds a placard that reads '4G is good enough' (Photo: AFP)

Health fears prompt 5G revolt in Switzerland

1 min read . 18 Sep 2019

Death rate due to malnutrition in children under 5 years dropped by two-thirds between 1990 and 2017, the study said. (Photo: Mint)

Malnutrition leading cause for death among children under 5

2 min read . 19 Sep 2019

Citing rampant misuse, government bans open retail sale of abortion drugs

1 min read . 13 Sep 2019

The new research supports that notion, and further indicates that the long-term results of weight-loss surgery would improve if combined with increased physical activity, (iStock)

Decoded: Why people gain weight as they get older

1 min read . 10 Sep 2019

Cancer cells are seen on a large screen connected to a microscope at the CeBit computer fair in Hanover, Germany (File photo: Reuters) (REUTERS)

Cancer beats heart disease as top killer of the rich

1 min read . 03 Sep 2019

The findings come amid two critical trends in public health: a growing obesity epidemic and the slowing of progress made against heart disease. (Mint)

For diabetics, weight-loss surgery slashes the risk of death: Study

3 min read . 03 Sep 2019

Why India needs a new MTP Act

Why India needs a new MTP Act

6 min read . 01 Sep 2019

AI provides a unique opportunity for the health sector, bringing efficiency, saving resources and bringing accuracy in interpretation and enhancing quality of service delivery: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Government explores artificial intelligence to combat TB

2 min read . 30 Aug 2019

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75 dengue cases in Delhi; 131 of malaria: Report

1 min read . 29 Aug 2019

Impact Investment in India could grow between $6 billion to $8 billion by 2025, according to a report.

Will Social Stock Exchange increase investments in healthcare sector?

4 min read . 28 Aug 2019

The new policy will allow patients to access pre-approval drugs in cases of serious and life-threatening diseases on compassionate grounds, without clearing clinical trials. (Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

Terminally ill patients may get to try drugs still under development

2 min read . 25 Aug 2019

PM2.5 is especially dangerous because it can travel far from its source, making pollution a nationwide issue (Photo: HT)

When breathing becomes scary

4 min read . 25 Aug 2019

Aerospace engineer Robert Zubrin said Mars is much richer than the Moon 'in carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen, all in biologically readily accessible forms such as carbon dioxide gas, nitrogen gas, and water ice and permafrost' (Photo: PTI)

Do we need a backup planet to survive?

3 min read . 25 Aug 2019

NLEM list is reviewed every three years to include or exclude drugs. (Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint)

Government shortlists hygiene products to be brought under price control

2 min read . 25 Aug 2019

Less than 1% global investment in R&D for tackling malaria: WHO

Less than 1% global investment in R&D for tackling malaria: WHO

2 min read . 23 Aug 2019

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India hosts 66% of leprosy patients, shows WHO data

2 min read . 22 Aug 2019

Govt notifies enhanced warnings, 'quitline' number for all tobacco products

1 min read . 21 Aug 2019