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ASHA Workers: WHO Recognition Comes Amid Protest For Higher Wages

ASHAs have been protesting for better wages across the country as their work is attributed to be voluntary

24 May 2022 9:50 AM GMT

Explainers

Monkeypox Virus: Why Smallpox Vaccine Can Be Effective Against...

The form of the monkeypox virus currently circulating is thought to be milder, with a fatality rate of less than 1%.

23 May 2022 7:56 AM GMT

Health

China Reports First Human Case Of H3N8 Bird Flu

The Chinese National Health Commission said that a four-year-old boy who was in contact with chickens and crows raised...

28 April 2022 1:51 PM GMT

World

No, Nurofen Tablets Does Not Contain Graphene Oxide

The particles in the tablet are Black Iron Oxide used for colouring purposes and are safe for consumption.

29 March 2022 8:00 AM GMT

Health

COVID Vaccine Grants Drop To ₹5000 Crore From ₹35000 Crore In...

The national digital health ecosystem and national tele-mental health programme are the new schemes being introduced by...

1 Feb 2022 2:53 PM GMT

Explainers

Antimicrobial Resistance Is Causing More Deaths Than HIV/AIDS, Malaria

Antimicrobial resistance happens when infection-causing microbes evolve to become resistant to the drug designed to kill ...

25 Jan 2022 8:19 AM GMT

Health

India's Fertility Rate Decreases, Family Planning Onus Still On Women

The phase 2 data of the NFHS-5 for 14 states and union territories shows that India's fertility rate fell to 2.0 from...

25 Nov 2021 10:41 AM GMT

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Fake Claims On High Jumps Curing Illnesses In Elderly People Surface...

The claims suggest that the exercise cure illnesses related to urination in elderly people.

12 Nov 2021 10:17 AM GMT

Fact Check

Coughing As CPR For Heart Attacks? Message Peddles False Information

CPR is performed only during cardiac arrests and not heart attacks and are normally performed by another person on the...

1 Nov 2021 1:54 PM GMT

Health

India TB Cases Reporting Down By 41%, Highest Globally: WHO

Due to COVID-19 affecting regular TB services, TB deaths rose for the first time in a decade reversing all the work that ...

15 Oct 2021 11:19 AM GMT

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Fact Check: Vinegar Fumes Do Not Help Treat Covid-19 Symptoms

Health experts say the claim is “baseless” and the method “can be potentially harmful, both directly and indirectly”.

13 Oct 2021 12:38 PM GMT

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Iced Water Doesn't Cause Fat In Stomach As Claimed In This Viral Post

Facebook and Twitter posts have long warned that drinking iced water can increase fat in the stomach. The claim is...

7 Oct 2021 2:00 PM GMT