Health Report
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Tilting the scales: Obesity is growing among women and girls in urban India
A new study shows that the children of overweight mothers, from richer, more urban areas are more likely to be obese.
Swagata Yadavar, HealthCheck.in
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Two brothers wage a crusade to ensure that doctors communicate better with patients close to death
A linguist and a physician are combining palliative care expertise, linguistics and AI so that people receive better end-of-life care.
Michael Erard, Mosaic.com
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Karnataka: Expert panel to investigate outbreak of ‘monkey fever’ in Sagar taluk
Since December, six people have died and 18 people have tested positive for Kyasanur Forest Disease in the Aralagodu Gram Panchayat.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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In a first, J&K police goes after Kashmiris living outside India
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Real-life ‘Terminal’: How people manage to live at airports for months and years
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‘Audacious’, ‘A 100 for the ages’: Reactions to Rishabh Pant’s brilliant century in fourth Test
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Julio Ribeiro: By arresting Disha Ravi for sedition, the government is tilting at windmills
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Saba Naqvi: The Narendra Modi cult moves up another level
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Nigeria: 175 people dead, 10,000 affected by ongoing cholera outbreak, says humanitarian group
The Norwegian Refugee Council attributed the quick spread of the disease to congested camps for displaced people and limited access to sanitation facilities.
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Rajasthan: Number of Zika infections rises to 109, says official
A health department spokesperson said 91 of the affected patients are relatively healthy after undergoing treatment.
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Indians hit peak productivity for just seven years of their working lives, finds a new study
Among the countries ranked ahead of India are China (20 years), Russia (19), and Sri Lanka (13).
Maria Thomas, qz.com
Video
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‘There’s a lot that’s been lost’: First look at Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle, Prince Harry
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Watch: Johny Lever’s #DontTouchMe challenge with his children is wildly popular on the internet
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Watch: Farooq Abdullah dances to ‘Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar’ with Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
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Watch: Ravish Kumar raises questions about IT raids at Taapsee Pannu, Anurag Kashyap’s properties
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Watch: After man brings out pistol to rob a store, shopkeeper fires his own revolver at him
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India latest health scorecard: More heart disease, a surge in diabetes and a rising suicide rate
Studies that analysed health data for between 1990 and 2016 also find double the number of cancer cases and a high rate of respiratory diseases in India.
Scroll Staff
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Are shishas harder to quit than cigarettes?
A study in Pakistan found that a common drug that helps people quit cigarettes did not work for shisha smokers.
Kamran Siddiqi, The Conversation
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‘Nipah virus has been contained in Kerala,’ says Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey
The minister said the families of those who died of the virus were kept in isolation and are out of danger.
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The Reel
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‘7 Kadam’ trailer: Ronit Roy and Amit Sadh play father and son in football-themed show
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ review: Treachery and remorse in drama about the Black Panther Party
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In ‘Notturno’ documentary, vignettes of war and the eerie calm between the storms
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Charles Sobhraj mini-series ‘The Serpent’ heading to Netflix
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‘Thaen’ trailer: In Tamil film, a tribal beekeeping couple tackle apathy and poverty
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Max Hospital didn’t conduct ECG to check whether babies were alive, finds government panel: Reports
The committee will submit its final report to Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain later this week.
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Delhi’s Max Hospital terminates services of two doctors who incorrectly declared a newborn dead
However, the facility said their action did not imply that the panel investigating the alleged case of medical negligence had found any lapse.
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Child malnutrition, air pollution top risk factors for country’s health decline in 2016, says report
The under-five mortality rate in India has reduced substantially from 1990, however, the difference between states in this rate is high.
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The Field
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Swiss Open Super 300: Srikanth, Sindhu enter SF with straight-games win, Satwik-Chirag fight back
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Tennis: Sumit Nagal’s Argentina Open run ends in QF after three-set thriller against Ramos-Vinolas
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Watch: Rishabh Pant more than ready to fill MS Dhoni’s shoes, says Rohit Sharma
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Boxing: Bronze medal for Mary Kom at Boxam International after defeat in semi-final
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Athletics: India’s middle and long-distance coach Nikolai Snesarev dies at NIS Patiala