When a 40-year-old man arrived at a sub-divisional hospital in Punjab with chest pain at 4:40 am, the odds were stacked against him. A few years ago, he would likely have lost precious time travelling to a tertiary centre for treatment; instead, he received a clot-busting injection within minutes, thanks to a statewide programme that is redefining emergency cardiac care in the state.

This highly descriptive story details the humilation, pain and medical negligence that a patient of schizophrenia underwent as she sought care for her Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome.

A collection of poems of the author who reminisces going through sexual violence and their journey of healing

Ignoring established global guidelines, expert medical consensus and sustained community protests, the law signals a departure of policymaking from evidence and expertise to ideology and administrative control.

The Multidimensional Poverty Index misses the reality of everyday hardship. Homes, water, schools, and healthcare may exist on paper but broken systems, debt, and poor quality leave families struggling unseen. See what the data hides

Blaming patients for getting cancer when the government sells tobacco and the health system fails them everyday is unfair.