The Shirahatti taluk hospital in Gadag district do not have the required medicines to treat Hemophilia patients living there. Prithvi Baariker, a five year old boy sits in one corner of his house and watches his friends playing different sports in a small playground in front of his house. He has been asked by his […]
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Currently, there are 14 active cases in the village; Officials say cases are still being underreported. Sitting cross-legged on the porch of his home, painted in different shades of green is an eighty-year-old man, Pavadappa sipping his morning tea with his clawed hands. He sees people passing by, some of them ask him how he […]
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In the list of states with the highest incidence of child labour cases, Karnataka stands in the ninth position. Barren land in the middle of fields of Bheemanakatte village, only a few kilometers away from Kengeri, is home to a small community of construction workers and their families. It is surrounded by an array of […]
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Female sterilization is the most accepted contraceptive among couples. One out of 10 men uses condoms according to the National Family Health Survey-5. Rama Belgavi, (38) of Harohalli in Bengaluru’s rural area, was dressed in a faded blue saree with her head covered by her pallu and spoke hesitantly, “After my second child during the […]
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Irregular periods, excess body hair, weight gain, dark patches, anxiety, infertility and body image issues make women feel less feminine. “PCOS can be overwhelming.“ Shruti Singhvi, a 21-year-old girl, remembers how she used to wake up at 2 a.m. every night only to cry for no reason at all. From taking birth control pills for […]
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They track heart rate, calorie, burn and sleep. Lockdowns and closure of gyms led 24-year-old Mayank Gupta to use Fitbit watches and trackers to track his calorie burns and better understand his sleep quality. Fitbit watches and trackers are devices that keep track of activities like steps and distance covered, calories burned, heart rate, sleep […]
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Women working in garment factories in Bengaluru are facing health issues due to unhealthy working conditions. Health concerns towards women workers in garment factories have drastically increased as published in a report by International Journal of Advanced Community Medicine. As per the report; 52 percent women faces musculoskeletal disorders, 43 percent faces anemia along with […]
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Surveys suggest that one in 20 Indians suffers from a rare disease. March 3, 2022 Bengaluru: Vineeth was only 18 months old when he moved to Stuttgart in Germany with his parents. Like most children his age, he liked playing with stuffed animals and cars. However, something was different about him. His parents noticed that […]
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The shopkeepers are facing a lot of difficulties in their work due to the lockdown. NOIDA: The pandemic has largely affected the shopkeepers in Delhi and NCR in many ways. Most of the shopkeeper’s business has decreased by 50%, some shopkeepers have removed their workers as they don’t have money to give to them and […]
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Ambulance drivers, who did extra shifts and risked their lives while working closely with COVID positive patients, still struggle to sustain a living. Bengaluru: Prakash Halli gets up at 6:30 a.m. every morning. He gets ready and reaches 100 Bedded MCH Hospital, Bidar, six kilometres away from his home, at 8:00 a.m. sharp. Even though […]
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