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Uncover the hidden challenges Indian women face in healthcare decisions and why empowering them could transform health outcomes.

Ravi Bhumiya’s fight with spinal TB reveals the systemic failures that make India’s 2025 TB elimination target increasingly unattainable.

With the story of Fathima, a rural woman who delivered stillborn twins, the author argues for the need to centre compassion in the way the health system treats the women who have miscarried.

A firsthand account exposing India's chaotic rabies response system, revealing how medical confusion and apathy threaten lives more than disease itself.

Sexual abuse is more common in male children than female children in India.

In India, mental healthcare is highly inaccessible to almost 70% of the population economically. That, combined with the focus of modern psychiatry on Western culture and pills leaves Indian people significantly underserved as their unique cultural contexts and existing systems of oppression go unaddressed. Here is how we can reimagine a model of mental health accessible to all.

Despite having progressive laws, access to abortion care is poor in India.

Palliative care does not equate to giving up on the person.

Poverty is not the only reason why child labour still plagues India.

Temperatures are on the rise and so are heat related illnesses.

Discover the multifaceted challenges faced by people with disabilities in India, from societal perceptions and systemic barriers to policy gaps. Learn how inclusive reforms, accurate data, and a shift from ableist norms can foster true equity

While much attention is given to violence against doctors in the news, the violence patients face within healthcare systems remains largely unspoken and overlooked.

This deeply personal essay unpacks the gendered power dynamics in STEM through lived experience, revealing how systemic bias, societal expectations, and erasure of women’s contributions continue to shape who gets to lead—and who gets left behind.

A young woman insists on staying in the hospital long after a routine surgery. What unfolds reveals a deeper, hidden reason behind her pain.

In rural Odisha, Anita’s struggle with knee pain revealed how digital health often excludes those who need it most. This story explores the promise of technology — and the urgent need to design it for equity, not just profit.

Why Ignoring a Painless Breast Lump is a Huge Mistake

India has witnessed multiple yatras with political intentions over the past months. How is Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra different?

Tobacco use prevention strategies need to be reimagined in India.

India's policies on menstrual health have achieved a one dimensional victory - promoting menstrual hygiene without tackling the issue of menstrual stigma.

It is truly amusing that a country with a dire need of working doctors in rural areas has designed a system that would produce people who will not be able to fulfill that need.

Explore the rising impact of lung cancer in India, its changing trends, challenges in access to advanced treatments, and the urgent need for awareness, improved diagnostics, and equitable cancer care solutions.

At 26, Divij shares a journey of resilience, living with epilepsy while thriving as a coder, traveler, and marathoner. Discover his inspiring story of overcoming stigma, navigating challenges, and advocating for epilepsy awareness.

India’s healthcare system is plagued by corporate greed, inflated bills, and patient exploitation. Can reform prevent further harm?

Highlighting the struggles of stroke caregivers in India while discussing impactful solutions and support initiatives.

Part three of our series on women’s health in Indian public institutes examines the neglect of clinical care in women’s colleges, exposing stark resource disparities and systemic apathy. From inadequate first aid to medical gaslighting, we uncover the hidden struggles of female students seeking basic healthcare.

For many people with disabilities that are also queer, seeking medical care often feels like shouting into a void—ignored, misunderstood, and dismissed. Their stories shed light on how the current design of our health system, intersecting with gender, caste, and class, creates deep barriers to access for disabled individuals in India.

A couple’s infertility journey uncovers endometriosis, revealing the physical, emotional, and cultural challenges women face with this misunderstood condition.

As India works to improve access to pain relief, it must remain mindful of the mistakes made by the United States and draw lessons from them.

As rapid urbanization transforms Bhopal, residents of its informal settlements are left to fend for themselves against intensifying heat waves, without basic infrastructure, water, or state support.

He swore to never drink again, but by evening, he was vomiting blood. As his wife signed him out against medical advice, the question lingered: Can love ever outfight addiction?

Thousands arrive in Mumbai chasing dreams, but what happens when illness strikes in a city that doesn't stop to care?

India aims to achieve universal access to healthcare by 2030. What challenges lie in the way?

Surgical care doesn't end at the operation but also involves provision of adequate pain relief. However, various barriers affect access to pain relief in India.

While aiming for universalizing healthcare, is our health system making sure to include everyone in this ambitious dream?

The wave of digitization is sweeping India but are the citizens ready to live in a digitized India?

Untreated anemia can have serious implications on pregnant mothers and their children.

Universal basic income is known to reduce poverty and income inequality. Does India have the infrastructure to implement this strategy?

Multivitamins are prescribed for any and every disease and most often even without any disease. What is wrong with this approach to good health?

Medical education forms the core of any health system. To improve quality of service delivery, India needs to revisit its model of medical education.

Here is what can one do after MD Community Medicine or MPH in India.

The stigma associated with HIV impacts not just the person suffering but also their family.

Good health can not exist without abolishing hate.

Quality of post graduation medical education in India needs to reviewed to improve the quality of life of doctors and patient care.

Rising temperatures are differently impacting people, especially in urban cities.

