Here’s all you need to know about Grey’s Anatomy’ actor Eric Dane
As fans of the actor mourn his loss, it also highlights the need for more awareness about the neurodegenerative disorder, and Mumbai health experts tell you all you need to know about it
21 February,2026 03:51 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento PintoQuitting tobacco reduces oral cancer risk by over 60 per cent: Study
For the first time, the study shows a 61 per cent reduction in the risk of oral cavity cancer for smokers and a 42 per cent reduction for tobacco chewers compared to current users after quitting the habit for 10 years
20 February,2026 10:09 PM IST | Mumbai | PTICan 10,000 steps a day protect your heart? Experts weigh in
Walking 10,000 steps a day can improve blood pressure control, reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels, and enhance cardiovascular fitness. It also helps with weight reduction, strengthens muscles and bones, and improves general well-being, claims Dr. Gautam
20 February,2026 09:04 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentMumbai doctors restore vision of completely blind city-based gynaecologist
The patient, who lost vision due to severe glaucoma and intraocular complexities, regained functional vision in her left eye immediately after surgery
19 February,2026 02:59 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentKolkata docs help elderly man walk pain-free within a day with timely procedure
The patient had undergone angioplasty 11 years ago, but lately began experiencing shortness of breath and severe pain in his left leg while walking
19 February,2026 09:40 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentNavi Mumbai doctors help 33-year-old man with post-polio syndrome walk again
Sumit was affected by polio in early childhood, which left his left leg weak and deformed. Despite undergoing multiple corrective surgeries over the years, daily life remained challenging
18 February,2026 04:54 PM IST | Navi Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentAfter 3 miscarriages 33-year-old woman finds hope again to embrace motherhood
A 33-year-old woman and her husband achieved parenthood after overcoming recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), multiple medical challenges, IVF treatment, and a high-risk pregnancy complicated by foetal growth restriction and preterm delivery
17 February,2026 11:30 AM IST | Gurgaon | mid-day online correspondentDelhi docs give new lease of life to 5-day old baby with rare brain condition
The condition was detected during the last trimester of the pregnancy. This allowed helped the medical team at Manipal Hospital, Dwarka, to initiate the treatment immediately after birth to prevent potential neurological damage
16 February,2026 10:18 PM IST | New Delhi | PTIIIT Roorkee begins drafting comprehensive mental health policy for its campus
The initiative is being seen as a landmark move that could set a model for other IITs across the country
16 February,2026 10:08 PM IST | Uttarakhand | IANSMumbai docs treat woman after finding hidden cause for severe chest pain
A first-of-its-kind advanced heart microcirculation test (Coronary Flow Reserve (CFR), also called CoroFlow) at Gleneagles Hospital, Mumbai, helped doctors identify a hidden cause of severe chest pain in a 66-year-old woman, enabling the right treatment and preventing an unnecessary stent procedure
16 February,2026 02:07 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentRecent GST changes mark key shift towards making cancer care affordable: AIIMS
An important aspect of this policy reform is that it includes certain patented drugs with no generic alternatives, they said
15 February,2026 01:52 PM IST | New Delhi | PTIIIT Bombay study links excess mucus to weakening of lungs' defences, higher alle
The airways to the lungs have a naturally engineered defence mechanism that gets activated when any foreign material enters the airways by secreting a fluid called mucus to trap it.
14 February,2026 01:55 PM IST | Mumbai | PTITen-month-old infant becomes Kerala's youngest organ donor
Alin Sherin Abraham, hailing from Mallappally in Pathanamthitta district, was declared brain dead following a tragic road accident
13 February,2026 09:29 PM IST | Thiruvananthapuram | IANSPulmonologist 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.