HT Vital

Welcome to Vital, the Hindustan Times destination for science-first information on health and wellness.

Every week, a new drug is approved, a new test goes on sale, a new guideline replaces an older one. Most of it reaches you, the reader, as a headline, a WhatsApp forward, or a marketing pitch — rarely as the in-depth conversation itself, translated into terms you can act on and be convinced about.

Vital cuts through the abundance of information to synthesize for you the most essential news, insight, advice and opinion. When a pill is approved for cholesterol, we tell you what it does, who it is for, and whether it changes anything for you. When a blood test for Alzheimer's arrives at Indian labs, we tell you whether it is the test you think it is. When the definition of obesity changes, we tell you what to measure and why.

We read the studies, talk to the specialists, and write it plainly. No scare copy, no sponsored recommendations dressed as advice. Just the answer to the question you actually had — sourced, cited, and written for the reader making a real decision about their body, their family, or their care.