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

· Sep 01, 2019 · 09:30 pm

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

· Sep 01, 2019 · 08:30 pm

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.

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· Jan 07, 2019 · 01:14 pm

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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· Nov 12, 2018 · 07:16 pm

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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· Oct 19, 2018 · 09:33 pm

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

· Sep 28, 2018 · 01:30 pm

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.

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· Sep 16, 2018 · 02:30 pm

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

· Sep 11, 2018 · 08:30 pm

‘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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· Jun 09, 2018 · 07:21 pm

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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· Dec 06, 2017 · 10:09 am

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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· Dec 04, 2017 · 07:38 am

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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· Nov 14, 2017 · 04:52 pm