Health

BOLD: Beat Obesity, Lower Diabetes — South First’s year-long campaign highlighting NCDs
When iron pills reached every doorstep in Telangana, why did two-thirds refuse to take them?
From kidney stones to menstrual disorders, misleading medicines flooded Telangana in 2025

Telangana government accused of ‘backdoor takeover’ of medical council amid anti-quackery crackdown
Popular hair loss treatment linked to infant hair growth, adult eye disorders
In Telangana, pharmaceuticals are being sold as food supplements to bypass regulations
Why schools need clear guidelines for children with Type 1 diabetes
PM Modi sounds alarm on antibiotics, the fallout could impact medical tourism in India
A deadly surge and new clues: Inside Kerala’s 2025 amoebic meningoencephalitis crisis
New therapies, hard-won reforms and lethal lapses: India’s healthcare contradictions in 2025
Why did India ban high-dose Nimesulide painkiller formulations above 100mg
Between breakthroughs and blind spots: South India’s health paradox in 2025
Think one drink is safe? ‘Just 9 grams of alcohol daily can raise mouth cancer risk by 50%’
Tamil Nadu records one in five sepsis deaths in India
For cancer patients in Tamil Nadu, road to treatment often leads to Chennai
Poultry ban sparks protests as bird flu containment intensifies in Alappuzha
Ground report: Inside Chennai’s underused government peripheral hospitals, where care remains on paper
‘You quote, we pay’: Telangana’s gambit to fill its short-staffed rural medical colleges
Hyderabad vaccine firm junks Australian alert on fake rabies doses as ‘outdated, misleading’
Kerala records highest diabetes mortality, Andhra Pradesh leads in circulatory disease deaths
Fake rabies vaccines circulating in India since 2023, Australian authorities warn citizens
Government records show 571% more dengue deaths than Health Ministry data
Kerala tops India in cancer deaths as southern States account for nearly a third of total mortality
After Madhya Pradesh cough syrup deaths, Tamil Nadu firm’s two paracetamol batches found to contain ethylene glycol
‘The body is not a product’: Telangana DCA chief on gym drugs and digital platforms’ influence
Betrayed warriors: Tamil Nadu’s contract nurses demand regularisation, equal pay
Andhra Pradesh allows Ayurveda practitioners to perform surgeries, IMA raises objections
Kerala’s Rights Commission moots extra exam time for Type 1 diabetes students

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