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Health experts urges Kerala to invest in basic and clinical research

Wayanad district's rampant use of weedicides in coffee, tea, ginger, and plantain farms raises public health concerns. Environmentalists warn of the risks posed by unscientific use, which is driven by labour costs, climate change, and weed growth. Studies show weedicides cause cancer and damage soil quality, biodiversity, and fish populations.

Kerala should focus on preventive and primary health care, points out health experts

ICMR-NIP has launched DISHA, a dynamic online map to provide info on diagnostic public healthcare facilities in India. It enables users to search for public/private facilities & tests. It will help public health experts & government to consolidate diagnostic healthcare system & empower existing labs.

I told Chris Whitty at the time that scientists were providing cover for weak leaders taking harmful decisions, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Prof Yvonne Doyle told the Covid inquiry she did not ‘make a fuss’ about the incident as she did not want the public to suffer ‘in any way’.

Proposed changes such as plain packaging for vapes and individual cigarette warnings come under microscope at Senate hearing

Kamal Hassan praised Kerala's model of development, citing its literacy, public health, social welfare, hygiene, and quality of life index. He lauded its decentralised government, People's Plan campaign, and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's efforts to transform it into a knowledge-based economy. He also credited art forms for inculcating a civic…

Access to safe water is dwindling in Gaza as the World Health Organization warned today that a “public health catastrophe” in Gaza is imminent.

For the first time in a generation, Texans were more likely to die of gunshot wounds than car crashes in 2021. Experts worry a lack of research on the issue has hampered the search for solutions.

Death rates in South Africa have declined slightly during the past few years. But the country faces a steady rise in both death and disability caused by increases in non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cancer.