India’s polio scare made headlines in October. However, it has since faded from the forefront of media stories. In mid-October it was found that live type-2 polio strains were circulation in samples of vaccines. This sparked concerns that India was facing a polio resurgence. These fears may have been overblown as reporting on the matter …
Price capping of medical devices has been one of the more controversial measures the government has taken to reduce the cost of healthcare to the patient. The move drew condemnation from hospitals, claiming it would leave considerable holes in profit margins. Criticisms were also levied from the US as a number of US companies such …
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Donald Trump’s decision to remove the US from the Paris Agreement was met with dismayed reactions around the globe. One of the reasons cited by Trump for leaving the agreement was the fact that Indian coal production was increasing, while the US was expected to cut all coal production. It is no secret that India …
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Diabetes is India’s fastest-growing disease. Last year, it was home to almost 73 million diabetics. Disconcertingly, the situation can be expected to get much worse by 2030. This is according to new research published in The Lancet, which offers a stark warning – both to India and the world. The world will witness a sharp …
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In a remarkable first, a mosque has transformed itself into a community health centre for the area’s poor. The Masjid-e-Ishaq – a mosque in the Nawab Saheb Kunta district of Hyderabad – is opening up a thousand square feet of space on its ground floor to offer medical treatment to an estimated 1.5 lakh people. …
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Diabetes cases in India are rising. Some studies suggest that it is India’s fastest growing disease. India housed an estimated 72 million cases of diabetes in 2017. This figure is expected to increase considerably to 134 million by 2025. A victim of its own success? The reasons for this rapid increase in diabetes cases are …
When Dr Hema Saxena took four days’ leave for Diwali, it plunged the hospital where she works into chaos. Dr Saxena is the sole anaesthetist at the Government Doon Medical College in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. In Dr Saxena’s absence, the hospital registered a backlog of more than a hundred surgeries. Patients were left waiting for days, …
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There is yet another reason to be worried about the spread of obesity among India’s children. New research suggests that being overweight in adolescence increases the risk of developing pancreatic cancer in later life fourfold. Even being overweight or the heavier end of the normal weight range could elevate pancreatic cancer risk in men, the …
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Pneumonia will kill 1.7 million of India’s children by 2030. Why is this the case for a disease that is both preventable and treatable? A study published to mark World Pneumonia Day estimates eleven million children under the age of five are likely to be killed by pneumonia over the next twelve years worldwide. Only …
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Silicosis has the potential to destroy communities due to its very localised effects based on the surrounding industry. The Madarangajodi village in Keonjhar district is a prime example of this. The most common occupation in the village is mining. This has led to a disproportionate number of deaths due to silicosis and resulted in the …
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