Health - Page 3
In 2020, 225,000 Indians Died Of Cancer From Preventable Risk Factors
Mumbai: In 2020, more than 225,000 Indians died of cancer caused by preventable risk factors, a recent study has...
In 2023, Lifestyle Diseases, TB & Climate Change Posed Challenges To Indians’ Health
Mumbai: The year 2023 saw the World Health Organization (WHO) announce the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, with WHO...
Why India Could Miss 2030 Target To Eliminate Cervical Cancer
Mount Abu, Rajasthan: Poonam*, aged 53, an anganwadi worker in a village in Gurugram, Haryana got herself screened for...
Explainer: Why First-Ever ‘Health Day’ At COP28 Is Significant
Mumbai: Indian children who were under the age of one between the years 2013 and 2022 experienced 43% more heatwave days...
In Assam’s Silchar, A Hospital Models Accessible Cancer Care For The Vulnerable
Guwahati: Three years ago, 40-year-old Baby Begum Lashkar noticed a lump in her right breast. She lived with her husband...
In Battle Of Rights, SC Pits Mother Against Unborn Child
New Delhi: When the 27-year-old pregnant woman and her husband came to advocate Amit Mishra on October 2, they had...
Pune District’s Efforts To Reduce Child Malnutrition Bear Fruits
Darumbre, Pune district: Shivani Waghule, aged four years, in her red-coloured uniform plays around and chats with her...
Underweight Prevalence Falls, But India Grapples With Obesity, Micronutrient Deficiency
Mumbai: Ninety three districts in India reported more than 40% of children as underweight in 2019-21--considered as high...
