Leading brands are gaining a foothold in the market; women say cups are easier to use. The sale of menstrual cups has soared in the last two years as women have found a new alternative to traditional sanitary napkins. Major brands recorded sales of 7000 to 8000 menstrual cups this year in Bangalore. M. Venugopal, […]
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Without the online portal, thousands of transplant patients have to go through a lengthy process to find out what their status on the list is. The online portal to access the organ transplant waiting list was supposed to be made available in 2018, but there is still no sign of it. The portal will make […]
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Pourakarmikas who registered themselves with the ABHA portal will get a health insurance of Rs 5 lakhs The contractual Pourakarmikas will now have access to the government health policy. The data from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Public Health Department show out of 15,600 Pourakarmikas who work on contract and are not permanent employees, […]
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Shortage of doctors, funds, and other logistical issues, restrict veterinary hospitals from working round the clock. Veterinary hospitals in Bengaluru are not open 24×7, and close by 5:30 pm and sometimes even 4 pm. Most hospitals do not have any contact numbers mentioned on Google search and a few that do, do not pick up […]
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There are 18,463 more caesarean births as compared to natural births in private institutes in urban areas. The number of Caesarean (C-section) births have overtaken the number of normal births in 2020 in private and non-governmental institutes in urban areas in Karnataka. In 2020 the number of registered natural births in private and other non-government […]
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The National Centre for Biological Science (NCBS) will soon enter its non-human testing phase for the dengue vaccine being developed by their team. The National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC) says that Karnataka has highest number of dengue cases in 2022 in India, with 5392 cases along with seven deaths till August 31, […]
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Lack of awareness towards protein supplements presents a health risk to amateur sports persons. The lack of proper guidance for the consumption of protein supplements by sportspersons is causing severe health problems. Studies show that less than 50 percent of people are aware of the constituents of a protein supplement. A study published in the […]
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Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) strictly follows the mandate of wearing masks in public places. BMRCL is the only transport service to follow Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) mandate of wearing masks in public places. BBMP, since June, has made masks mandatory in places like railway stations, bus stands, hospitals, schools, colleges and other […]
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Bengaluru Traffic Police said that the resumption of use of breathalysers resulted in a sudden increase in the number of cases. Bengaluru City witnessed a five-time increase in the number of drink and drive cases after the resumption of use of breathalysers at the end of 2021. The use of breathalysers was discontinued for almost […]
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Employees are opting for sabbatical leave more often. Despite being in trend, only a few companies offer it. Sabbatical leave is becoming a popular trend as employees are taking a break from their jobs, either to pursue further education or work on personal projects. Arpjit, currently working as a data analyst in a big e-commerce […]
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