Human health and medicine

Ministry of Health (Prague, CZ)

Ministerstvo zdravotnictví (Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic), Prague-based central authority for health care, public health protection, drugs, spas, health insurance, and the health information system; led by Minister Adam Vojtěch since December 2025.

Ministry of Health (Santiago, CL)

Ministry of Health of Chile (Ministerio de Salud, MINSAL), Santiago-based ministry directing national health policy and sanitary authority; created 1959, restructured 1979; led since March 2026 by Minister May Chomali with two undersecretariats and 29 Health Services.

Ministry of Health (Singapore, SG)

Ministry of Health (MOH), Singapore's health ministry at College of Medicine Building, led by Ong Ye Kung; oversees HPB, HSA, CDA, three healthcare clusters, HCSA licensing, S+3Ms financing, and Healthier SG.

Ministry of Health (Thimphu, BT)

Ministry of Health (གསོ་བ་ལྷན་ཁག), Bhutan's health ministry in Kawajangsa, Thimphu, headed by Minister Tandin Wangchuk; runs free constitutional healthcare, the decennial National Health Survey, BHSQA quality standards, and HTA.

Ministry of Health (Ulaanbaatar, MN)

Ministry of Health (Эрүүл мэндийн яам), Mongolia's national health ministry in Ulaanbaatar, founded 1925, leads health policy, social health insurance reform, cancer and TB control, and health security under the State Policy on Health 2017–2026.

Ministry of Health (Victoria, CA)

The Ministry of Health is the British Columbia government department, based in Victoria, that funds health authorities and runs the province's medical insurance and drug programs.

Ministry of Health (Vientiane, LA)

The Ministry of Health of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, based in Vientiane, directs national healthcare policy, oversees the public health system, and pursues universal health coverage.

Ministry of Health (Wellington, NZ)

Manatū Hauora, New Zealand's Ministry of Health in Wellington: lead advisor to government on health, chief steward of the health system, regulator and monitor, administrator of Vote Health under the Pae Ora Act 2022.

Ministry of Health (Yangon, MM)

Ministry of Health of Myanmar (ကျန်းမာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန), the Union ministry governing healthcare delivery through departments of Public Health, Medical Services, and others, led by Union Minister Dr Thet Khaing Win, pursuing universal health coverage amid a severe post-2021 health crisis.

Ministry of Health (Zagreb, HR)

Ministry of Health (Ministarstvo zdravstva), Croatia's health ministry in Zagreb at Ksaver 200a. Central steward and regulator of the Croatian health system, working alongside the single purchaser CHIF; minister Irena Hrstić since December 2024.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), India's national health ministry under Minister J.P. Nadda; two departments (Health & Family Welfare, Health Research), attached DGHS and NHA; runs NHM, PM-JAY, IPHS; 2026-27 budget ₹1,06,530.42 crore.

Ministry of Health and Medical Education

Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME), Iran's central health governing body since 1985, oversees hospitals, public health, and all medical universities; runs the 1997 hospital grading program and the 2014 Health Transformation Plan.

Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Минздрав России), federal executive body for health policy, medicines, and medical insurance; created May 2012 from the split of the Ministry of Health and Social Development; headed by Minister Mikhail Murashko.

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Minithoracotomy

Minithoracotomy is a small-incision chest approach in cardiac surgery, using a 4–7 cm right lateral cut to reach the mitral and aortic valves without dividing the sternum.

Minnesota Department of Health

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is Minnesota's state public health agency, headquartered in Saint Paul and employing over 2,000 people, charged with protecting the health of all Minnesotans.

Minnesota Starvation Experiment

Minnesota Starvation Experiment: Ancel Keys' 1944–1945 University of Minnesota study in which 36 WWII conscientious objectors underwent six months of ~1,500 kcal semi-starvation and refeeding, documenting starvation's physical and psychological effects.

Mino

Mino (MINO, CVCL_1872) is a human mantle cell lymphoma cell line established from peripheral blood, t(11;14)-positive, cyclin D1-expressing, TP53-mutant, distributed by ATCC CRL-3000 and DSMZ ACC-687, and widely used in MCL drug screening.

Minocycline

Minocycline (Minocin) is a semisynthetic second-generation tetracycline antibiotic, FDA-approved 1971, used for acne vulgaris, rosacea (Emrosi 40 mg ER, 2024), and bacterial infections; more adverse effects than doxycycline, including pigmentation and drug-induced lupus.

Minodronic acid

Minodronic acid (minodronate, YM-529; Recalbon/Bonoteo) is a third-generation nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate for osteoporosis, developed in Japan, approved January 2009, dosed 1 mg daily or 50 mg every 4 weeks, use limited to Japan.

Minor Surgical Procedures

Minor surgical procedures (minor surgery) are superficial operations done under local anesthesia with low risk of life-threatening complications, such as suturing, lesion excision, and abscess drainage, often performed in offices, clinics, and procedure rooms rather than operating theaters.

Minority Health

Minority health: the physical and mental health of minority groups and related health disparities; NIMHD and HHS OMH definitions, MeSH indexing, US institutional history, WHO social determinants, and intervention evidence.

Minority stress

Minority stress: excess stress on people in stigmatized social categories, theorized by Virginia Brooks (1981) and integrated by Ilan Meyer (2003) to explain LGBTQ+ mental health disparities via distal and proximal stressors.

Minoxidil

Minoxidil, sold as Rogaine, is a vasodilator drug developed in the 1970s for severe hypertension and now best known as a treatment for hair loss.

MINT trial

MINT (Myocardial Ischemia and Transfusion) trial: NHLBI-funded randomized trial of 3,504 acute MI patients with anemia (Hgb <10 g/dL) at 144 centers; liberal transfusion (Hgb ≥10) was not superior to restrictive (7-8 g/dL) for 30-day death or recurrent MI (RR 1.15, p=0.07).

MIP7 trial

MIP7 (EudraCT 2021-005993-24, NCT05622162) is an Italian phase III trial by ITEL Telecomunicazioni comparing 18F-JK-PSMA-7 PET/CT with 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT for detecting biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer, targeting a 20% higher detection rate in 106 patients.

Mipomersen

Mipomersen, brand name Kynamro, is an antisense oligonucleotide that blocks apoB synthesis, approved in the United States in 2013 for homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia and since discontinued.

MiPPAD trial

MiPPAD (Malaria in Pregnancy Preventive Alternative Drugs) trials: two randomized trials (2009–2014) in five sub-Saharan African countries testing mefloquine versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine as intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy, in 4,749 HIV-negative and 1,071 HIV-positive women.

Mirabegron

Mirabegron (Myrbetriq, Betmiga) is a beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonist for overactive bladder, approved in the US in June 2012, recommended by NICE when antimuscarinics fail, with lower dry mouth risk but modest blood pressure increase.

Miracle Mineral Supplement

Miracle Mineral Supplement (MMS, Miracle Mineral Solution) is a 28% sodium chlorite solution promoted by Jim Humble and the Genesis II Church as a cure for malaria, cancer, autism, and COVID-19; mixing with acid yields toxic chlorine dioxide, and regulators warn ingestion is like drinking bleach.