Diabetes silently damages the eyes over the years without causing any alarming symptoms.

Male surgeons have dominated the medical field for ages. What role does gender bias have in this and are things changing?

Fake drugs have been caught in India and are a threat to people's health.

This poem deals with the author's experience of living with fibromyalgia - the barriers to diagnosis. the misinformation, misunderstandings among peers and loved ones, and her journey towards accepting her "new normal".

Discover why adult sex education in India is crucial for breaking taboos and enhancing reproductive health awareness among adolescents.

In this personal narrative, the author explores the beneficial effects of undergoing gender sensitivity training in her daily practice of medicine and her role as a teacher, shaping the minds of medical students.

McDonald's and the Government of India's Central Food Technological Research Institute partner to add(ress) malnutrition.

An illustration that depicts the past and the present of our healthcare system.

The possible ban on over-the-counter emergency contraceptives lacks scientific justification.

Public spending on health leads to better health outcomes in the population.

Blending traditional and modern medicine in Assam - How cultural practices, faith, and community support shape patient care and the future of integrative healthcare.

Rethinking tobacco addiction: Why behavioural insights could be the key to breaking India's smoking habit.

A clinical pharmacist reflects on the challenges of irresponsible antimicrobial use in India, and the role of pharmacists in tackling the growing crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Air pollution in India has received a lot of attention over the past few years. However, have serious steps been taken to address this problem?

Science is incomplete without the voices of the people that it impacts the most.

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) threatens to reverse decades of medical progress, rendering routine infections untreatable and life-saving treatments ineffective. Can science rise to the challenge?

Coaching institutes use multiple tactics to lure medical students into their trap.

Antibiotic use in farms significantly contributes to the problem of Antimicrobial Resistance.

What role do informal healthcare providers play in our health system? A medical anthropologist writes about IMPs as family doctors to the poor.

Explore Dr. Arun Gupta's journey from pediatrician to public health advocate, championing breastfeeding, nutrition policy, and legislation for child health in India.

Unlock the inspiring journey of how art and creativity are empowering people with disabilities at a rural Indian center—where transformation happens one stroke at a time!

Malnutrition is a silent roadblock to effective healthcare, affecting surgical outcomes and recovery. Through real-life patient stories, this article explores the crucial link between nutrition, disease, and healthcare access in India.

When Indian patients get diagnosed with cancer, their relatives try to hide that diagnosis from them. Read how this leads the patients to suffering, loss of mental peace, and poorer outcomes in this article.

Amidst Chennai's worst flood, the author's terminally ill father struggled to obtain care and dignity from a private hospital that asked them to vacate their flooded ward without an alternate plan. This poem lays bare the quiet violence of deprioritizing the dying.

In this capitalistic world, all lives are not equal. Skin colour, religion, caste, gender, geographical location, etc, determine who dies and who gets to live. In this scenario, is the vision of 'Health for All' just a lie we are telling ourselves?

Most government hospital OPDs in urban areas are closing early, pushing patients into already overcrowded casualty departments. How is this system failing the very people it's meant to serve, and what can be done to fix it?

Life in Mumbai’s slums is marred by violence, trauma, and systemic neglect— as seen firsthand in a casualty ward where victims of assault, accidents, and abuse fight for survival daily.

A man’s struggle with Myositis sheds light on the delays in chronic pain management, healthcare barriers, and systemic gaps in India’s health system.

When emergency care is denied due to financial demands, lives are lost. This article highlights urgent stories and calls for stronger policy enforcement and regulations to ensure no one is turned away in a crisis.

Indian medical education grooms doctors into thinking that they, as individuals, need to overwork to make up for systemic failings at the expense of their own well-being.

India stands at a pivotal crossroads—emerging as a global leader in renewable energy and climate commitments while simultaneously expanding coal-based infrastructure. But to protect its people against extreme heat and secure sustainable growth, India must resolve this contradiction by placing heat mitigation and climate action at the heart of its development strategy.

When I came out as a queer doctor, I thought Pride would be celebratory. Instead, I was confronted by how our health systems continue to fail people like me — and why visibility must become our tool for change.

This story relays the personal experiences of the author as he navigates sickle cell disease and its ramifications in the heart of India. How do individuals affect change on the ground?

Two young women. Two extraordinary journeys. One unforgettable reason to rethink what healing really means.

A rehabilitation expert’s world turns inward when his own son shows signs of developmental delay—unveiling a journey from denial to deep empathy, and transforming both his parenting and his profession. A personal essay on navigating disability, not just as a specialist, but as a father learning to listen, unlearn, and begin again

What do left-handed scissors and hysterectomy prevention have in common? At a small rural center in Maharashtra, empathy is revolutionizing the delivery of healthcare.

How a miniature model of the human body sparked important discoveries and dialogues on health across India.

Queer people in India are denied even basic medical care because Indian medical education does not teach doctors about queer bodies, leaving queer people to fend for themselves.

Public health often feels abstract to medical students, yet it shapes whether people live with dignity or despair. This story reframes statistics as human struggles, urging us to see healthcare as fairness, not charity.