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India · The Hindu — Health · 4 weeks ago

International organisations form alliance for diabetic foot survival and limb preservation

The alliance aims to address gaps in prevention, early detection, timely referral, multidisciplinary care and post-amputation rehabilitation

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India · The Hindu — Health · 4 weeks ago

Congo’s Ebola outbreak records more than 4,000 deaths

The World Health Organization has recently raised the alarm regarding the rapid geographical spread of the virus into new health zones, stretching limited resources.

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India · The Hindu — Health · 4 weeks ago

Menopause is a major health milestone, yet health records barely track it - new research

Many aspects of menopause, and the diversity in women’s experiences with it, remain poorly understood.

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India · The Hindu — Health · 4 weeks ago

G.P. Talwar at 100: scientist, institution builder, lifelong researcher

Since joining the founding faculty of AIIMS New Delhi, he has never stopped working at the bench. Along the way, he developed the world’s…

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India · The Hindu — Health · 4 weeks ago

The last act of dignity: Sumira Roy on National Award-winning documentary Bhangaar

72nd National Film Awards: As India’s elderly population grows, Sumira Roy’s National Award-winning Bhangaar, on the Lavates’ demand for euthanasia, explores lost autonomy

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India · The Hindu — Health · 4 weeks ago

Massive markup on high-cost drugs: Raids to continue, Karnataka writes to Centre

The next phase of raids will focus on antiretroviral drugs, higher-generation and critical antibiotics, medical devices, and hospital consumables with significant financial implications for…

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India · The Hindu — Health · 4 weeks ago

Shortage of drugs to treat NCDs in govt. hospitals in Keralam

Kerala Medical Services Corporation Limited released only the drug supplies of the first quarter and that the second quarter release of June did not happen…

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India · The Hindu — Health · 4 weeks ago

World's 90% health burden of chewing tobacco concentrated in 10 countries, including India: Study

The researchers said the figures reflect total deaths and disability, meaning countries with larger populations may account for a greater share of the burden…

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India · The Hindu — Health · 4 weeks ago

Why Kerala’s groundwater is increasingly at risk of contamination | Explained

Kerala’s dependence on groundwater, combined with dense settlement, inadequate sewerage and changing rainfall patterns, is increasing the risk of contamination. How is contamination reaching…

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India · The Hindu — Health · 4 weeks ago

Temperament, childhood adversity may offer clues to psychiatric vulnerability: NIMHANS study

The researchers examined four broad dimensions of adult temperament - negative affectivity, extraversion/surgency, effortful control and orienting sensitivity - along with adverse childhood experiences

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India · The Hindu — Health · 4 weeks ago

What human brain tissue transplanted into mice showed us

A Stanford University experiment called ‘xenocortication’ lets human brain tissue develop inside a living mouse, offering a novel way to study the developing human…

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India · The Hindu — Health · 4 weeks ago

All you need to know about: Swyer Syndrome

The condition often goes unnoticed during childhood and comes to light during adolescence, when puberty does not progress normally or menstruation does not begin

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