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Tight petticoats linked to skin cancer, study warns

Research reveals ‘petticoat cancer’ risk as tight saree underskirts cause ulcers that can progress to cancer, urging women to adopt looser dressing habits.

PM Modi slams Delhi, West Bengal govts for not joining Ayushman Bharat scheme as he announces coverage for seniors above 70

Unveiling a series of health sector projects worth around ₹ 12,850 crore at the All India Institute of Ayurveda on 9th Ayurveda Day, Modi regreted not be able to help elderly people in Delhi and West Bengal.

AHD

'Advance Health Directive or Living Will': All you need to know

'Advance Health Directive' can guide your family members and healthcare providers as to what you may like to be done to your body in case of severe medical complications.

Dr. Archana Narendra Javadekar

"Transforming mental healthcare in India means integrating it into primary care and breaking the stigma." – Dr. Archana Narendra Javadekar

In an insightful interview with Education Post, Dr Archana Narendra shares about the state of mental healthcare in India, the evolving role of psychiatry, and the critical need to integrate holistic and community-based approaches into the mental health system.

'Gray Divorce' trending due to changing norms, shift in women's financial status

Over the past ten years, the idea of 'gray divorce' has become more popular in India. The current trend is in opposition to India's culture where older couples are more likely to stay together despite marital problems because of social pressure and the stigma attached to divorce.

Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes can be reversed with stem cell transplant, claims Chinese scientists

The patient, a 25-year-old woman who had the chronic condition for over a decade, was able to naturally regulate her blood sugar some two and half months after undergoing the minimally invasive surgery which just took half an hour.

Health Ministry

Union Ministry of Health issues new draft guidelines on passive euthanasia

The guidelines laid out four conditions on passive euthanasia for taking a "considered decision in a patient's best interests, to stop or discontinue ongoing life support in a terminally ill disease that is no longer likely to benefit the patient or is likely to harm in terms of causing suffering and loss of dignity."