Health

Depression, anxiety, emotional exhaustion are real mental health conditions. Yet, many do not believe that these deserve serious attention.

The Omicron rage in our cities has been because of its high transmissibility and immune escape ability. But what are studies saying about the near future?

Surging numbers indicate an Omicron wave is already under way in India. What should we be prepared for in the coming months?

Senior child psychiatrist Dr Savita Malhotra on the impact of COVID-19 on children, created by various factors, from online education to pandemic stress.

Q&A with former health secretary K Sujatha Rao on the state of public health infrastructure, government initiatives in the health sector and COVID.

People who registered for a COVID vaccine on the CoWIN app using Aadhaar automatically got a digital health ID created, without their knowledge or consent.

COVID-19 impacted nutrition across classes, underlining the need to ensure both access and the right kind of food and eating habits among our children.

The first and only one of its kind on the Dal Lake, Tariq Ahmed Patloo’s boat ambulance has all basic facilities, including an oxygen system.

One advantage of these new vaccines derived from the coronavirus DNA, or mRNA vaccines, is that these can be rapidly modified for any new variant.

Most parents are anxiously waiting for vaccination for children, so that they may get back to school and other activities. But is that likely, or even advisable now?

So far, 50 Delta Plus cases and four deaths have been found across 11 states. Will it be even more virulent than the Delta variant?

Desperate patients were seen making this journey, even as headlines screamed that the second wave had spread from big cities to smaller towns and villages.