Category 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 [...]

Lung cancer accounts for 6% of cancer cases in Karnataka; tobacco remains biggest

Lung cancer continues to pose a significant public health challenge in Karnataka, accounting for over [...]

Leptospirosis mortality spirals up in Kerala

The case fatality rate of leptospirosis has been spiralling up in Kerala with the disease [...]

Extreme heat puts South Asia’s jobs and growth at risk: World Bank

Extreme heat is costing South Asia nearly the equivalent of 31 million full-time jobs every [...]

What your ALT level can reveal about liver health

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), liver diseases account for around two million deaths [...]

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 [...]

Diabetes, hearing loss among key factors for dementia in India; women more prone to

An earlier onset of diabetes, hearing loss, physical inactivity and undernourishment are among the critical [...]

Inequality best predicts how nations handle pandemics: study

Economic inequality is the clearest way to predict how countries will fare during a pandemic, [...]

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 [...]

Death toll tops 1,500 in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, says Congo

The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, [...]