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Palliative care is more than just end-of-life care
The idea of palliative care is not new. Its origins date back centuries, with the word hospice derived from the…
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Crowd Chaos To Crowd Control: How AI And Tech Can Prevent Stampede Tragedies In India
So far, since 2003, more than 800 lives have been lost due to stampedes. Image: Shutterstock Artificial disasters are catastrophic…
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Australian man dies from ‘extremely rare’ rabies-like infection after bat bite
There were only three previous cases of human infection by Australian bat lyssavirus since it was first identified in 1996…
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Air pollution is a greater threat than tobacco, says doctor
Former director of AIIMS-Delhi and pulmonologist Randeep Guleria delivering an oration on National Doctor’s Day at an event organised by…
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Zero-dose children are a huge concern, but India also needs to integrate and sustain its immunisation goals
“I was born in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, in 1997. Due to a severe lack of awareness around the routine immunisation programme…
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Inheritance Tax Around The World: How Countries Like The US, UK, And Japan Tax Wealth Transfer
Inheritance tax, also called the death tax in some regions, is a levy imposed on the transfer of assets from…
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On Doctor’s Day, remembering that the patient is a teacher par excellence
The word ‘doctor’ originates from the Latin word docere meaning “to teach”, highlighting our role in educating everyone, about health,…
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Uneven access to Rabies care: survey flags gaps in vaccine and Immunoglobulin availability
A nationwide health facility survey has found significant gaps in the availability of anti-rabies vaccine (ARV) and rabies immunoglobulin (RIG)…
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India Fertility Rate (2000–2025) Explained: Past Data, Current Numbers, And How It Compares Globally
India’s population is massive, but the population size alone doesn’t tell the whole story of a country’s demographic health. Behind…
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