Health Check
Why More Indians Die Of Sepsis Than Of Cancer
Mount Abu, Rajasthan: In November 2024, a 32-year-old male resident of Delhi was rushed to a nursing home for shortness...
‘HMPV Is Common, Most Will Recover On Their Own’
Bengaluru: India has reported at least seven cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), according to media reports. Reports...
What A Four-Hour Trek Reveals About Jharkhand’s Healthcare Access
Ranchi: Every tenth child in India is born without care or assistance from doctors, nurses, midwives or other healthcare...
TB Care Is Free, But 45% Patient Families Suffer ‘Catastrophic’ Expenses
New Delhi: About 45% of households with tuberculosis (TB) patients suffered catastrophic costs--defined here as...
Elimination by 2027? India’s Final Push Against Lymphatic Filariasis
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi: Santosh Kumar, 44, rides his bicycle slowly, his swollen leg dragging awkwardly...
How Women in UP Confront A Neglected Disease–And Stigma
Lucknow and Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh: The windowsill of Manorama’s porch is dotted with bottles of Odomos, kachua...
Why UP’s Dengue Cases Have Been Rising
Lucknow: Transmission windows of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral illness, have been expanding due to changing climate,...
Goa’s 100% Molecular Testing Helps Early TB Detection
Goa: For more than two years now, Goa has been providing 100% upfront molecular testing for tuberculosis detection....
