Health A living will that can save hardships March 14, 2023 Dr Nikhil Datar What to do in situations where you or someone you know are kept alive on life support? The solution is to have living will. Here’s what it is
Health The arduous journey of TB treatment: Conversations from a Mumbai hospital March 1, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar Recent data from Sewri’s TB hospital shows a large number of patients quitting treatment midway. We visited the hospital to explore why.
Health Why flawed planning may have a role in annual outbreak of diseases in Mumbai January 27, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar Mumbai is troubled by certain diseases in high numbers every year. Can better urban planning ensure good health for Mumbaikars?
Health KEM hospital gets approval for 24×7 cath lab, what about other hospitals? December 12, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar KEM hospital recently got approval for a 24×7 cath lab, learnings from which will eventually be applied to other hospitals in the city.
Health Missed vaccines, misinformation and other gaps highlighted by Mumbai’s measles outbreak November 29, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar It has been more than a month since the measles outbreak in Mumbai and so far 14 have died. A look at the complex interplay of various factors behind this.
Health A look inside BMC’s non-communicable disease screening centres November 2, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar Here’s how the city’s walk-in Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Centres — set up in hospitals under BMC, to arrest lifestyle diseases — are operating.
Health How community health workers conduct annual TB, leprosy survey October 17, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar The state government, in collaboration with BMC, carries out a TB and leprosy survey on an annual basis. Here’s how it happens on the ground.
Health Why India’s tobacco control policies are not really helping tobacco users in Mumbai October 6, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar India’s National Tobacco Control Programme aims at helping a tobacco user quit. How effective is this policy in Mumbai?
Health Explainer: Dos and don’ts about food adulteration September 27, 2022 Hepzi Anthony What can you do if you find that the food product you have purchased is adulterated or spoilt? How do authorities check food adulteration?
Health This World Alzheimer’s Day, let us also spare some thought for caregivers September 21, 2022 Veena Narayanan Much has been written about Alzheimer’s, but it’s also important to discuss the impact of care giving on family members and professionals.
Health KEM hospital experience shows what unplanned medical expenses mean for the masses September 12, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar Scarcity of resources in Mumbai’s public hospitals like KEM Hospital results in heavy out-of-pocket expenditure for many seeking treatment here.
Health RTI data with NGO casts a cloud over cause-of-death reporting in Mumbai August 10, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar Age-wise classification of cause of death in Praja Foundation’s health report for Mumbai throws up alarming figures. What could be the reasons?
Health How BMC takes care of public health when it rains July 26, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar Every monsoon, public health is threatened by water-borne diseases in Mumbai. BMC starts preparing for it two to three months in advance.
Health COVID in Mumbai at a rise, but hospitalisations low June 29, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar As cases of COVID in Mumbai rise, data suggests that there might not be cause for worry. However, experts warn against unmasking.
Health Strikes in government hospitals may be over, but demands of medical teachers unmet May 27, 2022 Radha Puranik In the backdrop of the state medical teachers’ strikes, doctors at JJ Hospital in Mumbai claim that their demands remain unfulfilled.