A Man, His Oxygen Tank And India’s Growing Spectre Of Death
Diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2008, former consultant Raj Iyer, 69, has seen his...
Why India Is Struggling To Tackle Its Lung Disease Crisis
Mangal Lal, 70, a farmer from Achalpura village, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan suffers from COPD. Lal was a beedi smoker all...
Minister Says Universal Healthcare Is Priority, But Health System Is Under-Staffed
New Delhi: While the Indian government has promised improved and universal healthcare, a new study has pointed out that...
More Indian Girls, Women Are Overweight Or Obese, Most Of Them Rich & Urban
New Delhi: Although malnourishment among women and children is widespread in India, increasing numbers of girls and...
Feeding Mothers, Fighting Malnutrition: The East Godavari Experience
Ushasri with her three-month-old son and anganwadi worker T Vijaya. Ushashri’s first son was 2.5 kg at birth, while her...
In J&K Shutdown, PM’s Health Scheme Grinds To Halt, Healthcare Crisis Grows
Unemployed shawl vendor Niyaz Wani, a beneficiary of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana--the prime minister’s health...
Why 4 Of 5 Indian Children Do Not Survive Cancer
Mumbai: How long does a cancer diagnosis take? Six months, according to Bipin Jana, 45, whose eight-year-old son...
More Than Half Of India’s Drug-Resistant TB Cases Remain Undetected
New Delhi: Tuberculosis (TB) cases in India declined by 1.8% from 2.74 million in 2017 to 2.69 million in 2018, but the...
