This Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025, let’s celebrate the period warriors championing dignity through their tireless efforts. Pad Squad, an inspiring NGO, has been distributing sanitary pads and menstrual cups across India. According to NFHS-5 (National Family Health Survey-5), 36 per cent of women still don’t use sanitary napkins. From jungles to tribal belts — Padsquad carries pads and menstrual cups where it’s needed the most. These changemakers are on a mission for change — one pad at a time.
27 May,2025 05:42 PM IST
Sunaina Roshan changed her life completely at 52. From cancer to jaundice, she has battled serious health conditions which prompted her to completely turn around her food and health habits. Ahead of Women's Day, Sunaina opens up, for the first time, to Mid-day, about her incredible health transformation. She shares brother Hrithik Roshan is very proud of her journey and father Rakesh Roshan has always been motivating her to eat healthy. Listen in as she shares some serious motivation to take charge of your health today.
03 March,2025 07:07 PM IST
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.
31 January,2025 01:55 PM IST
HMPV outbreak in China has started getting people worried - is this the ‘New COVID?’ ICMR identified two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Bengaluru, Karnataka on January 6 during routine surveillance. While China seems to be suffering from a massive outbreak of HMPV, the question arises - is India safe from HMPV? What is it and what are the symptoms? Dr. Pruthu Dhekane, Consultant - Infectious Disease, Manipal Hospital, Baner, Pune explains. Take a look.
07 January,2025 06:41 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
