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Funds lying unutilised? Several key health schemes saw allocations slashed for current fiscal

The revised budget estimate for the Union health ministry for 2023-24 is 9.6% lower than the original estimate, reflecting how funds for several schemes were underused by states.

Sitharaman announces cervical cancer vaccination for girls aged 9-14 in interim budget

Health ministry allocated Rs 90,657 crore for FY 2024-25, 1.6 percent higher than the full Budget presented last year and 12.5 percent higher than the revised estimates for 2023-24.

At least 21 cases of new Covid variant JN.1 detected across India

The Maharashtra health department has said JN.1 is a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and causes mild symptoms in patients.

Khattar & Vij end impasse over health dept after CMO official’s wife steps down as DGHS

Anil Vij, missing in action from health dept since October over 'interference' by CMO, has resumed clearing files. Dr Sonia Khullar appointed to Haryana PSC after stepping down as DGHS.

‘Adulterated drugs’ to breakthrough cancer therapy — how India’s health & pharma sector fared in 2023

The year was eventful with National Medical Commission's flip-flops over controversial decisions, tightening of various norms and launch of made-in-India drugs to treat rare diseases.

Is it right to broadcast surgeries live? Opinion divided as NMC forms panel to decide rules

SC has sought National Medical Commission’s views on a petition seeking ban on surgeries being telecast live during doctors' conferences.

Bad eyesight costs the economy $411 billion a year—absenteeism, reduced productivity

People with visual impairments are 30% less likely to be employed and confront formidable obstacles in finding work.

Obesity is similar to cancer. But it doesn’t get society-wide recognition as a disease

There is also evidence that obesity is accompanied by brain inflammation and increased risk of mental health conditions such as major depressive disorder and anxiety.

65+ population will more than double by 2025. What S Korea, China, Japan, Italy plan to do

The United Nations says our ageing populations must be addressed if the Sustainable Development Goals are to be met.

New book delves into factors that drive the ‘complex system of living well’

Published by HarperCollins, 'Pulse to Planet: The Long Lifeline of Human Health' will be released on 14 September on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.

On Camera

DPDP Act will change how we interact with the internet. Get ready for the consent mails

India does not have a data protection regulator to make good on the DPDP Act’s promise and articulate clear future standards.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.