‘Obesity a disease, not a choice’
Instead of fat shamming, high time obesity is recognised as a disease say doctors slamming socialite Shobha De’s insensitive comments on an obese policeman from Madhya Pradesh. Obesity is a metabolic disease where the patient's body is unable to consume the calories
A day after Mumbai Police and twitteraties trolled Shobha De on posting an obese policeman’s photo and making insensitive remarks on him, doctors and bariatric surgeons slammed her comment saying the reasons behind obesity is hugely misunderstood in the society. They say instead of fat shaming, it is high time that both government and society […]
Taking ahead My Medical Mantra’s campaign to #SaveAaradhya, a medical student has started an online petition for Aaradhya. The aim is to reach out to youngsters and spread awareness on organ donation. Ashwini Kawade, a student at MGM Institute of Health Sciences, said the online petition on change.org has been started to spread awareness on 
In the last three years, while Mumbai has seen a dip in number of maternal deaths, there has been a steady rise in percentage of maternal deaths due to Hepatitis A and E. According to the figures provided by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) health department, 135 pregnant women have lost their lives to the infection 
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