Public Health
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Six charts that show the state of India’s health before it was hit by Covid-19
In 2019, food poisoning and diarrhoea were the main disease outbreaks in the country.
Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com
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Wasting children, anaemic women: National Family Health Survey data shows troubling reversals
Higher levels of obesity suggest even those who do not go hungry get poor nutrition.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, citizens to have health IDs
The prime minister said that medical records of citizens will be digitally protected.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Media, politicians totally clueless’: Sudhir Chaudhary on Zee News before leaving the channel
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Who were the two men behind the murder of a tailor in Udaipur?
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Podcast: Ramachandra Guha on why Indians are so good at writing uncritical hagiographies
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India is at high risk for mass killings, says senior US official
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Edgbaston Test: Rishabh Pant rescues India with his own genre of audacious Test match batting
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Why India’s public health insurance doesn’t work very well – and how it can be fixed
Three years since the PM-JAY scheme began, it is yet to meet its objective of seamless and cashless access to services at the point of care.
Gokulananda Nandan, IndiaSpend.com
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Guinea confirms West Africa’s first death due to Marburg virus disease
Cases of the disease are extremely rare, and the last major outbreak occurred in Angola in 2005.
Scroll Staff
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Chhattisgarh’s health minister is opposing his government’s plan to give grants to private hospitals
Public health experts have roundly criticised the proposal. It is not clear why even the health minister was kept out of the decision-making.
Vijayta Lalwani
Video
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Watch: Zee News wrongly claims Rahul Gandhi defended Udaipur assailants, apologises later
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‘They want to be...pet parents’: Comedian Kusha Kapila on the Alia Bhatt-Ranbir Kapoor pregnancy
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Watch: Jabalpur-bound SpiceJet flight returns to Delhi after smoke is detected in cabin in mid-air
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‘Media, politicians totally clueless’: Sudhir Chaudhary on Zee News before leaving the channel
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Watch: This dog does not need humans to play, all it needs is a ball and a flight of steps
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What was behind the mystery illness that struck Eluru in Andhra Pradesh
Around 600 people fell sick last month in a mini-epidemic.
M Somasekhar
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Covid-19: Working with Britain’s NHS, I think Mumbai’s hospitals should borrow these ideas from UK
India’s commercial capital spends more on roads than on health. That should change.
Eesha Gokhale
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A newly designed vaccine may eradicate polio once and for all
A challenge in eradicating polio comes from a version of the vaccine itself, which relies on live but attenuated virus. A new vaccine may be the answer.
Patricia L Foster, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Meme Boys’ trailer: Students take on their college management
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‘Rocketry – The Nambi Effect’ review: An important story of persecution that’s badly told
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‘Rashtra Kavach Om’ review: Low on action and even lower in brains
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‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ review: A superfun animated comedy
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‘Ek Villain Returns’ trailer: Arjun Kapoor and John Abraham in twisted love story
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Gujarat: Nine tested positive for Congo fever, alert issued in Rajasthan
Gujarat Health Department officials said four patients have so far died of the fever in the state.
Scroll Staff
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Encephalitis: SC issues notice to Centre, Bihar, UP on plea seeking urgent steps to control disease
The PIL also sought direction to the Centre and state governments to create necessary infrastructure for treatment.
Scroll Staff
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Bihar: Only 43% of doctors and 29% of nurses employed in government hospitals, state tells SC
The state made the admission about the woeful state of its health infrastructure in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court on Monday.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Hockey World Cup: For India captain Savita Punia, the goal is keeping her team above all else
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra on strong start to 2022 season – ‘Competing with a free mind, no pressure’
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Hockey Women’s World Cup: Spain win tournament opener 4-1 against Canada
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Wimbledon 2022: Sania Mirza and Mate Pavic through to mixed doubles second round
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Wimbledon 2022: Tsitsipas v Kyrgios in first big match-up at SW19; Badosa plays former champ Kvitova