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The Hindu explains what India can do to address the loneliness epidemic, how loneliness impacts other disease outcomes and if there is a need for psychological community interventions.

Get the latest scoop on respiratory illnesses and vaccines from primary care physician and public health specialist, Dr. Saju Matthew. With a creative tone...

Over the past quarter century, the idea has taken hold among politicians across the spectrum that one of the best ways to address inequality is to give local communities the resources to do the work themselves. Provide them with funding and they can spend it on the projects that their…

This was the year a lot people finally exhaled. The pandemic was declared no longer an emergency. But viral threats are still with us and there are lessons we still haven't learned.

Intimate partner violence is a major public health concern. According to Statistics Canada, in 2018, 44 per cent of women experienced some form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Rates of intimate partner violence are not only alarmingly high, but steadily increasing. In 2022, there were 117,093 victims of…

Writing in the Week, journalist Theara Coleman has declared 2023 “the year of the loneliness epidemic”. In May, the US surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, said loneliness posed a public health risk on a par with smoking and drinking.

UKHSA reports first human case of influenza A (H1N2)v in UK; public health agencies assess risk.

Manipur Cabinet approves MSBCL to legalise production, sale & consumption of alcohol, with strict regulations & taxation policies for public health & welfare.

Breathtaking heist in broad daylight! The dynamic duo of the FDA and CPB seize million worth of illegal e-cigarettes. Bold battle against tobacco!