WINTER has come & We might be shivering with running nose and prolonged sneezes.
Though the season comes every year, do we know the actual science behind COMMON COLD in winters?
Category: HEALTH
Why Heart attacks occur to young Indians?
According to 2013 study, nearly 900 Indians below 30 years of age died everyday because of heart problems. This fact is surprising because we had assumptions that only older people get an heart attack. Why is this contrast??
Health Insurance – ‘The Missing Middle!’
There is one section of the population amounting to 40 crore (i.e., 30% of the population) who do not have any form of financial protection in case of health problems!
Spotting medical quacks in India
The population density of India demands more doctors which does not match with supply. Then medical quacks sprout all over India in rural areas where they assume themselves as doctors and treat people. Let us see how to identify them.
Doctors shortage in Indian health system
‘The presence of a doctor is the beginning of CURE!!’ This quote is highly relevant for a country with humongous population of ~1.4 billion people! Yes, Its INDIA! Do you realize why I say this? This is because, in most rural areas, there is no single formal doctor! (~25% posts are vacant) As I…
Quacks in Indian health system
‘Woh Bhagwan hai!’ This is how the rural people of U.P & Bihar show their respect to a fake doctor who treats patients in their locality! Why do they practice medicine? What’s wrong with India’s Medical system? We will decipher this in a moment, but at first, let me tell you a story! In Chakmirpur,…