Neglecting rheumatic fever might cost one dear, as it may lead to rheumatic heart disease, which damages heart valves. Apparently, the number of rheumatic fever cases has been on the rise in the count

Lack of specialist doctors – oncologists and oncopathologists – with the State Health and Family Welfare Department seems to be ailing the centrally funded cancer detection programme in the state. The

The city reported yet another case of dengue death on Monday. The 16-year-old Shruti, from Anekal, who was suffering from advanced stages of the fever, died at Narayana Hrudayalaya early on Monday mor

A changing lifestyle is not only seen as the cause of diseases like diabetes, hypertension and obesity, it is also leading to premature births. According to World Health Organization (WHO), the number

There seems to be no end to cases of sexual assault against minor girls in the state. In yet another incident, an eight-year-old girl was assaulted sexually, but her family has been keeping quiet abou

The correct medical intervention, counselling, and above all, whole-hearted support from the family, can help mentally ill or disabled persons from living a productive and happy life. Arun and Kiran K

The tragic case of three-month-old Neha Afreen who was found badly battered and abused by her father, shocked the city. But it was sadly not a one-off. A five-year-old child was brought to Vani Vilas

For 28-year-old Shabana Siddiqui of Delhi, conception was proving to be impossible because of huge uterine fibroids (non-cancerous tumours that develop in the uterus). The many doctors she consulted a

It is not just dengue that has been on the rise, paediatric wards across city hospitals are witnessing an increase in the number of pneumonia cases as well. Changes in weather affect the immunity leve

It was the comparatively low and effective cost of treatment in Bengaluru that brought Penny Philppi from Arizona in the United States to Apollo Hospital in the city. Having suffered six years of pain