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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Non-BJP states might not be able to stall the Citizenship Act. Here's why
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‘Police fired without warning’: As two Guwahati teenagers are killed, eyewitnesses recall the horror
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‘Rape in India’ remark: Never going to apologise, says Rahul Gandhi after uproar in Parliament
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Can you prove you are an Indian citizen? Take the Assam NRC test
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‘Mardaani 2’ movie review: Once more, without feeling
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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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Caught on camera: CRPF officials storm into TV news channel’s office in Guwahati, beat up staffers
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Dinosaurs: Two new herbivorous species have been discovered in Argentina
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Watch: Satirist Hasan Minhaj endorses a presidential candidate for 2020 elections
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Watch: Rahul Gandhi defends his ‘rape in India’ remark, accuses Modi of ‘burning the North East’
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Watch: Shillong explodes in protest against the new Citizenship Act, like other North-Eastern cities
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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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‘Ghost Stories’ trailer: The ‘Lust Stories’ quartet brings a series of horror short films
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‘Mardaani 2’ movie review: Once more, without feeling
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Is the web series ‘Queen’ about Jayalalithaa? Here’s what Ramya Krishnan has to say
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‘Chhapaak’ trailer: Watch Deepika Padukone as an acid attack survivor
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’: The superhero is reunited with lover Chris Pine
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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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Sports ministry asks All-India Chess Federation to cancel General Body meeting
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Boxing: Dinesh, Pawan star in Brawlers’s surprise win against weakened Panthers in Big Bout League
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ISL: Messi Bouli’s brace rescues Kerala Blasters in entertaining draw against Jamshedpur FC
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MSK Prasad and Co likely to pick squad for Sri Lanka T20Is as BCCI looks to amend key Lodha reforms
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Messi doesn’t need to win World Cup to be a great but hope he does: Former Argentina striker Crespo