India releases first national lung cancer care guidelines

Union health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda released the Lung Cancer Treatment and Palliation: Evidence-Based Guidelines at Kartavya Bhavan on the eve of World Cancer Day. The document outlines 15 evidence-based recommendations covering diagnosis, treatment pathways and palliative care, applicable to both public and private healthcare systems.

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Govt collects health cess, but spends less than it did earlier

When the health cess was introduced, the understanding was that it would boost health expenditure by topping up what the govt was already allocating. Clearly, that has not happened. Instead, cess is masking what would otherwise be a steep cut in the share of health in total Budget and in GDP.

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Depression Detectable In Voice: AIIMS Researchers

At an advanced Speech Health Lab set up at AIIMS Delhi with CSR support, researchers analysed speech samples from 423 participants with complete clinical and demographic records. The mean participant age was about 24 years, with most between 18 and 25.

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'People-centric, visionary': Nadda hails Union Budget

To combat the rising burden of non-communicable diseases caused by changing lifestyles, the health minister said that the proposal to support allied healthcare institutes will help train one lakh professionals over the next five years.

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Healthcare Gets a Major Boost with ₹1,05,530 Crore Allocation

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2026–27 allocates ₹1,05,530.42 crore to the healthcare sector, signaling a significant push for growth with key measures such as Biopharma SHAKTI, expansion of allied health professional training, 1,000 accredited clinical trial sites, and district-level trauma centres.

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Health Sector Budget 2026 Live Updates: Tracking Govt Blueprint to Boost Access

Health Sector Budget 2026 Live: Amid rising NCDs, soaring treatment costs, limited insurance coverage, and gaps in preventive care, India’s healthcare sector pins hopes on the Union Budget 2026 to fund research, expand access, and launch initiatives that could transform patient care across the country.

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Health Sector Budget 2026 Live Updates: Tracking Govt Blueprint to Boost Access

Health Sector Budget 2026 Live: Amid rising NCDs, soaring treatment costs, limited insurance coverage, and gaps in preventive care, India’s healthcare sector pins hopes on the Union Budget 2026 to fund research, expand access, and launch initiatives that could transform patient care across the country.

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Menstrual health is fundamental right: SC

In a landmark judgment to ensure gender justice and educational equity, a bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan issued a slew of directions to all states and UTs to ensure that these facilities are provided in schools irrespective of whether they are government-run, aided or private.

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Budget 2026: Health Industry Calls for Structural Reforms Across Care Delivery

As demand surges beyond metros, healthcare leaders are urging the government to back Ayurveda with serious research funding, cut diagnostic costs and stabilise hospital reimbursements.

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Scrolling Childhood Away: What Economic Survey 2026 & Parents’ Data Reveal

Government data and a new parental survey converge on a worrying trend—India’s children are online longer, younger, and with rising mental health consequences.

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Economic Survey terms Digital addiction as ‘growing public health concern'

While the survey highlighted several policy measures taken by the government to address mental health challenges—such as the Tele-MANAS mental health helpline and restrictions on online gaming—it emphasized that “developing a comprehensive set of indicators is essential to assess the multidimensional impact of interventions targeting digital addiction.”

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42.78 Cr Ayushman Bharat cards generated till now : Economic Survey 2026

The Survey 2026 highlights India’s significant progress in strengthening public and preventive healthcare, with sharp declines in maternal, infant and child mortality, expanded access to health services, and large-scale adoption of digital and preventive interventions.

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India’s $6 tn NCD challenge calls for preventive care push in Budget 2026

As non-communicable diseases threaten to account for nearly three-fourths of India’s disease burden by 2030, healthcare leaders say Union Budget 2026 must pivot the system towards prevention, digital health integration and resilient infrastructure, while reducing out-of-pocket costs.

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11 crore Indians treated under Ayushman: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu, in her ceremonial address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session, underscored health and well-being as a key pillar of human capital development and inclusive national growth, in line with the government’s vision of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas”.

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Only 2 Nipah cases reported from Bengal: Health ministry

"A total of 196 contacts linked to the confirmed cases have been identified, traced, monitored, and tested. All traced contacts have been found asymptomatic and have tested negative for Nipah Virus Disease," the ministry said in a statement.

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Health impacts due to plastics worldwide may double by 2040

Plastic pollution and emissions released across its lifecycle are increasingly recognised for their potential impacts on human health, yet the overall scale of the impact is only beginning to be fully quantified, researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and institutes in France, said.

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New study calls for higher allocation for public health

The findings suggest that India's development trajectory itself is structurally pushing healthcare costs upward -- disproportionately impacting families dependent on private care.

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AIIMS tops all-India rank for linking patient health records

The award was presented during the two-day ‘chintan shivir' in Bhubaneswar, organised by the National Health Authority (NHA) under the ministry of health and family welfare.

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Ultra-Processed Foods driving Diets & Disease

The Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods delivers one of the strongest scientific indictments yet of modern food systems—and the long-term health costs of convenience.

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Low Vitamin D may worsen Dengue outcomes

Dengue remains a recurring public health challenge in the country, especially during the monsoon, when hospitals see sharp rises in patients with high fever, falling platelet counts and bleeding complications. While many recover with supportive care, a significant proportion deteriorate rapidly, and predicting severity remains difficult.

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