The disfigurement of leprosy makes social stigma hard to avoid (representative image: IANS)

Nation

India has 53 pc of global leprosy cases, needs legal reforms, say experts

Model of a nerve cell shows clumps of myelin cushioning the neuron

Health

1 dead, 101 in hospital: Behind Pune’s outbreak of Guillain-Barre syndrome

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World

WEF: Action on nine key conditions can add 2.5 healthy days to women’s lives, says report

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Nation

Karnataka to offer free bone marrow transplants under AB-ARK scheme

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Nation

New obesity definition for Indians focuses on abdominal adiposity, related diseases

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Nation

Study links reel addiction with high BP in young, middle-aged people

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Nation

HMPV: Two cases in Bengaluru, no global emergency call from WHO yet

Schoolchildren are taught about groundwater safety — but how safe is the water they drink?

Nation

Dangerously high nitrate levels in groundwater in 440 districts across India

Around 5.5 per cent of dogs in India are diagnosed with diabetes (photo: RCB)

Lifestyle

Pampered dogs may acquire same lifestyle diseases as their humans

Can this Indian gene therapy cure haemophilia? (representative image of red blood cells)

Nation

Indian scientists develop 1st human gene therapy for haemophilia A

Even sans obesity, hidden 'belly fat' around organs signals health risks, like Alzheimer's

Nation

Hidden belly fat predicts Alzheimer’s 20 years before symptoms: Study

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World

British lawmakers vote in favour of assisted dying bill

Ayushman Bharat promotional poster by the BJP, featuring PM Narendra Modi

Nation

Do you know what data you give to private, govt entities via Ayushman Bharat?