When talking about the state of healthcare in India, accessibility is only one part of the problem. Healthcare must be readily available, yes, but it must also be high-quality. A workforce dogged by shortages of qualified personnel presents a significant challenge to making this a reality. New research published in BMJ Open shows that India …
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Indians are being warned their pacemakers could be a risk to their health by the country’s apex medical regulator because of battery drainage concerns. The Central Drugs Standards and Control Organisation (CDSCO) has issued a warning to consumers that a number of pacemakers manufactured by US firm Medtronic could be faulty. The CDSCO joins other …
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While the term “dry eye disease” may conjure up images of a mildly irritating condition, the disease has the potential to cause blindness — a condition considerably more severe than a minor irritation. Studies project that, by 2030, 275 million Indians could be affected by dry eye disease. Due to the sheer number of people …
A government programme to expand access to treatment for kidney disease could now carry an added benefit for recipients: peritoneal dialysis in the home. Kidney disease affects around one in every ten Indians, with around five lakh believed to be in need of treatment with dialysis. However, as previously reported by Health Issues India, seventy …
Should India’s traditional forms of medicine — covered under AYUSH — be held above scientific scrutiny? An advisory note issued by the Union AYUSH Ministry, dated May 2nd, referred to the systems of alternative and traditional medicine included under the AYUSH banner as an “integral part of the country’s healthcare delivery work…not at all comparable …
When the results of the Lok Sabha polls are announced on May 23rd, the ramifications will be immense and felt across every stratum of Indian society. No matter the victor, the aftermath will determine the future direction of the world’s largest democracy. With this in mind, Health Issues India calls on the incoming government to …
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Survival rates for those with glioblastomas — an aggressive form of brain tumour — in India are dismal. Those who develop them have been documented as surviving, at most, fourteen months. The study presenting these survival rates — conducted by the Institute of Neurosciences based in Gurgaon — appear doubtful that a cure is in …
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Hypertension is a silent disease. It affects millions of Indians and responsible for 10.8 percent of deaths in the nation. This year, World Hypertension Day is being observed with the theme “Know Your Numbers”, highlighting the importance of screening for high blood pressure and ensuring it is kept under control. The occasion is observed annually …
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Hypertension is common in the Indian population, but treated only in a slim minority of patients. This is according to a recent study analysing a population sample of 731,864. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, around 10.8 percent of deaths in India are attributable to hypertension. Despite this figure, achieving reasonably accurate estimates …
Health Issues India talks to Dr Mikashmi Kohli, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow of the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill International TB Centre, about a recent study she co-authored with Dr Madhukar Pai about the importance of essential diagnostics in the path towards universal healthcare. The study, “Essential Diagnositcs: A Key Element …
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