Health Check
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What happens to your body on a long flight?
The longer the flight, the greater the health risks.
Tony Schiemer, The Conversation
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Can you die of extreme happiness or grief? Here’s what the science says
A study found that the number of those diagnosed with takotsubo syndrome, as it is called, is increasing but the condition is rarely fatal.
Adam Taylor, The Conversation
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Delhi records 5,270 dengue cases – highest since 2015
Of the total cases recorded this year, 2,570 infections were reported over the last week.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Journalist Sreenivasan Jain quits NDTV
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Bharat Jodo Yatra is ending. What do voters think about it?
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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
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US journalist was deported as his documentary portrays negative view of India, Centre tells Delhi HC
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Fiction: A courtesan renounces pleasure and embraces Buddhism after she is betrayed by the world
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Even before Covid-19, fiction and memoirs were talking about physical and mental health
Since the 1960s, critiques of medical education have meant an emerging awareness of how the medical field can be allied with literature.
Cynthia Spada, The Conversation
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Despite great strides in tuberculosis care, two lakh Indians fall through the cracks every year
Why do so many opt out of treatment and how can this be fixed?
Ramnath Subbaraman & Beena E Thomas
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Tuberculosis eradication programmes must address malnutrition, poverty and unemployment
Medical advancements must happen in tandem with improved living standards.
Anup Agarwal & Abhisake Kole
Video
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‘Be like a man’: Journalist Anuradha Sharma on how women journalists in India are expected to work
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Watch: Model Kristen McMenamy falls, takes off heels to walk barefoot on Paris Fashion Week runway
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Watch: 2023 Jimmy Kimmel chats with 2003 Jimmy Kimmel for talk show anniversary
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Watch: How colleges across the country screened the controversial BBC documentary
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Watch: Pet dog throws tantrum when her human keeps kissing her furry sibling
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Why it’s vital for tuberculosis eradication programmes to recognise link to mental health challenges
According to the World Health Organisation, 40%-70% of TB patients experience mental health disorders.
Saurabh Mehrotra
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How tuberculosis patients undergoing treatment can deal with its mental health side effects
A common mistake is counting down the days. A better approach is to make the days count.
Diptendu Bhattacharya
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Do clusters of holes and cracks scare you? You are not alone
There is a debate over whether trypophobia is a legitimate condition or just another internet fad.
Chrissie Giles, Mosaic.com
The Reel
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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India’s burn centres suffer from lack of data and basic facilities
Around one million people suffer burn injuries each year, says the heath ministry in its 2017-’18 report.
Makarand Purohit, HealthCheck
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Malnutrition doesn’t discriminate: 38% of all Indian children, rich and poor, are stunted
Undernutrition, either due to a lack of resources or awareness, is leading to often irreversible deficiencies in children’s growth.
Nushaiba Iqbal, HealthCheck.in
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A government survey shows the extent of obesity among Indian children and adolescents
Five per cent of Indian children are overweight and 10% pre-diabetic.
Swagata Yadavar, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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Sophie Devine column: NZ have had plenty of cricket before the T20 World Cup, we feel prepared
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Hockey World Cup: Argentina-born Gonzalo Peillat leads Germany’s stunning turnaround vs Australia
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Watch: Sania Mirza on retirement call – ‘Still have the level, choosing to say I want other things’
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Watch, Indonesia Masters Super 500: Sensational rally on match point in men’s doubles quarterfinals
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Australian Open: Big-serving Elena Rybakina to face hard-hitting Aryna Sabalenka for women’s title