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Cancer patients face new challenges during COVID-19 pandemic
May 09, 2020

Cancer patients face new challenges during COVID-19 pandemic

Cancer patients must learn to treat the post-COVID-19 world as a ‘new normal,’ and remain focused on what they need to do to manage their illness

Protecting Cancer Care through the Covid-19 Crisis and its Aftermath
May 24, 2023

Protecting Cancer Care through the Covid-19 Crisis and its Aftermath

The COVID-19 pandemic is taking an enormous toll on health systems across the world. A growing concern is that efforts to manage the pandemic are undermining care for serious non-Covid illnesses such as cancer. In the UK and US, for example, it is estimated that delays in cancer diagnosis and treatment due to COVID-19 will lead to excess cancer deaths in the range of tens of thousands within a year. In India, where health systems are weak, it is

Enhancing population health: India's policies and programmes
Apr 05, 2024

Enhancing population health: India's policies and programmes

India is prioritising access to affordable, high-quality healthcare services through recent government policies, reflecting a strong commitment to hea

Gendered Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases in India’s Older Adults
Feb 16, 2024

Gendered Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases in India’s Older Adults

Rapid advancements in medicine and falling fertility rates have contributed to the rise in the population of India’s older adults in recent decades. This demographic and epidemiological shift has a gendered impact: A higher proportion of women over the age of 60, compared to their male counterparts, suffer from Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, hypertension, heart and bone diseases, cancers, cognitive decline, and depression. T

ICMR study on sudden deaths among youth
Dec 04, 2023

ICMR study on sudden deaths among youth

A recent paper by the Indian Council of Medical Research puts the popular theories linking the COVID-19 vaccination and the rise in sudden deaths amon

कॅन्सरबद्दल आरोग्यधोरण हवे
Nov 27, 2019

कॅन्सरबद्दल आरोग्यधोरण हवे

महाराष्ट्रात मुंबई, नागपूर, औरंगाबाद, बार्शी अशी चारच मोठी कॅन्सर उपचार रुग्णालये आहेत. किमान जिल्हा रुग्णालयात ऑन्कॉलॉजी विभाग त्वरीत सुरु करणे गरजेचे आहे.

जनतेचे आरोग्य सुधारण्याकरता भारताची धोरणे आणि कार्यक्रम
Apr 07, 2024

जनतेचे आरोग्य सुधारण्याकरता भारताची धोरणे आणि कार्यक्रम

अलीकडे राबविण्यात आलेल्या सरकारी धोरणांद्वारे जनतेला क

सरोगेसी विधेयक: जरूरत भारी, पर दूर नहीं हुई बीमारी
Jan 04, 2019

सरोगेसी विधेयक: जरूरत भारी, पर दूर नहीं हुई बीमारी

भारत सरकार द्वारा संसद में लाए गए सरोगेसी (नियमन) विधेयक म