Veeraih has been suffering from tuberculosis from last four months. He uses to work in shop in the market but after getting infected with TB virus he left his job. He had no idea about what tuberculosis was before getting infected. He is taking all his medicines but still he feels very weak. Talking more […]
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Medical posts vacant in Government hospital of Doranahalli Village By Mayuri Bora Bengaluru, April 20, 2019 Health is one of the basic necessities in an individual’s life. But, large sections of rural Indian population are still being deprived of adequate health facilities like people of Doranahalli village. People of Doranahalli village have lost all expectation […]
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The 2019 IIJNM Investigative Journalism Report “Metro Mess” by the Watchdogs Team. By Anuradha Sriram, Ayanti Bera, Sahana Sanjeev, Samanth Lanka, Sharathkumar Nair, and Yajush Gupta. A COLLECTIVE UNDERGROUND CHAOS How the miscommunication and ignorance of urban authorities are deliberately putting millions of lives in danger. Namma […]
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Excess of fluoride content in groundwater in Harapanahalli creating dental and skeletal fluorosis. Shree B is sitting on a chair and watching other children of her age playing sitting in the balcony of her house. She really wants to play with them, go to school, eat and drink by herself, and do all the usual […]
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Rice miller’s in siruguppa are suffering from Rice Miller’s syndrome BY SA Gayatri Bangalore, April 20, 2019 Ever wondered what will happen if you walk towards the rice mill and spend an hour while the miller’s are continuously working with the rice husk in the open. You will cough and end up feeling breathless . […]
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Lack of proper policies and social acceptance is making it difficult for individuals with ASD to get jobs. By Sharathkumar Nair Bengaluru, April 12, 2019 According to a recent report link published by the Indian Journal of Psychiatry, about one in 68 children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There are 70 million […]
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Most of the Jan Aushadhi shops in Bangalore don’t have diabetes and hypertension medicines. Ministry of chemicals and fertilizers and Department of Pharmaceuticals announced that seven new Jan Aushadhi shops under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) will be opened in the city by May. However, the existing shops do not have all the […]
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‘It will help us communicate with eveybody’ Hearing-impaired people and their trainers suggest schools introduce sign language in the curriculum to help disabled people lead a better life. “Schools could have sign language training. It would be of best help to people with hearing impairment. It is difficult for any person with hearing impairment to mingle in […]
Continue ReadingVarious doctors either charge more or do not treat HIV positive people. Bangalore: April 9, 2018 Various HIV positive patients in the city say that various doctors refuse to treat them. They also say that they have to pay more to get their treatment done. ‘I have a kidney stone. I have to get this […]
Continue ReadingThe fluctuating dollar prices are a cause of the increase in the price of insulin By Anusha Bodapati Bengaluru, 10 April 2019. Insulin prices going up, patients unable to take insulin regularly. The cost of cartridges, pens and basal insulin is on the rise by 20%. The international market has increased the prices of insulin. […]
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