Health

Stroke Rehabilitation: Rebuilding Lives After a Brain Attack

Reactions to a stroke are typically limited to the emergency phase—recognising the warning signs such as weakness on one side of the body, slurred speech, drooping of one side...

The Silent Summer Killer: Why Heat Stroke is Far More Dangerous Than You Think

Heat stroke is a life-threatening medical emergency that can strike during extreme temperatures. Learn its causes, warning signs, vulnerable conditions, prevention measures, and life-saving actions.

“We Treat Sleep Like a Waste of Time”: Dr Haseeb Hassan on India’s Growing Sleep Crisis

Dr. Haseeb Hassan warns that treating sleep deprivation as a badge of honor is fueling a massive health crisis among India’s youth, driven by chronic stress and late-night screen exposure.

Prescribed an MRI? Fearful of the ‘Tunnel’? Here’s Why Open MRI May Not Always Be the Best Option

Open MRI systems reduce anxiety and improve patient comfort, yet high-field closed MRI scanners still provide superior image clarity essential for detecting strokes, tumors, ligament injuries, and neurological disorders accurately

Silent Brain Damage: How High Blood Pressure Affects the Brain

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is often called a “silent killer” because it may not produce noticeable symptoms...
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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 through close contact and respiratory droplets, causing cough, fever, and shortness of breath, with complications in severe cases. Experts highlight its similarity to other seasonal viruses like RSV and influenza, debunking fears of a new pandemic

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 infrastructure is forcing them to leave their home state. The state's healthcare sector faces an alarming loss of talent. While RG Kar rape and murder highlighted security issues of junior doctors, the resident doctors are also facing several critical issues

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 across the globe meet...

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 broom to clean the...

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 nowadays, they are preferring...

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 is not a sound, rational,...
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