Health

The Risk of Financial Catastrophe due to Expensive Surgeries

For many medical conditions, surgery is the best – or in many cases – the only option available to patients. While it is a life-saving option, it also has the pote...

Read More

Children with Stunted Growth endure Adverse Outcomes later in Life

According to a paper published by the World Bank, India has the third-highest proportion of workers stunted in their childhood. India also has the highest number of children s...

Read More

From Ruins to Reconstruction: Rwanda's Miraculous Health Recovery

In the dawn of the day of April 22nd, 1995, the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) seized the moment to perpetuate one of the largest massacres in the history of the Rwandan tragedy...

Read More

A Mother normalizes Breastfeeding through her Photographs

Recently, Utah and Idaho passed laws legalizing breastfeeding in public, making them the last two states to enact such laws in the U.S. So breastfeeding in public places is fi...

Read More

Why India lags behind in vaccinating its Children?

A new study by the World Health Organization called Explorations of inequality: Childhood immunization, launched in July 2018 describes how a child’s likelihood of being...

Read More

Venture Philanthropy: Gates Invest in Alzheimer’s Research

A basic blood test at the doctor can really do wonders when it comes to detecting the deadliest of diseases. So if your blood report shows high cholesterol, your doctor can te...

Read More

A New Drug to reduce Maternal Deaths during Childbirth

A recent World Bank data puts the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) for India reported in 2015 at 174 per 100,000 live births, which is a significant decline from the 215 figure ...

Read More

A Nepalese Superstition that is costing Women their Lives

In the first week of January 2018, Gauri Bayak, 23, Nepalese by nationality, was sleeping in a hut during her menstrual period. She was found dead the next morning by her neig...

Read More

A Look at India’s National Health Profile 2018

On June 19, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda released the National Health Profile (NHP)-2018 prepared by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI)....

Read More

India spends a meagre Rs 3 a day on its Citizen's Health

A recent study conducted by the British medical journal, The Lancet, found out that Indians were the sixth biggest out-of-pocket health spenders in the low-middle income group...

Read More

POWERFUL PEOPLE: USHA UTHUP - THE QUEEN OF POP

Celebrating Usha Uthup’s five-decade journey as a musical trailblazer, cultural am...

November 21 2024

HOLLYWOOD: TOP 10 OSCAR CONTENDERS 2025

From gripping dramas to epic tales, The Daily Eye #Newsdesk's top Oscar predictions for ...

November 20 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: SHILLONG’S CHERRY BLOSSOM SPECTACLE

Experience the enchanting transformation of Shillong during winter, as delicate cherry b...

November 19 2024