Health

Actress Shakeela’s phone-use warning after cervical surgery raises questions about ‘tech neck’
Weight loss drugs: Telangana raids 43 medical shops over prescription violations

Telangana leads India in fruit and vegetable samples above pesticide limits; Karnataka distant second
‘Are you succumbing to corporate pressure?’: Supreme Court raps FSSAI over food warning labels
Can lenses slow a child’s worsening eyesight? Experts say yes, but with limits
From kidney disease to organ donation: Why India’s transplant crisis begins long before the waiting list
A parliamentary panel wants six-month-trained doctors to perform ultrasounds. Impossible, say radiologists
India’s 400-million-strong missing middle: Uninsured and one illness away from financial ruin
Three-star cap on room rent: Parliament panel moots private healthcare price controls
After Andhra, Tamil Nadu may consider incentives to boost fertility as TFR falls below 1.4
Why does Parliament want Indians to start kidney tests at 20, and repeat them every six months?
Every 1°C rise in heat may raise kidney disease risk by 8% among outdoor workers, parliamentary panel warns
8 in 10 medicines sold in India are outside government price control, Parliament seeks policy review
Every year, India names its finest doctors. A decade of those lists tells a different story
From 2,324 to 70,000 cases: Kerala’s mumps surge raises fresh questions on vaccine strategy
What is the ‘rule of halves’? Researchers studied diabetes in Karnataka and found it still holds true
Silent disease, younger patients: Why doctors are seeing a rise in fatty liver among Indians under 40
Worried about diabetes, obesity and hypertension? In urban India, abdominal fat has outpaced them all
Karnataka plans India’s first public health programme for menopause care, expert panel formed
GLP-1 drugs were supposed to disrupt the fitness industry. Cult.fit sees them as its next growth engine
Kerala, TN remain India’s leptospirosis hotspots, South accounts for over half of cases
Sun Pharma recalls six eye drop brands from the Indian market as ‘precautionary measure’
Hyderabad’s STAR Hospitals alleges confidential patient data was leaked, published online; FIR registered
Manipal IPO reveals India’s new hospital economics; occupied bed matters more than patients
Viral Instagram reels promote eye wash cups; ophthalmologists say healthy eyes don’t need them
Silent health crisis in Kerala’s tribal communities: One in two adults live with multiple chronic diseases
Biryani, booze and the body: What South India’s favourite weekend feast does over time

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