Topic: health
In Bihar, a physician makes mask with car cover. Govt admits shortage of protection kits
In Bihar, one of India’s poorest states, the healthcare infrastructure to fight novel coronavirus is very limited.
Should Muslims now stop seeking healthcare, asks Owaisi on hospital’s treatment refusal to pregnant Muslim woman in Rajasthan
Janana Hospital, a government hospital in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district has come under the scanner for citing the religion of a pregnant Muslim woman as grounds for refusing to admit her at the hospital, India Today reports.
Coronavirus death toll crosses 3,000, more countries hit
China said Monday it was seeing a reduction in fresh coronavirus cases as the global death toll crossed 3,000, Anadolu Agency reported.
Coronavirus explained: What you need to know
China said Monday it was seeing a reduction in fresh coronavirus cases as the global death toll crossed 3,000.
How to lower the risk of early death? Run!
If more people took up running, and they wouldn't have to run far or fast, there would likely be substantial improvements in population health and longevity, conclude the researchers.
Poor diets now kill more people around the world than smoking; says study
Lead author Ashkan Afshin, an epidemiologist at the University of Washington, said the researchers estimated that overall, poor diets are responsible for more deaths around the world than any other risk factor, including cigarette smoking, known to be one of the greatest threats to public health.
