Health Care Issues
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What is young-onset Alzheimer’s and how are its symptoms different?
Memory loss is often the first sign of the disease, but young-onset Alzheimer’s tends to have other symptoms, such as worse attention and behavioural changes.
Mark Dallas, The Conversation
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Sitting long hours is terrible for the health. A new study suggests an easy remedy
A light stroll every half-hour can offset the harmful health effects of sitting and lower the chances of diabetes and high blood pressure.
Keith Diaz, The Conversation
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The importance of affordable healthcare for all and other key lessons from the pandemic
It is important to learn from the Covid-19 crisis and transform policies and systems. Or we are destined to repeat our mistakes?
Chapal Mehra & Lancelot Pinto
Trending
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Gandhi’s vision of a constitution was imperfect, but is India paying the price for neglecting it?
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Delhi Police raids journalists associated with ‘Newsclick’ in UAPA case
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Why do Donald Trump’s supporters believe he is telling the truth?
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Watch: Man dances inside Mumbai local train, railways ask commuters not to ‘perform such activities’
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What recourse does Canada have under international law after accusing India of assassination?
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Gambia recalls India-manufactured cough syrups linked to 66 deaths
On Wednesday, the WHO had issued alert against four medicines made by Haryana-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited.
Scroll Staff
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Interview: Why India urgently needs a new regulatory framework for medical devices
Former health official KL Sharma speaks about ‘Healing the Pharmacy of the World – An Inside Story of Medical Products Manufacturing and Regulation in India’.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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American health insurers are using a popular sleep aid to spy on their customers. Why?
It is in keeping with the industry’s playbook of shifting the costs of widely used therapies, devices and tests to unsuspecting patients.
Marshall Allen, ProPublica
Video
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Watch: Baby crocodile spotted in swimming pool in Dadar, Mumbai
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Watch: Robot dogs replace human volunteers to carry discuses at Asian Games in Hangzhou
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Watch: Major traffic jam in Hyderabad’s Kukatpally area as people rush to newly opened Lulu Mall
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Watch: Dutch musician Emma Heesters sings the hit Hindi song ‘Chaleya’
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Watch: Teenager modifies Maruti 800 into Rolls-Royce-inspired luxury car
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Bihar: Infant dies allegedly after rats bite him at government hospital, inquiry ordered
The Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital has claimed the baby died of a heart ailment.
Scroll Staff
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Indian pharmaceutical firm recalls drug from US after investigation into cancer-causing element
India has also temporarily suspended imports of medicines from China that contain the valsartan drug, which is used to treat blood pressure and heart failure.
Scroll Staff
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Doctors, chemists can now be jailed for not reporting tuberculosis cases
The new rules issued by the Ministry of Health has provisions to imprison medical professionals for six months to two years.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Watch: Ravi Teja in action thriller ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’
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‘12th Fail’ trailer: Vikrant Massey plays a UPSC applicant
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Book versus movie: Bengali film ‘Herbert’ says if the source story is great, don’t tinker with it
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Start the week with a film: In ‘A Fantastic Woman’, a trans singer hits the right notes
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Watch: Gigi Scaria’s film revisits memories of meeting Mahatma Gandhi
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Insurance policy clauses excluding genetic disorders are unconstitutional, rules Delhi High Court
Justice Pratibha M Singh said there is an urgent need to frame guidelines to prevent such discrimination.
Scroll Staff
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Gurugram hospital inquiry team blames 3 after pregnant woman was denied entry for not having Aadhaar
The hospital has issued show-cause notices to the emergency medical technician, a doctor and a nurse.
Scroll Staff
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Gurugram: Woman delivers baby outside hospital after being denied admission for not carrying Aadhaar
However, the family of the woman have said that they do not want to file a complaint against the hospital administration.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Asian Games, Boxing: Preeti Pawar keeps up with reputation to cause upsets after memorable campaign
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Watch, Asian Games: Parul Chaudhary, Priti Lamba earn double podium for India in 3000m steeplechase
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Watch, Asian Games: Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes youngest Indian centurion in T20s as team beats Nepal
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ISL 2023-24: Carlos Martinez helps FC Goa sink Punjab FC
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ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: England, New Zealand register wins in rain-affected warm-up matches