Category Archives: Health
Strong health systems for all with better public spending
The discourse on building strong public health systems tends to start with financing. Indeed, according [...]
Aug
If you go on a trip to the moon, who will look after your health?
What seemed impossible barely 60 years ago -- getting humans to the moon -- has [...]
Aug
All you need to know about: Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare inherited neuromuscular disorder characterised by the progressive loss [...]
Aug
22 children die of Chandipura virus in Gujarat this monsoon
Twenty-two children have died due to Chandipura virus (CHPV) infection in Gujarat this monsoon season, [...]
Aug
Study links prolonged heat exposure during pregnancy to adverse birth outcomes
A nationwide analysis of data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) quantifies the link [...]
Aug
‘Donors got mixer grinders, cash’: blood banks in Bengal under scanner over
At least six blood banks in West Bengal are under investigation for allegedly selling blood [...]
Aug
Why you get better care when you stop nodding and start asking why
Priya walks into an orthopaedician’s clinic with knee pain that she says she has had [...]
Aug
How breast milk programmes a baby’s long-term health and why India must improve its
Lactation, or the process of making breast milk, starts months before a pregnant woman gives [...]
Aug
Prediabetes, obesity among adolescents in Chennai rose sharply over 17 years, study
The prevalence of prediabetes and obesity among adolescent school children in Chennai has risen sharply [...]
Aug
Karnataka bars sale of foods high in fat, sugar and salt within 50 metres of
The advisory, issued on July 24 under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and [...]
Aug