Health & Public Health
132 articles · 2026
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Joy and pain: On the NFHS-6 data
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Key health and population indicators, anaemia data: What went missing from NFHS-6 findings
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
NFHS-6 data likely to be out in May
OtherOtherGS 1, GS 2Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
On guard: on India and the Qdenga dengue vaccine
OtherS&TOtherGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
India needs innovative strategies to eliminate TB
OtherS&TSocialGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Pathogens without payback: when sharing isn’t caring
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read
Front-of-pack labels on packaged food: Supreme Court says it is concerned about health of people
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Do mRNA tumour vaccines herald a new revolution in cancer treatment?
OtherOtherOtherGS 3, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Gates MRI, SII tie-up for manufacture TB vaccine candidate
OtherOtherS&TGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
India’s maternal health systems were designed for a climate that no longer exists. This needs to change
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read
Reconnect public health with people’s needs
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read
NFHS-6 reveals progress amid nutrition challenges
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NFHS-VI calls for a nutrition rethink
OtherOtherGS 2Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
Red hexagon on your snack pack: What FSSAI’s new proposed warning label means | Explained
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
AIIMS Delhi researchers show exactly how particulate matter affects foetuses
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Study attempts to find out how India made expensive diabetes medicines affordable
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India broadens its fight against anaemia
SocialOtherOtherGS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Medical negligence claims don’t die with the doctor: What SC’s latest ruling means for patients, families
PolityOtherOtherGS 2Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
Gut-microbe study races to capture what urban diets erase in urbanising India
OtherS&TOtherGS 1, GS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
One body, multiple pathways: where India is going wrong in regulating pesticide exposure
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read
Indian scientists recreate key functions of human Placenta on chip
S&TOtherGS 3, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Drug-resistant malaria poses growing challenge to treatment and elimination efforts
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Prison outbreak: On the health crisis in India’s prisons
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National Health Accounts figures indicate high burden of health care costs on people
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Centre asks States to step up Ebola preparedness after WHO-declares global health emergency
OtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Fixing structural deficits in India’s health system
OtherOtherOtherGS 2Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read
Work in progress: On the Household social consumption (health) survey
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
India’s first dengue vaccine arrives with a crucial safety caveat
OtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Who’s watching what we eat? Inside India’s food adulteration problem
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
For antibiotics, the right dose is restraint
OtherS&TSocialGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
Mental health must anchor public health
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
On antibiotics, problem isn’t just overprescribing
OtherOtherS&TGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
2 children from Rajasthan die of Chandipura virus: What is the infection and who is susceptible to it?
OtherS&TOtherGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
India has to act on its ‘sugar’ problem
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
No shortcuts to hiking health spend to 2.5% of GDP
OtherOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read