Anger and the city: Doctors share expert strategies to manage road rage
Experts reveal how micro-stressors and instant gratification expectations are destroying emotional reserves and pushing city dwellers from daily frustration to full-blown emotional crisis
06 December,2025 03:51 PM IST | Mumbai | Maitrai AgarwalDocs say 50 per cent of Mumbai’s corporate employees showing stress on skin
Long work hours, irregular sleep, pollution, and high stress levels are directly affecting skin health, leading to dullness, adult acne, and eczema flare-ups among young professionals
06 December,2025 02:11 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent25 pct of couples undergoing infertility treatment face catastrophic expenditure
The health system cost of providing one IVF cycle was estimated to be Rs 81,332. The cost for subsequent IVF cycles was Rs 35,087, the report said
06 December,2025 10:07 AM IST | New Delhi | PTIIndian study finds how nanoplastics from single-use PET bottles harm body
Nanoplastics, found in food and water, are a global concern and are increasingly being detected inside the human body. But their exact effects remain poorly understood
06 December,2025 09:39 AM IST | New Delhi | IANSOver 6 lakh lives lost due to malaria in 2024: WHO
While the WHO-recommended vaccines helped to prevent an estimated 170 million cases and one million deaths in 2024, this was roughly 9 million more than the previous year
06 December,2025 09:16 AM IST | New Delhi | IANSStudy: Malaria and Dengue cases rising fast due to climate change
A global survey finds malaria and dengue are rapidly escalating threats, driven by climate change, poverty and antimicrobial resistance
05 December,2025 08:50 AM IST | New Delhi | PTIStudy links common childhood virus to bladder cancer
The study, published in Science Advances, revealed that after being contracted in childhood, the BK virus usually lies dormant in the kidney
04 December,2025 11:01 AM IST | New Delhi | IANSCommon constipation drug can help halt kidney decline: Study
The results point toward gut-based, mitochondria-boosting therapies as a promising new avenue for CKD care
04 December,2025 10:05 AM IST | Tokyo | ANIObesity treatment: WHO guideline on the use of GLP-1 therapies
WHO outlines first-ever global recommendations for GLP-1 medicines in obesity care, stressing long-term use and behavioural support
03 December,2025 06:06 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentOvercoming odds, legal woes, Gujarat's 3-feet-tall doctor gets first job
The man from a farming family, detected with 72 per cent locomotor disability, fought lengthy legal battles, leading up to the Supreme Court, to become a doctor and faced several other overwhelming odds, but the thought of giving up the fight never crossed his mind
03 December,2025 02:30 PM IST | Ahmedabad | PTIIIT Bombay study shows how TB bacteria shield themselves from antibiotics
A new IIT Bombay-led study shows that TB bacteria change their outer fat-rich membranes to tolerate drugs, helping them survive antibiotic treatment—especially in dormant stages
03 December,2025 01:47 PM IST | New Delhi | IANSKolkata docs give elderly Mizoram man new lease of life with rare procedure
The patient had first gone to a local hospital in Mizoram when his symptoms aggravated, and physicians there diagnosed him with a condition called an aortic aneurysm, a balloon-like swelling in the aorta
03 December,2025 10:57 AM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondentStudy: Low choline levels in obese young adults may raise Alzheimer’s risk
A new study finds that young adults with obesity show unusually low blood choline levels, a nutrient vital for liver function and brain health, potentially increasing Alzheimer’s risk
02 December,2025 11:56 AM IST | New Delhi | PTIPulmonologist on the dangerous impact of Air Pollution in Mumbai
Dr Lancelot Pinto, consultant pulmonologist and epidemiologist at the P.D.Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, sheds light on effects of poor air quality and what early warning signs we must pay attention to. In a chat with mid-day, he also spoke about the city’s deteriorating air quality and its possible connection with the increase in lifestyle diseases, the risks linked to exposure to air pollution, and the efficacy of masks and air purifiers, impact of construction dust on health and lifestyle of the citizens among other things.