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Children With Cancer Must Contend With COVID-19
New Delhi: Vinod Sharma will never forget the night of July 24, 2019, when he and his wife hastily left in an ambulance...
75% Of India’s Diabetes Patients Face A Higher COVID-19 Mortality Risk
Mumbai: With one in 11 Indian adults living with diabetes, the country has the largest share (16.6%) of the world’s...
India Does Not Test Healthcare Workers Regularly, Putting Them And Patients At Risk
Jaipur: Rashmi (name changed), a nurse at Mumbai’s King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, tested positive for COVID-19 on...
How Healthcare Became Unaffordable For Non-COVID Patients During The Pandemic
Tanvi Vij has spinal muscular atrophy and cannot move without assistance. She wanted to buy a special hoist that could...
How India Could Fill In The Blanks On Excess Mortality
Chennai: India’s officially recorded deaths have always been problematic, even before the COVID-19 pandemic: just 70% of...
Can Breastmilk From An Infected Mother Carry The COVID-19 Virus?
New Delhi: Can an infant contract COVID-19 from its mother through breastfeeding? Evidence is inconclusive, say experts....
‘India Has Different Type Of Virus Than Wuhan, Europe, US’
Mumbai: The number of COVID-19 positive cases continues to rise, particularly in cities like Mumbai and Delhi. One of...
As India Fights COVID, 50% Households Share A Water Source, 41% Share Toilets
Bengaluru, Mumbai: Nearly 600 million people face “high to extreme water stress” in India. About 94 million--more than...
