Damien Martyn suffering from meningitis; know more about the disease
As the former Australia batsman is currently hospitalised in Queensland after being placed in an induced coma due to meningitis, know more about the disease that is known to have severe effects on health
01 January,2026 08:28 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentJupiter Marathon Thane: Children with cerebral palsy join cancer survivors
With cancer cases in India rising by nearly 15 per cent in the last five years, the marathon aims to break fear, encourage timely screenings, and highlight the power of early detection
01 January,2026 04:16 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentChennai to house free women's cancer screening centre by February
It will be equipped with a mammogram unit for breast cancer screening, a laboratory for Pap smear tests to detect cervical cancer, and an ultrasound facility for screening abdominal and ovarian cancers
01 January,2026 01:10 PM IST | Chennai | IANSJupiter Marathon Thane: Nearly 100 cancer survivors will in the 1-km run
The marathon carries the theme 'Let’s Outrun Cancer', focusing sharply on early detection, awareness, and community-led prevention
31 December,2025 04:28 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentMumbai to Shanghai: Hosp performs unique 5,000 km cross-border remote surgery
The landmark procedures were performed on two patients in Mumbai and included a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and a robot-assisted partial nephrectomy
31 December,2025 01:13 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentCan ChatGPT help reduce mental health stigma?
“The findings suggest that believing the tool is effective and plays an important role in reducing concerns about external judgment,” said Scott Hannah, a student of the Master of Clinical Psychology at ECU
31 December,2025 11:51 AM IST | New Delhi | IANSIndian study shows drug-resistant fungus turning more deadly, spreading globally
Candida auris is a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen that has a unique ability to grow and persist on human skin
31 December,2025 09:39 AM IST | New Delhi | IANSOral bacterium may worsen disability in multiple sclerosis patients: Study
The new research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, found that high levels of Fusobacterium nucleatum -- a bacterium found in the mouth -- were associated with about ten-fold higher odds of severe disability in multiple sclerosis patients
31 December,2025 09:32 AM IST | New Delhi | IANSHigh superbug load in Delhi environment posing public health risks: Study
Indoor and outdoor air samples showed significantly high staphylococcal loads far above the WHO’s recommended limit for microbial exposure
31 December,2025 09:23 AM IST | New Delhi | IANSRetirement planning top priority in India, actual preparedness lags: Report
Retirement planning has been ranked as Indians’ first financial priority even as actual preparedness or a plan in place collapsed to 37 per cent from 67 per cent in 2023
30 December,2025 04:22 PM IST | New Delhi | IANSResearchers harness cancer resistance mutations to fight tumours
The researchers said the approach differs from highly personalised therapies because it targets resistance mutations shared by many patients
30 December,2025 02:20 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS'Don't take antibiotics over the counter if you think you have an infection'
Dr M Srinivas, director at AIIMS in Delhi also noted that antibiotics will not work with viral infections, as there are antivirals for them
30 December,2025 12:47 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS'Antibiotics should be dispensed only with doctor's prescription'
Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, a leading expert, warned that antibiotics are losing their effectiveness against dangerous bacteria due to overuse, making infections harder to treat
30 December,2025 12:10 PM IST | Kochi | ANIPulmonologist 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.