health check
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Is slouching really that bad for our spines?
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Doctors should mention reason while prescribing antibiotics, says health ministry
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Instead of insulin injections, doctors may one day prescribe patients a dose of rock ’n’ roll
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What blood tests of centenarians teach us about the secrets to longevity
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A different kind of palm reading – Your hands can say a lot about your health
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Half a million people are dying prematurely every year because of the decline in pollinators
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What happens to your body on a long flight?
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Can you die of extreme happiness or grief? Here’s what the science says
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Delhi records 5,270 dengue cases – highest since 2015
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Even before Covid-19, fiction and memoirs were talking about physical and mental health
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Despite great strides in tuberculosis care, two lakh Indians fall through the cracks every year
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Tuberculosis eradication programmes must address malnutrition, poverty and unemployment
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Why it’s vital for tuberculosis eradication programmes to recognise link to mental health challenges
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How tuberculosis patients undergoing treatment can deal with its mental health side effects
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Do clusters of holes and cracks scare you? You are not alone
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India’s burn centres suffer from lack of data and basic facilities
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Malnutrition doesn’t discriminate: 38% of all Indian children, rich and poor, are stunted
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A government survey shows the extent of obesity among Indian children and adolescents
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Why four of five Indian children diagnosed with cancer do not survive beyond 5 years
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India and China are top hot spots of antimicrobial resistance in animals, shows new study
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In Congo, measles is killing three times more people than Ebola
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In Jammu & Kashmir, the shutdown has brought Modi’s pet health scheme to a grinding halt
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Amit Shah undergoes minor surgery for lipoma at Ahmedabad hospital
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Why women with Parkinson’s-like symptoms are often told they have ‘hysteria’
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Childhood cancer steals 7 million years of life in developing countries (including India)
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With 20 medical professionals for every 10,000 citizens, can India provide universal healthcare?
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One in 10 children around the world fails to get the full dosage of vaccines
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‘Don’t ignore that cough’: Ignorance and apathy about a disease are killing a million Indians a year
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Drug-resistant bugs are claiming the lives of newborns across India, finds study
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Jammu and Kashmir has a tobacco problem – and it pays Rs 210 crore to treat chronic lung disease
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Broken heart syndrome is not a temporary condition and must be taken more seriously
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Around 1.4 billion people worldwide are physically inactive, reveals WHO study
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Lakhs of Indian newborns could be saved – thanks to a heel-prick blood test in Canada
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Study finds link between women working night shifts and cancer. But how significant is the risk?
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HIV prevalence in the country has dipped only negligibly, shows report
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Doctors’ biases influence how healthcare is rationed out to patients
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Child and adolescent obesity has increased ten-fold across the globe, says WHO report
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Child and adolescent obesity has increased ten-fold across the globe, says WHO report
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After cardiac stents, the government now caps prices of knee implants
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Maharashtra has the most illegal pre-natal sex determination clinics in the country: Centre
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Fact check: That ‘astro-OPD’ that MP is planning to open? It’s in a yoga centre, not a hospital
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Caught a cold? How hard should you blow your nose?
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India’s infant mortality has dropped 68% in 41 yrs – but it still lags behind its neighbours
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Watch: A doctor explain today's greatest global health threats (and what India has to do with it)
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Do Ayurvedic oil gargles actually improve dental health? Researchers begin tests to find out
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Video: How the ECMO machine Jayalalithaa is on works as an artificial lung and heart
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Don't panic: Chennai is calm right now, despite anxiety about Jayalalithaa's health
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Ailing Amma: What does being on ECMO tell us about Jayalalithaa's health?
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From elation to despair in a matter of hours: Jayalalithaa's health takes a turn for the worse
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In the news: Much-loved '20-rupees doctor' dies, bird flu reaches Karnataka and more
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What's ailing Jayalalithaa? You may ask at your own peril
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Bird flu outbreak: Don't panic, say experts – the virus does not spread to humans easily
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Has climate change led to the surge in Japanese Encephalitis cases in Assam and Manipur?
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Remembering the American soldiers who died of homesickness
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Activity trackers don't boost health outcomes: Lancet Study
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As the UN finally admits role in Haiti cholera outbreak, here is how victims must be compensated
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Mothers, babies in peril: 343 hospitals in 6 states struggle with hygiene, toilets
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What our faces can tell other people about the state of our health
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Explainer: Can your morning slice of toast really give you cancer?
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Tobacco-related cancers account for half of all cases among Indian men, says study
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The world health body you’ve never heard of – but should have
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Walking and cycling good for health even in cities with higher levels of air pollution
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It is not just the Central spending on health that is appalling – the states too are giving up
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Instead of buying insurance, Indians are breaking into their savings to pay hospital bills
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‘Wait till tomorrow to fall ill’: On #WorldHealthDay, Twitter dispenses strange (and sage) advice
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How health insurance policies and hospital malpractices take patients for a ride
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One in seven Indian drugs is substandard, reveal studies
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The sun goes down on Vitamin D: why I changed my mind about this celebrated supplement
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What can the world learn from the fat city that declared war on obesity?
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World gets first dengue vaccine, and Mexico has already approved its use
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The all-in-one solution to sexual health is on its way
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How ignorance cuts India’s healthy life by half
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How Nigeria beat the ebola virus in three months
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The mystery of breast cancer
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Indian swine-flu virus reveals dangerous, new mutation