Mumbai: The civic health services have acquired a digital edge, with BMC launching a ‘health chatbot’ on Monday. With BMC’s chatbot number (9892993368), citizens will be able to register for visits to health centres and seek information about diseases, health sector campaigns, nearby health facilities, health certificates, and licences, said a senior civic official. BMC … Read more
At an anganwadi near Baiyappanahalli in Bengaluru, around 20 children, most of whom are between three and six years old, are busy playing, making merry, and having fun. It’s hard to get their attention. To Siddharth, I ask, “Why do you come to anganwadi?” “To eat!” he says, (screams almost), without an iota of doubt. … Read more
Alison Holt,Social affairs editor, Ewan Somerville and Kate Whannel,Political reporter Getty Images Trans people could be asked about whether they should be accessing single-sex services based on their physical appearance or behaviour, according to proposed new guidance seen by the BBC. A code of practice, produced by the equalities watchdog and awaiting ministerial approval, says … Read more
Vicki Loader, Nick Triggle & Catherine BurnsBBC News BBC Specialist ADHD services for adults in England are stopping taking on new patients as they struggle to cope with demand, a BBC investigation has shown. The BBC has identified 15 local areas that have closed waiting lists and another 31 that have introduced tighter criteria, making … Read more
**EDS: TO GO WITH STORY** Kozhikode: A man looks at a notice pasted outside the closed OPD ticket counter at a hospital, amid a strike by doctors across Kerala after a doctor was attacked at a government-run hospital, in Kozhikode, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI10_09_2025_000305B) | Photo Credit: – Kozhikode Outpatient (OP) services at … Read more
Alice Cunninghamin Brandeston Richard Knights/BBC Chantal Chaervey has struggled for years to get her son with cerebral palsy access to healthcare services since he turned 18 When Chantal Chaervey’s son with cerebral palsy lost access to healthcare services at 18, she did not imagine she would be fighting four years on to change this. As … Read more
Bengaluru: Amazon has teamed up with Fay to provide personalized, insurance-covered dietitian services through the e-commerce giant’s digital health platform, the nutrition care startup said on Tuesday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The move makes Fay the first nutrition care provider on Amazon’s Health Benefits Connector, which helps enrolled customers match with digital health companies for health … Read more
BBC Elissa says constipation needs to be screened for in every area of healthcare A mother who feared her two-year-old son’s untreated constipation could have killed him is calling for access to children’s continence services to be made a national priority. Elissa Novak said Ivan was constantly vomiting, losing weight and in severe pain when … Read more
If you thought your Airtel prepaid SIM was just for data, calls and the occasional top-up panic at 11 pm, think again. One of the most popular telecoms in India has quietly been piling on the freebies, and if you know where to look, your humble recharge pack can unlock everything from premium music streaming … Read more
Passengers seen at Basaveshwaranagar in Bengaluru on August 5, 2025 | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Employees of Karnataka’s State-owned transport Corporations began an indefinite strike on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) morning, severely affecting public bus services across the State and leaving passengers in the lurch. The unions went ahead with the strike despite a court … Read more