Health

8 Facts About Vaccines: How They Work, Who's Getting Them, And Who's NOT Getting Them.

Endless scientific research has shown that vaccines do an excellent job of controlling and even eradicating diseases. They prevent about 2.5 million deaths per year and save a...

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Five Billion People Have No access to Surgery

Two-thirds of the world's population have no access to safe and affordable surgery, according to a new study in The Lancet - more than double the number in previous estimates....

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Government To Launch Toll-Free Helpline For Tuberculosis Patients

Seeking to reach out to tuberculosis patients, the government today said that it will launch a toll-free helpline, whereby even a missed call would suffice to connect them wit...

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World Immunisation Week: Parents Need To Be Educated About Importance Of vaccinations, Says Dr Raghuram

In what could be seen as a shocking reality, despite various health and awareness programmes, an estimated 21.8 million infants worldwide are still missing out on basic vaccin...

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Polio Torch In Nigeria, As India Pledges Assistance

With Nigeria now in the eighth month since the last recorded infection of poliovirus, a global End Polio Now Torch has reached the country to help raise funds against the viru...

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This Short Story Is The Most Powerful Defense Of Universal Health Care You??l Read Today

Olikoye- How softly the rain fell that Monday morning when my water broke. Because I was used to the raging downpours of Lagos, this quiet patter calmed me, filled me with pe...

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Children of depressed mothers at risk for behavior problems

Children are more likely to develop behavioral or emotional problems if their mothers are chronically depressed, even if symptoms aren’t severe, a French study finds. R...

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Colorful Sculptures Promote Vaccination For The Art Of Saving A Life

The skillful Zim&Zou are at it again and this time they’re using their craft for a good cause. Known for their intricate paper sculptures, these up and coming design...

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Polio Vaccination With Micro-Needle Patches Receives Funding For Patch Development, Clinical Trial

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a grant of $2.5 million to advance the development of dissolvable microneedle patches for polio immunisation. The patches w...

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App Launched To Aid ASHA Workers In Maternal, Child Healthcare Duties

Gannavaram (AP): A Hyderabad-based IT services company today said it has developed a mobile App that would allow Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) in Andhra Pradesh to...

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POWERFUL PEOPLE: 55 YEARS ON, MERE APNE’S RELEVANCE

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with the indefatigable poet, lyricist, story-script-write...

January 20 2026

KALEIDOSCOPE: LUCKNOW BETWEEN PAST AND NOW

Cultures are never frozen in time, they keep moving, keep evolving.Filmmaker and writer ...

January 19 2026

HEALTH: WHEN CANCER GETS PERSONAL

As cancer treatment continues to rely on averages and probabilities, a breakthrough appr...

January 18 2026