#Health news

Alarming global study uncovers 11 times higher mortality rate for sickle cell disease, Karnataka researchers warn numbers could be higher
Cadaver organ donation: With social media abuzz about unscrupulous practices, Kerala plans counter-campaign
Centre waives testing requirement for Serum Institute of India’s Cy-Tb injection at govt labs: Sources
Who doesn’t love instant coffee or a good barbecue? Your kidneys, says this oncologist!
Hidden health crisis: Hypertension strikes 1 in 3 adults in Kochi’s urban slums
Here’s why people are demanding pharma companies sell smaller quantities of medicines, accept returns
Is Anaemia Mukt Bharat to be achieved by lowering Hb cut-offs? Decision allegedly based on a flawed study
Turns out, people with obesity actually can’t say ‘No’ to that burger or those chips. Here’s why!
IISc Bengaluru scientists design fluorogenic probe to detect enzyme linked to early stage of Alzheirmer’s
Telangana bolstering public health infrastructure to address emergencies like Covid-19: KCR
In Conversation: Dr AS Soin unveils advanced methods and liver disease prevention strategies (Part I)
Exclusive: Meet India’s top liver transplant surgeon, Dr AS Soin — with over 4,100 surgeries under his belt
Lancet study: First phase 3 trials show single-dose chikungunya vaccine safe and effective
PharmEasy: All about the row over push-selling of unverified medicines by online pharmacists
Maternal health: After ‘Family Doctor’ scheme, Andhra launches free TIFFA scan for pregnant women
Beyond the guidelines: A closer look at the unwritten dress code in Indian medical colleges
Not all is good with India’s health! Study reveals alarming burden of NCDs across the country
Does drinking bottle gourd juice help in treating a heart attack? An emphatic No!
Great news for diabetics! You may not need to stay away from rice, suggests this Kerala study
Disability rights activists outraged as NFHS-6 drops disability-related questions from its survey

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K Muraleedharan — Isolation wards in Keralam unfit for patient care, expert probe ordered: Minister

Chandrababu Naidu virtually launching the projects from Amaravati. — Andhra CM Naidu launches Rs 3,222 crore development projects in Tirupati

kowkoor killing — Ex-security guard accused in killing of five-year-old in Kowkoor; residents demand death penalty

‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’: Congress needs a winning instinct

Representatives of the Indian National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) address the media in Chennai after submitting a complaint alleging sexual assault of a woman protester by a police inspector during an anti-SIR protest on October 10. — Complaint filed against Chennai police inspector over alleged sexual assault of anti-SIR protester

BJP Mahila Morcha protest in Bengaluru — JNU sexual harassment allegations: BJP launches protests against Congress’ Manipur MP

Police said the detained protesters were taken to the Vidhana Soudha police station. — Anti-SIR protesters detained near CEO office in Bengaluru; women allege police excesses

The draft electoral roll released after SIR had reduced the electorate in Delhi from 1.45 crore to 97.35 lakh — On day of biggest anti-SIR march, CEO-Delhi says 20 lakh voter discrepancies resolved

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Supreme Court — Rahul Gandhi files petition against ECI in Supreme Court

Detained protestors recall police brutality — ‘Trashed brutally and slapped’: Detained protestors recall Delhi Police’s brutality

‘A hammer to kill a fly’: Why the Delhi crackdown is a crisis of democracy

Jantar Mantar, in central New Delhi, has long served as a prominent site for citizens, workers, farmers to raise grievances. — Delhi Police de-notify Jantar Mantar as designated protest site, replace it with three new sites

Barricaded Delhi — Press bodies condemn detention, assault of journalists covering anti-SIR protests in Delhi

All protests are one movement to defend Constitution; will continue until electoral system is overhauled: Rahul Gandhi

Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan presenting the Budget. — ‘The right to vote is the foundation of our democracy’ says CM VD Satheesan; Assembly passes resolution seeking removal of Chief Election Commissioner

ECI — State of Play: Caught red-handed, ECI is course correcting but credibility is suspect