Health experts have criticised the government’s move to cut GST on beedis from 28% to 18% while keeping other tobacco products at 40%. They...

Cancer doctors in India are raising concerns about rising HPV-related cancers among young adults. Cases of cervical, oral, and throat cance...

Union Health Ministry confirmed two cases of Human Metapneumovirus in India, with infants diagnosed in Bengaluru. Both are recovering. The ...

India will have to utilise the tech boom to safeguard her citizens from health scares, suggests experts.

Considered one of the most influential Indian-American community leaders in the US, Dr Bharat Barai alleged that certain people and media a...

Experts have red-flagged serious setbacks to the fight against cancer and TB, both already grappling with dropouts due to traumatic side-ef...

Oncologists recommend deferment of non-critical surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy sessions taking into account the low immunity levels ...

Lung cancer in non-smokers not only has a different set of possible causative agents, but also a different behaviour and treatment outcome.

Watch out for air pollution, second-hand smoking and background radiation.

Cancer research has set off a raging debate between entrepreneurs with a social mission and investors who sense ripe business potential.

In Karnataka, 30% of the adult population, estimated at 1.5 crore is addicted to some form of tobacco.

The use of tobacco, the leading cause of preventable death, has for the first time begun to decline across country.

A report says that plant-based diets, which are high in natural nutrients, could reduce cancer risk drastically. Here are some food choices...

Economic burden for four specific diseases including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, tuberculosis, and respiratory disease in Kerala for t...

Victims of tobacco use and their doctors, brought together under umbrella of Voice of Tobacco Victims Kerala, have appealed to PM to ban sa...

Latching on to an upswing in entrepreneurship, many start-ups are opting for co-investing, where two or more funds invest in a funding roun...

Chief Ministers of 11 states in India have pledged their support to Voice of Tobacco Victims (VOTV), a national campaign against chewing to...