Health

What you need to know about HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is passed from one person to another through transferring blood or sexual secretions. “The most important thing is if the exposure was...

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Sanitation most relevant for India’s health: Gates

Sanitation is the most relevant aspect of improving India’s reproductive, maternal and newborn health, according to philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates. In their annu...

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Let’s do our bit to fight cancer: Kamal

Cancer meant death earlier, but not anymore. It can be won over by patients if every person in the society does his/ her bit, say film actors Kamal Haasan and Gautami. Creatin...

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Bill Gates predicts HIV vaccine by 2030

Bill Gates believes that a vaccine and new intensive drugs to combat HIV should be available by 2030 and end most new cases of the virus that has killed millions in the past t...

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New WHO goals to focus on maternal mortality

In a special meeting for sustainable development in September, the World Health Organisation (WHO) will discuss the goals for the next 15 years. “It wants to end prevent...

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Global report shows how to beat the world’s biggest killers

The World Health Organization (WHO) has just released its Global Status Report on Non-communicable Diseases, the second in a series tracking worldwide progress in the preventi...

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Measles Outbreak In California Draws Attention To Importance Of Vaccination

Measles is a highly contagious virus. It can be spread through a cough or sneeze before a person even knows they have it. The virus is capable of living on surfaces for a long...

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What’s the Secret to Getting Kids to Eat Veggies? Let Them Play First!

Left to their own devices, most kids will choose to gobble down ice cream or chocolate rather than broccoli or brussels sprouts. So, at school lunch, they’ll likely eat ...

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HIV at Delivery More Likely when Treatment Starts Late in Pregnancy

Women who initiate highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) or who have their first prenatal visit in the third trimester are more likely to have HIV detected at delivery,...

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Women, Newborns and Health: Today’s Evidence, Tomorrow’s Post-2015 Agenda

2014 was an inspiring year for those fighting for women’s rights and better access to health and education, with global campaigns such as #HeForShe launched by Goodwill ...

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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE HUMAN FACTOR

Writer Ranjan Das Gupta reflects on emotional intelligence as a human, ethical and socia...

March 6 2026

A LAST CALL FOR THE PLANET

In this in-depth conversation with Vinta Nanda, Fr. Kureethadam Joshtrom reflects on eco...

March 5 2026

FORGOTTEN DANCING QUEEN OF HINDI CINEMA

The Last Dance: Tragedy of a Dancing Queen - Khalid Mohamed narrates the rise and fall o...

March 3 2026