Health

August 18, 2026 1:05 PM

Study finds older adults face heat risks at lower temperatures

Older adults could face serious health risks from extreme heat at lower temperatures than previously estimated, according to a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. The study projected that if global warming reaches three degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, India, China, Paki...

August 17, 2026 10:54 AM

Jitendra Singh calls for making diabetes prevention a national priority

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has called for making diabetes prevention and preventive healthcare a national priority, saying rural India is no longer untouched by the growing diabetes burden. Addressing the launch of the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) Diabetes Rural...

August 15, 2026 12:02 PM

Indian pharma firms should aim to be among world’s top five: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on Indian companies to set ambitious global targets, urging the country's pharmaceutical firms to strive to become part of the world's top five. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on India's 80th Independence Day, PM Modi said Ind...

August 13, 2026 1:23 PM

India’s healthcare push: 45.5 crore Ayushman Cards, 1.86 lakh Arogya Mandirs

India's public healthcare system has expanded significantly over the past 12 years, with government programmes focusing on health insurance, primary care, disease prevention, affordable medicines, digital health and expansion of medical infrastructure. Under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan A...

August 12, 2026 2:57 PM

Gujarat CM felicitates three govt hospitals for national organ donation awards

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday felicitated three government hospitals for securing national recognition for their work in organ donation and transplantation, with the awards being presented to him and the Council of Ministers during the state Cabinet meeting in Gandhinagar. The...

August 12, 2026 12:59 PM

Haryana health minister calls for greater adoption of AYUSH healthcare systems

Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao on Wednesday said AYUSH healthcare systems play an important role in the management and prevention of chronic diseases and appealed to people to consider and adopt these traditional systems of medicine. In a statement released here, the minister said that with...