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Health related news, feature stories, important reports, analytical pieces affecting health of the people living in India or outside

Shabina AkhtarFebruary 2, 2025
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The Unani Question: Why is Bengal Falling Behind?

Bengal lags behind in Unani medical education, with just one college compared to Uttar Pradesh’s 10, Madhya Pradesh’s 4, and…
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Tuhin Sajjad SKJanuary 22, 2025
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India’s Smallest Fighters, World’s Costliest Drug: Babies Battling a Rare Disease

Asmika, a 12-month-old baby from West Bengal, suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type-1, a rare and severe genetic disorder requiring…
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Tuhin Sajjad SKJanuary 14, 2025
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Not the Next Pandemic: Experts Demystify the Human Metapneumovirus Scare

First identified in 2001, hMPV traces its roots back to the late 19th century, diverging from avian strains. It spreads…
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Huneza KhanJanuary 11, 2025
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Waste Removed, Scars Remain: Bhopal Gas Survivors Demand Justice for 40 Years of Poison

Nearly four decades after the Bhopal disaster, toxic waste removal efforts fall short, leaving survivors exposed to contaminated resources. Environmentalists…
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Shahnawaz AkhtarSeptember 21, 2024
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Heart of Bengal’s Healthcare: Inside the Dilemma of Disillusioned Doctors

Medical Graduates Leave ‘Sonar Bangla’: Despite their roots in Bengal, doctors reveal how lesser salary, unsafe environment, and lack of…
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Tuhin Sajjad SKMarch 14, 2023
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India is far behind in reaching the target of the mean population sodium intake by 2025

An assessed 2.2 million and 7 million cardiovascular disease deaths could be averted by 2025 and 2030 respectively if countries…
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शुरैह नियाज़ीDecember 29, 2022
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Female sanitation workers in India’s cleanest city suffer from poor health

Indore: Maya Munnalal, who is about 47, gets ready every morning at 5:30 am and goes out armed with a…
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Tuhin Sajjad SKNovember 20, 2022
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Young But Obese India

Living in a tech-savvy ready-made society, people are seeking instant solutions for every aspect of their lives. Especially for eating…
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Staff ReporterNovember 24, 2020
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Open letter To The Prime Minister From Public Health Experts On Why India Needs To Rethink Its Covid-19 Vaccination Strategy

Dear Shri Modi: This letter is essentially to suggest that aiming to vaccinate all the citizens against the SARS-COV-2 disease…
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