Until now, Rajasthan, India’s largest state by area, has had no capacity to test genetic samples. This has left a vital area of healthcare unaccounted for. This is soon to change with the announcement that J K Lon Hospital is to start up a facility capable of both genetic and molecular testing. The facility itself …
‘Delhi has become a gas chamber’ says Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, as smog in the national capital reaches critical levels and leads the Indian Medical Association (IMA) declaring a state of public health emergency. Deterioration of air quality in Delhi in recent days has caused widespread disruption. Junior schools in the city are closed until at least …
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India has built its first virology laboratory dedicated to finding homeopathic solutions to diseases such as swine flu, dengue fever and chikungunya. Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister for Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), presided over the opening ceremony of the state-of-the art laboratory at Kolkata’s Dr Anjali Chatterjee Regional Research Institute …
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A community-based NGO has proposed a number of indigenously developed psychological therapies for depression and autism. While autism remains a largely undocumented condition in India, depression has become a common phenomenon, particularly amongst the young. It is estimated that 70 million Indians suffer from mental health issues; many of these will have some degree of …
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More children die from tuberculosis in India than anywhere else in the world. The disease killed 60,000 children below the age of 15 in the country in 2015. This represents roughly 25 percent of the global count. India holds a disproportionately high number of cases: TB is a disease that is endemic in low to …
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The Gorakhpur tragedy — in which over 70 children died in the space of a few short days — has been the focal point of Indian media for weeks. Investigations into the incident, as well similar events, may reveal that Gorakhpur was simply the tip of the iceberg. Many other similar incidents have occurred. As …
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Breast cancer kills tens of thousands of women every year in India. Those in rural environments may not have access to healthcare facilities in order to receive check ups, leading to late stage cancer development before treatment is obtained by the patient. This lack of early detection could lead to a far higher risk of …
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Infectious disease is one of the most common causes of death in India. It is responsible for a vast swathe of hospital admissions and can cause lifelong medical complications pushing many into poverty. However, it has recently been revealed that despite, harbouring a population exceeding a billion, India has only fifty infectious disease specialists. This …
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Ashwini Choubey, a health minister from Bihar, has accused Bihari patients of overcrowding the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi – and says doctors should turn them away. A ‘BJP veteran’ appointed in September, Choubey has been roundly criticised for remarks allegedly made at the launch of Mission Idradhanush, an immunization drive earlier …
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The two most common lung diseases – asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – were responsible for 3.6 million deaths in 2015. This is according to a recent study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. COPD claimed the lives of 3.2 million people worldwide. Asthma was also responsible for claiming the lives of a …
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