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May 28, 2026, 08:58 PM - 3 min read
State Health Minister Dr. Irfan Ansari has directed RIMS and Ranchi Sadar Hospital to remain fully prepared to handle any suspected Ebola cases.
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May 24, 2026, 06:57 PM - 6 min read
According to the analysis, groundwater extraction reached 151 per cent of annual recharge in 2022. It meant 1.51 litres were pumped out for every litre naturally replenished. The state's groundwater overdraft touched 4.43 billion cubic metres that year.
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May 19, 2026, 04:21 PM - 3 min read
The data from the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) reveals that this growing health challenge is linked to changing lifestyles, stress, poor dietary habits and lack of physical activity. Doctors attribute the growing burden of hypertension to unhealthy eating habits, excessive salt intake, obesity, lack of exercise, smoking, alcohol consumption, mental stress and sedentary lifestyles.
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May 19, 2026, 12:44 PM - 5 min read
While the current strain has a lower death rate as compared to previous ones, it is considered more dangerous as there is no vaccine.
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May 4, 2026, 09:46 PM - 3 min read
The move comes after the incident triggered widespread outrage and received significant media attention when the medics conducted the procedure using mobile phones’ flashlights.
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April 23, 2026, 06:16 PM - 2 min read
In recent days, the increasing mosquito menace in the area has led to a rise in health complications among the jawans deployed in remote camps.
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April 23, 2026, 05:09 PM - 5 min read
This new material offers a cheap, scalable way to make surfaces such as phones and hospital equipment far less likely to spread disease.
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April 23, 2026, 01:42 PM - 5 min read
At first glance, Rajasthan’s Kishangarh appears like a vast stretch of sparkling white glacier, or Bolivia’s salt flats, if you must. However, labelled as a toxic tourist destination for dangerously high levels of silicate, nitrate and fluoride, the site continues to be open to visitors.
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April 15, 2026, 12:22 PM - 5 min read
Antibiotics work in different ways. Some target the bacterial cell wall, weakening it until the cell breaks apart and dies. Others interfere with key cellular processes such as protein production or DNA replication, preventing bacteria from growing. Whatever their mechanism, antibiotics control infection by killing the bacteria that are causing it.
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April 9, 2026, 04:32 PM - 5 min read
There is no reliable, real-time national data on the incidence of cancer in the country, though the dreaded disease is one of the major causes of the public health crisis.
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March 20, 2026, 04:12 PM - 8 min read
Traditional circumcisions can carry fatal risks, including poorly trained practitioners and cutting tools that are unsanitary or used more than once. Dehydration and badly managed septic wounds are among the main causes of death, and the remote settings mean help is usually far away.
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October 26, 2025, 12:08 PM - 3 min read
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh asserted that air pollution is a public health catastrophe and a national security threat to our society, healthcare system, and future workforce.
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