Type 2 diabetes is increasing in Indian children as they are more prone to unhealthy food habits. Child diabetes is a serious health issue in India. The number of diabetic children aged five to 17 years has increased in the past few years. From 2019 to 2021, the number of pediatric diabetic patients at Aster […]
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Seventeen percent of school-going children in India suffer from myopia. It is one of the emerging public health concerns. Bengaluru: Lack of outdoor activities has led to a rise in the number of myopia cases in children between five to 15 years of age in India. Myopia instances increased about 60 percent between 2019 and2021 […]
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Male sterilisation is easier and less risky than female sterilization. Yet, vasectomies are only 2.5 percent of all sterilisations in developing countries. Reports show that female sterilization has jumped by 16.5 percent from 2016 to 2020, whereas male sterilization remains zero over the last four years. Female sterilization is a highly accepted contraceptive methods among […]
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Reduction in the rate of screening tests could lead to lack of early detection which doctors say is life-threatening. Karnataka has seen a sharp fall in the number of screening tests for the detection of cervix cancer. Experts said lack of awareness is the key cause. The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) published by the […]
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Karnataka has seen a 60 percent increase in organ donations post the pandemic. Karnataka is witnessing an increase in the number of organ donations. Yet the numbers aren’t enough to cater to the patients waiting for transplants. Lijamol Joseph, Chief Transplant Coordinator of the State said, “Around 5045 patients are in the waiting list in […]
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As the numbers of Covid-19 cases are dropping in the city, people are not wearing masks, nor are they maintaining social distance. Hardly any teams of marshals, home guards, and police were seen at Commercial Street in Bengaluru to keep an eye on people violating covid norms. Bengaluru city saw a steady fall in Covid-19 […]
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An increase in the number of young donors is helping blood banks in the city restore their blood bank supplies. More young people are donating blood, as blood banks are coming up with campaigns to encourage blood donation post-Covid. “There has been a 30-45 percent rise in the number of young people donating blood […]
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Water logging leads to flies and other unhealthy conditions. Vendors in Krishna Rajendra (KR) Market throw their flowers, vegetables, and fruits waste on roads and roadside leading to huge dumps of garbage which smells and increases the risk of diseases. Shiva, a flower vendor at KR Market said, “The vegetable waste is never cleared which […]
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The stress and anxiety from the pandemic has triggered a series of eating disorders in the country. Eating disorders like Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia nervosa and overeating have increased in the pandemic because of stress, isolation and the increased usage of internet, say doctors. According to Dr. Vikram Panwar, a psychiatrist, “The pandemic increased the number of […]
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Unsanitary pad-vending machines leaves college students stranded during emergencies. Colleges have not yet installed sanitary napkin vending machines along with incinerators as required by the University Grants Commission (UGC). This leaves students on campuses with limited access to pads. “During emergencies, it gets really stressful to find a sanitary pad in college campus if our […]
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