Health

‘Dhobi’ on mortuary duty: HR crisis dogs busy medical college in Kerala
India gets new valve procedure for high-risk heart patients, but it’s yet to reach many
NFHS-6 reveals southern states dominating C-section landscape, Telangana tops nation

As public health spending fell in 2022-23, Indians paid 6.4% more from their own pockets
India is talking about mental health more than ever, but is it understanding it?
Tamil Nadu, Kerala’s birth order paradox: Record-low fertility, but second children remain in demand
Nearly 2 in 5 deaths in Telangana claim someone in their working-age—highest in India among big states
Telangana records India’s highest share of first births, but rushes fastest to a second baby when it wants one
Bengaluru Ebola scare ends after NIV test returns negative
Tamil Nadu’s rivers are carrying plastic into the sea — and possibly back onto people’s plates
9 out of 10 Chennai adults self-medicate despite awareness: Study
Suspected Ebola case reported in Bengaluru after Ugandan woman develops symptoms
Chennai’s RO water looked clear, smelled fine and tasted good, but E. coli disagreed
3,900 km apart: How a doctor in China operated on a patient in Hyderabad
Cash for more children: Andhra Pradesh’s population policy may exact a heavy price from women
Falling asleep with earbuds plugged in? Here’s what doctors say
Andhra Pradesh bans paraquat sale amid rise in suicides by pesticide consumption
Between sea and burial: The anthropology of death in Lakshadweep
Can a pandemic make healthcare stronger? Tamil Nadu’s maternity data says yes
A restricted injection for milch animals, a raid and an arrest: How much is your intake?
7 in 10 Kerala doctors want to leave. Who will run the hospitals?
Study finds 4 out of 5 packaged biscuits in India contain palm oil and artificial flavours
No public health emergency yet, but Chennai tightens glanders surveillance after joyride horse death
Jwala Gutta donated 60 litres of breast milk. Here’s what India’s NICUs actually need
Should Indians worry about Ebola? Experts say no, but stay informed
No cosmetic can be injected, India’s drug regulator tells beauty clinics
India issues Ebola advisory as WHO declares global health emergency over outbreak in African nations
Indians pay more for pink salt social media influencers promote, ignores cheaper, healthier products

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