Children
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Weather change spurs new health risks in children
Hyderabad: Children in Hyderabad are experiencing various health issues beyond the usual cold due to weather changes. To safeguard them from these ailments, parents are advised to protect their children from direct…
- World
WHO asks China for details after surge in respiratory illness among children
Beijing: The WHO on Thursday said it has made an official request to China for detailed information on a spike in respiratory illnesses after the Chinese health authorities reported multiple infectious respiratory…
- Health
1.1mn Indian children missed measles vaccine in 2022: WHO
New Delhi: A whopping 1.1 million children in India missed their routine immunisation against measles in 2022, indicating suboptimal surveillance against the disease, according to a new global report by the World…
- India
14 kids suffering thalassemia infected with HIV & Hepatitis at UP hospital
As many as 14 children undergoing treatment for thalassemia (a blood disorder) have reportedly contracted HIV, Hepatatis infections at a local hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district. According to Hindustan Times, the…
- India
14 children undergoing blood transfusions at UP hospital test positive for Hepatitis, HIV
Kanpur: Fourteen children undergoing blood transfusions have tested positive for infections like Hepatitis B, C and HIV, doctors at a hospital in Kanpur said, acknowledging that the minors now face greater risk…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: RPF rescues 72 children, seizes ganja worth over Rs 1.94 cr in Sept
Hyderabad: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the SCR rescued 72 children and seized ganja worth over Rs 1.94 crore in September. Under ‘Operation Nanhe Fariste’, the RPF rescued 60 boys and…
- India
Love Behind Bars: How Tihar nurtures children in jail with their mothers
New Delhi: It is said that love transcends all boundaries and this is being proven true in the national capital’s dreaded Tihar Jail where children born to incarcerated mothers are being given…
- India
Thousands of displaced children living under the shadow ethnic conflict in Manipur
Imphal: Around 12,700 children are living with their displaced parents and guardians in relief camps across ethnic violence-hit Manipur, officials said here on Friday. The officials of the Social Welfare Department, who…
- Health
Childhood allergies skin, lungs begin in our gut: Study
Toronto: Major childhood allergies — eczema, asthma, food allergy and hay fever — may likely begin in the community of bacteria living in our gut, according to a new study. Many factors…
- World
Nearly half of parents have ‘no idea’ how to raise kids without smartphone: Study
London: Nearly half of parents (43 percent) have “no idea” how people raised their kids before the invention of smartphones, a new study has said. According to the study by OnePoll.com in…
- Telangana
Telangana: Applications invited for PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
Hyderabad: Applications have been invited for Prime Minister Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2023-2024, from children who have excelled in different fields. District Welfare Officer Chinnaiah said that boys and girls aged below 18…
- Health
Gene therapy shows promise for children with kidney disease
London: British researchers have made a remarkable step forward in finding a potential cure for a type of childhood kidney disease. The team from the University of Bristol showed that just one…
- World
Former teacher in UK gets 12 years in jail for abuse of Indian children
London: A former deputy head teacher of a primary school in London was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday for paying and instructing teenagers in India, where he worked for…
- India
19,873 conjunctivitis cases in Chhattisgarh; infected children told to skip school
Raipur: Following a surge in conjunctivitis cases in Chhattisgarh, the state government on Friday issued instructions to education department officials to ensure children infected with the “eye flu” are not sent to…
- India
2.12L girls among 2.75L children missing since 2018, govt tells LS
New Delhi: The number of children who have gone missing in the past five years is 2.75 lakh, including 2.12 lakh girls, the Union Women and Child Development Ministry said on Friday.…
