"Building a supportive ecosystem for improved menstrual health management for women is an important step towards achieving health equity. Not just the state, but employers must take on the moral…
“Today, the country stands at a demographic turning point—one that calls not for rolling back, but for repositioning family planning. The question is not whether family planning is still needed; it…
The recent deaths of children given a certain cough syrup show us again that India needs a drug regulatory system that is free from regulatory capture and one that prioritises public health. Real…
Cell and gene therapies directly target faulty genes or cells offering the hope of shifting care from lifelong maintenance to potentially durable, one-time interventions. Can India build an ecosystem…
Pro-natalist policies, now acquiring traction in India, are tools of social control reinforcing gender norms. These agendas undermine reproductive justice by prioritising demographic goals over…
Digital eye strain is widespread, though symptoms differ among individuals. Accurate diagnosis of related issues like dry eyes or binocular vision disorders can ease discomfort. Good digital habits—…
India’s approach to fertility control was never premised on women’s health, as a result of which the fertility decline was achieved without any significant improvement in their health. Fertility…
As antibiotics increasingly fail against dangerous bacterial infections, a century-old solution from the past, bacteriophage therapy, is making a comeback. India’s vast phage diversity offers a rare…
A rapid expansion in medical colleges has been justified by India’s poor doctor-to-population ratio. The shortage of doctors, though, might be an invented figure.
Newly released 2021 government mortality data shows 3 million excess death registrations in India during Covid-19, suggesting over 4 million total excess deaths. The pandemic’s real impact then was…
