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Addiction to scrolling is a public health issue. It’s high time we start treating it like one
January 28, 2026 9:27 am
What is happening to the human brain today is neither random nor coincidental. If we continue to treat this as a matter of personal weakness, we will pay for it with our attention and collective well-being
Not just national security, public health too needs an intelligence system
January 15, 2026 1:51 pm
Like a good security system goes beyond the police force, which neither has the time nor the capacity to handle security issues, we need to look beyond the routine health system if we want a good quality public health intelligence system
Opposition alleges Maharashtra govt purchased cancer diagnostic vans at inflated price, Speaker Rahul Narvekar orders inquiry
July 03, 2025 3:00 pm
Opposition MLAs claimed that cancer diagnostic vans were purchased for Rs 99 lakh each, while similar vehicles were available for Rs 45 lakh.
Poliovirus found in wastewater in Spain, Germany and Poland -- what you need to know
December 15, 2024 5:08 pm
Wastewater surveillance, an approach reinvigorated during the COVID pandemic, has proven invaluable for early detection of disease outbreaks.
The deadly ‘bleeding eye’ virus: What you need to know about the Marburg outbreak and its global implications
December 03, 2024 5:00 pm
With at least 15 fatalities and hundreds of infections reported across 17 African countries, including Rwanda, health officials are urging travellers to exercise caution.
Public Health Foundation of India surpasses Harvard, bags second place in global rankings for schools of public health
March 13, 2024 8:37 am
Professor K Srinath Reddy, honorary distinguished professor of PHFI, said the ranking was ‘yet another vindication of the respect the world has for Indian science’.
Karnataka govt and C-CAMP host roundtable on strengthening public health systems
November 09, 2023 1:14 pm
Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao underlines the significance of affordability, accessibility, quality and scale in any augmentation effort for public health systems.
Ahmedabad University launches School of Public Health
April 19, 2023 12:57 am
The school will offer courses in environmental health and analytical sciences, including data science, biostatistics and epidemiology, and executive education.
Countries should come together to fight public health issues, says former diplomat Gautam Bambawale
February 22, 2023 4:54 pm
The AIBDF, a public charitable trust, intends to create awareness about autoimmune blistering diseases, and guide patients with autoimmune blistering diseases in terms of early diagnosis and the right treatment.
Maharashtra to establish state-of-art integrated labs in each district under PM-ABHIM
September 16, 2022 7:39 pm
Under instructions of the Centre, the public health department is setting up district IPHL units to serve as the apex of a network to link labs with block, state and regional public health and veterinary labs to support multi-sectoral collaboration for clinical management and public health surveillance.
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