What is Ringer’s Lactate and why is one brand of it believed to be behind maternal deaths in India?
Ringer’s Lactate (RL) is an intravenous (IV) fluid that medical professionals use as replacement for…
Research questions ‘iron deficiency’ as key cause of anaemia in India
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images The conventional wisdom, that iron deficiency is the…
Assam tea workers prone to post-TB fungal disease: study
File picture of tea plantation workers in Assam. TB has been a major public health…
Over 90% of women skip consultation on menstruation-related issues over lack of women doctors, says report
Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images 91.7% of older women skipped consulting doctors for menstruation-related health…
Smokeless tobacco products contribute to over 50% of oral cancer cases in India: Study
Popular smokeless tobacco products in India include gutka, khaini, zarda, betel quid with tobacco (paan),…
Gujarat PMJAY angioplasty deaths: Private hospital’s absconding chairman Kartik Patel apprehended at airport
Kartik Patel, the chairman of Khyati Multispeciality Hospital, was arrested after he landed at the…
Geospatial analysis of stroke centres in India finds stark regional disparities; majority of facilities located in south
Only 26.3% of the nation’s population has access to stroke centres providing life-saving intravenous thrombolysis…
The Hindu Lit for Life 2025: Leeza Mangaldas speaks about how sex education must start youngÂ
The Joy of Sex: Leeza Mangaldas in conversation with Latha Menon, at The Hindu Lit…
Karnataka saw a sharp rise in recorded snakebites, deaths in 2024
Karnataka declared snakebite envenoming cases and deaths notifiable under the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020,…