How India Tackles Adverse Drug Reactions--By Ignoring Data
A 17-year-old Kolkata boy was prescribed Dapsone, an antibiotic, for a skin problem, and developed severe, potentially...
How 1 Sugary Drink Daily Boosts India’s Death Rate
Sugar-sweetened beverages account for every one in 200 deaths caused by India’s rising tide of cardiovascular disease,...
Chubby, Affluent: India’s New Face of Malnutrition
Broadening girths are expanding India’s battle against malnutrition, a new Indian study has revealed, setting off a host...
In 5 Years, Threat Of Drug-Resistant Superbugs Doubles
A 72-year-old woman in Bengaluru consulted a hospital physician about a severe skin infection and fever. She had...
How India Cut Neonatal Tetanus Mortality By 99.76%
In 2012, a 12-day-old boy (we will call him “Baby Boy”) in Assam's Sivasagar district could not be given his feed...
How Ignorance Cuts India's Healthy Life By Half
In 2013, Indian men could expect to live to 64.2 years, 6.9 years longer than in 1990, according to the Global Burden of...
Diabetes: The Epidemic That Indians Created
A villager in rural Karnataka having his blood tested at a diabetes screening camp. Image: Flickr/Trinity Care...
Stealthily, Smoke Kills 1 in 8 Indians
Breathing doesn’t come easy to Asgar Ali Siddique, 45, a Mumbai resident, especially if he walks fast or climbs...
