Tag Archives: Health
A healthy tax: On taxing foods high in fat, sugar and salt
According to the World Health Organization, since 2017, at least 133 countries have increased or [...]
Aug
Leptospirosis mortality spirals up in Kerala
The case fatality rate of leptospirosis has been spiralling up in Kerala with the disease [...]
Aug
What your ALT level can reveal about liver health
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), liver diseases account for around two million deaths [...]
Aug
There are many misconceptions about women’s reproductive health: here’s what you
Women across the world continue to face enormous social expectations around fertility, often alongside widespread [...]
Aug
Why do some people feel lonely even when they are loved?
How does someone feel lonely while being deeply loved? How does someone feel unsupported while [...]
Jul
Morbidity gap widening across most countries since 1990, study finds
Healthy life expectancy fell short of total life expectancy by 10.7 years in 2023, up [...]
Jul
Over one-fifth of teenagers in India could be at moderate, high risk of substance
A study that looked at over 6,000 teenagers from across 108 schools in India has [...]
Jul
Study finds preserving heart valve during aortic surgery can improve long-term
Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death globally, accounting for an estimated 19.8 million [...]
Jul
AI, nature care and climate concerns
(In the weekly Health Matters newsletter, Ramya Kannan writes about AI toys for language acquisition, [...]
Jul
No cause for concern as current COVID-19 rise is seasonal, says Telangana health
The Telangana Health Department on Friday, July 24 issued an advisory stating that there is [...]
Jul