The untreated bio-medical waste is posing as a health hazard in the hospitals of Bengaluru. Bengaluru is observing an increase in the viral infections caused by improper treatment of bio-medical waste in the hospitals since last three months. A nurse at the Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru said, “We can see the medical waste lying outside […]
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Poor living and working conditions of migrant workers are often left without any social security net. By Vaishnavi Gopalraj Despite being entitled to free healthcare facilities for the informal sector under the Rastriya Bima Yojana, many migrant workers are unaware of how to avail the service of the health card schemes. Subhash, a migrant worker […]
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Para-aminobenzoic acid or PABA is a precursor of folic acid and exists in dairy products such as eggs, milk, and meat. It is usually used in dietary supplements to improve skin health. In an order dated June 29, 2018, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) banned the use of PABA in the products […]
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Plastics on roads, Plastic at homes, but Plastics in human blood! Is it really bearable? No. Recent findings of microplastics in human bloodstream has made health experts fearful of how far this can go, and connect this with plastics being largely used in food packaging today. But why is it so difficult to reduce plastic? […]
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Women in India alone carry the responsibility of contraception in India, even if it sometimes comes with a health warning. Alka, 35, decided to get sterilized along with the c-section when she had her second child. The process is called ‘postpartum sterilisation’ and is generally considered to be safe. However for Alka, the decision was […]
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Rabies, a preventable yet fatal disease is still a problem, with dogs being the leading cause of human rabies deaths, accounting for up to 99 percent of all human rabies transmissions. For the first time in six months, Bengaluru Urban area resident Hanumanth Raya went for a morning walk, but what he found instead of […]
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Unregulated biomedical waste contributes to rising environmental hazards, say experts. Citizens demand biomedical waste management plants be relocated outside municipal borders. Gayatri finds herself in a state of confusion as she notices that the regulation of biomedical waste treatment is being violated at hospitals. “If we want to find out the real truth about biomedical […]
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Conversion therapy is persisting in India through quacks, religious gurus and healthcare practitioners with conservative training backgrounds. Balaji, a motivational speaker did not doubt their sexuality from the get-go. They knew they were gay and had no qualms about it. But the society had a different point of view, at every point in their life […]
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In the wake of a prolonged protest, only 43 Iruliga families received new homes after they were relocated from Ambigahalli forest. Still, basic facilities remain elusive. With orange-tinted saree and a sky-blue weaved blouse under a pouring bright sun, Boramma sits chewing betel leaves, fingers tracing their paths across the leaves. Two months have passed […]
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Lack of awareness around the Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka (ABArK) scheme blocks eligible claims. In the waiting room of Vydehi Hospital, Basavaraj, a farmer from Raichur is waiting for the receptionist to call him for a follow up checkup. The ABArk scheme has put a smile on his face as it helped him cover for […]
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