General

Every monsoon, dengue makes headlines across India. Mosquito-borne illness rarely spreads this quickly or this widely. That alone explains the level of concern the disease generates. The dengue virus causes the illness. It is transmitted through the ...

General

Chikungunya has become an increasingly familiar name across India in recent years, particularly following large outbreaks linked to heavy monsoon rainfall. The virus is transmitted by the same Aedes mosquitoes responsible for dengue. Its defining fea...

Oncology

Sarcoma is rare enough that most people have never heard of it, yet delays in diagnosis are a common pattern across oncology centres worldwide. It develops in the body's connective tissues and, because those tissues are found everywhere, can appe...

General

Brain health sits at the centre of everything else, including movement, memory, speech, and mood. Yet stroke and neurological disorders receive far less preventive attention than heart disease or diabetes, despite sharing most of the same risk factor...

General

Every year, malaria affects millions of people across India and the wider tropics. A parasite from the genus Plasmodium, spread by mosquitoes, is responsible. The illness varies enormously in severity. Many patients face nothing more than a short fev...

General

Food poisoning and waterborne infections cause a substantial share of illness across India. The monsoon season makes matters worse. Contamination risks rise sharply during heavy rain. Both problems trace back to the same root cause: a person eats or ...