For years, the term Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) has been widely used to describe one of the most common hormonal conditions affecting women of reproductive age. But many experts have long argued that the name was incomplete, even misleading. By focusing only on the ovaries, it failed to capture the full spectrum of metabolic, hormonal,…
Several generic versions of the popular weight loss drug semaglutide are likely to become available Saturday (March 21) onwards, following the expiry of Novo Nordisk’s patent today. Several of India’s top drug manufacturers will launch their products, with as many as 50 brands likely to become available. The cost is expected to drop by at…
The Supreme Court expressed its concerns about mandatory menstrual leaves earlier this month while hearing a petition on the matter, cautioning that it could lead employers to avoid hiring women and reinforce gender stereotypes. While rejecting the petition, a two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant had said that mandatory leave would make young…
Childhood obesity is increasingly being tackled globally not just through national campaigns but through highly localised, practical experiments in the food environment — especially in smaller cities where policy can be tested, adapted, scaled, and measured. India’s own efforts in preventive food policy have been one of scale and reach through its mid-day meal or…
Cancer Calculus, the investigation by The Indian Express in association with The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), found a burgeoning black market in India of Keytruda — — an immunotherapy drug manufactured by US pharma major Merck & Co (MSD) that most families cannot afford at an official market price of over Rs 1.5…
4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Apr 27, 2026 09:47 AM IST People born on or after January 1, 2009, will not be able to purchase cigarettes in the United Kingdom once a Bill passed by the Houses of Parliament receives royal assent in the next few days. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was introduced in 2024…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will seek expert opinion from AIIMS doctors on whether there is a need to conduct tests such as electroencephalogram (EEG) and angiogram to declare someone brain dead. The two-judge bench, hearing a case on alleged malpractices in brain death certification by Kerala-based medic and activist S Ganapathy,…
A group of people on a Dutch cruise ship which was travelling from Argentina towards Spain have been found to be infected by the deadly hantavirus earlier this week. At least seven cases — two laboratory confirmed and five suspected — have been identified among the 147 passenger and crew. Three of them have died…
The recent hantavirus outbreak has once again raised a question that scientists have been warning about for years: are zoonotic spillovers — the transmission of pathogens from animals to humans — becoming less of an exception and more of an inevitability? If Covid was the defining reminder of how devastating an animal-borne virus can become,…
