Category Archives: Health
Foods to boost mental health
Ireland has one of the highest rates of mental health problems in Europe, ranking joint third (along with France) out of the 36 countries surveyed in the annual Health at a Glance report. The last few years have seen a big increase in both awareness and support for people experiencing mental illness – however, one area that seems to be Read More
Exclusive: Health Food Vendor NutriTap Raises Seed Funds From Apoorva Patni, Others
Gurugram-headquartered healthy food supplier NutriTap has raised $282K (INR 2 Cr) in a seed funding round, founder and CEO Rajesh Kumar told Inc42. The funding round was led by angel investor Apoorva Patni, Sameer Khetarpal (director Category, Amazon) and senior members of McKinsey & Co, Google etc. Founded in 2017 by Kumar and Medha Mishra, NutriTap offers nutritious food products and Read More
Master cleanse – Lemonade diet for weekend detox and weight loss
The lemonade diet is very popular for detox and weight loss. It contains Vitamin C and many antioxidants that help to cleanse the body of toxins. Other benefits of the diet include weight loss and healthy skin. Master cleanse – Lemonade diet for weekend detox and weight loss | Photo Credit: Getty Images New Delhi: The weekend is the time to unwind Read More
Top health insurance plans for you
How do you buy a health insurance plan? If you settle with the plan your agent sells or are happy knowing you have bought the cheapest plan, there is a bit of unlearning and a lot of learning in store for you. To give you a ready comparison, we designed Mint SecureNow Mediclaim Ratings (MSMR). The full ratings can be seen Read More
Why women need to make mental health a priority
As women we juggle many roles – caregiver, homemaker, employee, daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, friend, and multiple others. Each of them is governed by attitudes, beliefs, thoughts, and perspectives. Most of them are accompanied by a set of unrealistic expectations and demands, which turn into an enormous burden to bear and fulfil. In the process of managing all these roles and Read More
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Who Died In US Custody Was Healthy, Says Father
The 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in US Border Patrol custody was healthy before she arrived, and her family is now calling for an “objective and thorough” investigation into her death, a representative for the family said Saturday. In a statement, the family’s attorneys disputed reports that the girl, Jakelin Caal, went several days without food and water before crossing Read More
How our body clocks can make or break our health
As our lifestyles become increasingly demanding, we build our lives around artificially divided days and nights that accommodate the need to work night shifts, stay up all night, or travel between continents. But this impacts our natural body clocks, with unwanted consequences. New research homes in on how disruptions to our circadian rhythm make us vulnerable to disease. If we Read More
Sexual Harassment Is Rampant in Health Care. Here’s How to Stop It.
Many factors make an organization prone to sexual harassment: a hierarchical structure, a male-dominated environment, and a climate that tolerates transgressions — particularly when they are committed by those with power. Medicine has all three of these elements. And academic medicine, compared to other scientific fields, has the highest incidence of gender and sexual harassment. Thirty to seventy percent of Read More
Keeping Human Stories at the Center of Health Care
Caring for the health and well-being of our fellow humans has always been viewed as a combination of art and science. With all the recent advances in technology, there is no doubt the health care industry as a whole gets an “A” in science. The tradeoff, however, is that we’ve become so focused on using the technology (as this HBR article points Read More
Shortcomings in healthcare data system identified in Hiqa report
A series of shortcomings, including potential privacy issues, have been identified in the main health information system used in Ireland to inform healthcare planning, delivery and funding. A review of the Hospital In-patient Enquiry (HIPE) system by the health standards watchdog said the issues with the governance structures had the potential to impact on its crucial role in healthcare planning. Read More