Mental Health Crisis In India: Can Antistigmatisation And Digital Tools Combat The Growing Healthcare Challenges? Influencing Factors, Intervention And Policy Implementation

Mental health in India

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Updated Aug 15, 2024 | 08:00 PM IST

SummaryA recent study in rural India shows that combining antistigma campaigns with mobile technology-based support systems can reduce depression risk, though challenges in altering help-seeking behaviors remain. The findings underscore the need for scalable, integrated mental health solutions in India for the mental health crisis in India.

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'Cut Your Risk' Of Stroke, Dementia And Depression By Modifying These 17 Factors

'Cut Your Risk' Of Stroke, Dementia And Depression By Modifying These 17 Factors

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Updated Apr 6, 2025 | 02:25 AM IST

SummaryYou can actually cut your risk of stroke, dementia, and depression by tweaking everyday habits? A new study reveals 17 modifiable factors that can make a big difference.

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'Repeated' Medical Imaging Test Could Be Exposing Millions To Radiation-Linked Tumors

'Repeated' Medical Imaging Test Could Be Exposing Millions To Radiation-Linked Tumors

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Updated Apr 6, 2025 | 12:00 AM IST

SummaryRadiation from overused CT scans may be responsible for up to 2% of all cancers annually in the U.S. The radiation dose can vary tenfold between machines, with younger patients facing twice the cancer risk, highlighting urgent need for standardized, safer imaging practices.

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Man Dies From Brain Damage After Drinking Just One Sip Of Rotten Coconut Water

Man Dies From Brain Damage After Drinking Just One Sip Of Rotten Coconut Water

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Updated Apr 5, 2025 | 04:00 PM IST

SummaryA 69-year-old Danish man died from severe brain damage after sipping rotten coconut water contaminated with a toxic fungus, which produced the neurotoxin 3-nitropropionic acid- deadly enough to kill the man within 26 hours after admission in the hospital.

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