Health

Pregnant Women Advised To Get Flu Vaccination

Considering the contagious nature of influenza, doctors recommend that pregnant women get immunised against the disease. The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societi...

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Holistic Approach To Farming Can Mitigate Agrarian Crisis: M S Swaminathan

M S Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, has flagged the issue of absence of integrated advice for farmers trapped in agrarian crisis. To address the growing dichot...

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Lack Of Political Will To Address Complex Health Issues: Vikram Patel

Vikram Patel, an Indian psychiatrist and global mental health researcher, has been dubbed a “wellbeing warrior: by Time magazine, which recently listed him among the 100...

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12% Pregnant Women In West Bengal Diabetic: Study

KOLKATA: It is believed to be one of the least known and rarely detected routes through which diabetes has been spreading in the country. Gestational diabetes — a form o...

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Doing much with little

Despite limited resources and political instability, Nepal is doing well on health, social indicators. Recently, on April 10, India?? The Hindu published an article under the...

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TMC may rope in pvt hosps for delivery cases

In the wake of a rise in delivery deaths, the public health department of the Thane corporation is pushing for a complete overhaul of its five maternity clinics by involving p...

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India Hopes To attain MDGs On Child Mortality, Maternal Health

With increased funding and stepped-up investments in health systems, India today said it expects to achieve the Millennium Development Goals of reducing child mortality and im...

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Suicide Will Soon Become India's Number 1 Killer': Vikram Patel

LONDON: India's foremost mental health expert who spends most of his time between Goa and London has now been named as among TIME magazine's 100 most influential people in the...

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Wider Choices Vital For Safe Motherhood

India has made commendable progress towards ensuring safe motherhood for women in recent years.                       &n...

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Six Decades Ago, US Celebrated First Successful Polio Vaccine

Sixty years ago, at about the time you??e reading this, church bells began to ring across the United States. Cars honked their horns. Reporters rushed to phones, and people ra...

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FESTIVALS: THE CHANGING FACE OF DURGA PUJA

Religious Fest? Reality Show? Sponsored Program? A little of all these? Monojit Lahiri l...

October 6 2024

POLITICS: GLOBAL VIOLENCE AND THE HUMAN TOLL

As wars and violence surge worldwide, this article explores the tragic human cost, globa...

October 5 2024

FESTIVALS: THE BATTLE OF VOICES 2024

We’re proud to partner with Battle of Voices 2024, a groundbreaking podcast compet...

October 4 2024