4+ hour, 21+ min ago  (217+ words) Chennai: Tamil Nadu has consolidated its standing as a leader in maternal and child health, with institutional deliveries now near universal, but the state faces a mounting challenge from obesity, diabetes and other non-communicable diseases, the National Family Health Survey…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (263+ words) madhyamamonline. com India recorded 24, 700 maternal deaths in 2023, placing it among countries with the highest burden, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Women's Health journal The study, led by researchers from the Institute for Health…...

4+ mon, 6+ hour ago  (350+ words) The judgment noted that the absence of adequate MHM measures does not merely disrupt school attendance but has long-term consequences for a girl child's access to opportunities later in life, as repeated and prolonged absence from classrooms compounds educational disadvantage…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (287+ words) Public health experts on Saturday hailed the Supreme Court's recognition of menstrual hygiene as an integral part of the right to life, calling it a landmark step for women's dignity and stigma-free education. On Friday, the apex court ruled that…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (289+ words) Scientists have developed a DNA blood test that can help predict how well patients with breast cancer will respond to specific treatments, offering a potential boost to personalised cancer care. Breast cancer remains one of the most common cancers worldwide,…...