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Purnima Sah
Purnima Sah is a special correspondent with The Indian Express in Mumbai and covers health for the newspaper.
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Misinformation slows HPV vaccine uptake despite statewide push
April 13, 2026 14:53 IST
From infertility fears to online rumours, hesitancy grows despite zero adverse events and statewide push
Mon, Apr 13, 2026
Asha Bhosle death: Why chest infection in elderly can spiral into multi-organ failure
April 13, 2026 14:29 IST
Subtle symptoms, delayed care and fragile physiology make octogenarians especially vulnerable to rapid, life-threatening decline.
Mon, Apr 13, 2026
DBS testing helps Maharashtra scale up sickle cell screening in Nandurbar
April 11, 2026 11:20 IST
Finger-prick genetic test boosts accuracy, drives mass screening in tribal district under national mission
Sat, Apr 11, 2026
‘I ignored period pain, then my organs got stuck together’: How a 31-year-old teacher beat endometriosis to birth a child
April 10, 2026 07:29 IST
Timely diagnosis, advanced laparoscopic surgery and mindful diet helped a college professor in Mumbai overcome a silent disease and embrace motherhood
Fri, Apr 10, 2026
Urban couples delay infertility care, ovulatory disorders key driver: Cama study
April 09, 2026 11:53 IST
Study of 60 patients at Mumbai government ART centre finds most seek help after 5 to 10 years of marriage; pregnancy rate at 8.3 percent.
Thu, Apr 09, 2026
Living with Parkinson’s: At 38, she dismissed a hand tremor, at 49, she can manage it with surgery
April 09, 2026 07:49 IST
Ahead of World Parkinson’s Day, a Baramati homemaker’s journey through early-onset Parkinson’s and how she regained control.
Thu, Apr 09, 2026
Mumbai heatwave triggers 50% surge in gut infections: Why 30-year-old began with bloating and landed in hospital
April 08, 2026 07:26 IST
Outdoor exposure, poor hydration, AC shifts and unsafe food habits elevate gut and brain risks.
Wed, Apr 08, 2026
Send Dixit Solanki’s remains to forensic lab for DNA testing, Bombay HC tells DG Shipping
April 07, 2026 22:40 IST
The court further directed that a copy of the DNA test report, once received, be shared with Dixit Solanki’s family.
Tue, Apr 07, 2026
DNA test push for Dixit Solanki remains: HC seeks responses from key authorities
April 07, 2026 08:26 IST
DG Shipping seeks urgent police intervention for DNA testing as family questions identity of charred remains
Tue, Apr 07, 2026
A sister’s sleepless night, a brother’s coffin: Last journey home of Indian seafarer killed in war
April 05, 2026 16:58 IST
Thirty-five days after Solanki became the first Indian to get killed in the West Asia war, his father and sister waited through the night at Mumbai airport, documents in hand, doubts still unresolved. The Indian Express was there when they received his mortal remains.
Mon, Apr 06, 2026
36 days, a missile strike, a High Court petition: Seafarer Dixit Solanki’s remains to finally come home today
April 05, 2026 04:30 IST
The Sunday Express has learned that authorities have finally issued the death certificate and completed repatriation formalities. Solanki’s family had moved the Bombay High Court on April 2 seeking its intervention.
Sun, Apr 05, 2026
48-hour shifts, harassment claims: Resident doctors flag crisis in Maharashtra colleges
April 03, 2026 12:05 IST
From delayed stipends and no leave policy to coercion in thesis approvals and poor living conditions, doctors warn of burnout, fear and a system under strain
Fri, Apr 03, 2026
33 days, no answers: Family of India’s first West Asia war casualty moves Bombay HC to bring sailor’s body home
April 03, 2026 07:00 IST
Dixit Solanki, 32, was killed in a suspected missile strike on a merchant vessel off Oman on March 1. For weeks, his family received emails from the ship's management company with no specific timeline on repatriation of his remains. His father and sister moved HC on Thursday seeking urgent intervention.
Thu, Apr 02, 2026
Why MRI scans In India could get costlier — and slower — because of the West Asia war
April 02, 2026 13:15 IST
Helium, essential to run MRI machines, faces global supply disruption after Qatar facility hit; experts warn delays and higher costs for patients
Thu, Apr 02, 2026
Throwing away medicines? Maharashtra’s new plan says that habit could be deadly
April 01, 2026 10:58 IST
State to pilot an antibiotic take back system across select districts, targeting unsafe disposal at homes as a hidden driver of rising drug resistance and preventable deaths
Wed, Apr 01, 2026
How to make old antibiotics work again?
April 01, 2026 09:46 IST
Researchers at IIT Bombay have figured out a way to disable the mechanism by which bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics — ensuring their continued use for treating infections
Mon, Apr 06, 2026
How Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli is turning ‘pujaris’ into allies in the fight against malariaSubscriber Only
March 29, 2026 06:21 IST
In the state's most malaria-prone district, where faith healers are the first point of care, the government is now bringing pujaris into the public health system — one referral at a time.
Sun, Mar 29, 2026
She couldn’t conceive despite IVF and good test results: How doctors found a silent and overlooked TB
March 26, 2026 07:35 IST
Often undiagnosed until couples struggle to conceive, genital tuberculosis can damage reproductive organs and make the difference between infertility and parenthood, say doctors
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Exclusive | Eight Indians, one war, a long way home: Survivors of the Skylight missile attack speak on life after the fire
March 22, 2026 06:14 IST
They left home as farmers' sons, mechanics and first-generation dreamers, hoping a life at sea would change their families' fortunes. Then the West Asia war came to them. The Indian Express caught up with the eight survivors of the Skylight missile attack in the Strait of Hormuz after they reached Mumbai on Wednesday, even as they were trying to find their way back to the lives waiting for them in their villages
Tue, Mar 24, 2026
‘It feels like a second birth’: Sky Light’s Indian survivors return home with only the clothes on their backs
March 20, 2026 07:20 IST
For eight young Indian seafarers on their first voyage, the missile attack on their vessel during the West Asia war attack took their captain, their documents and their faith in the profession. Most say they will never go back to sea.
Fri, Mar 27, 2026
Can same-gender doctors make you more comfortable? New telemedicine study says otherwise
March 19, 2026 16:01 IST
A new study of 2.8 lakh consultations in India shows communication matters more than gender in virtual care
Thu, Mar 19, 2026
Beed newborn with critical heart condition saved at Mumbai hospitalSubscriber Only
March 16, 2026 15:48 IST
Infant with dangerously low oxygen levels survives after 12-hour ambulance transfer and life-saving cardiac procedure
Mon, Mar 16, 2026
‘He wasn’t meant to sail that day’: Last-minute voyage ends in Mumbai seafarer’s death in Iraq tanker attackSubscriber Only
March 16, 2026 07:00 IST
Deonandan Prasad Singh (55) had moved to a shore-based role but was asked by the company to board MT Safesea Vishnu shortly before the voyage; he was the only crew member killed in the Basra incident and the third Indian killed in the Iran–Israel war.
Mon, Mar 16, 2026
LPG shortage hits canteens in Mumbai’s government medical college hostels, menus slashedSubscriber Only
March 13, 2026 13:31 IST
Students and resident doctors at JJ and other government medical college hostels struggle for meals as LPG refills dry up; authorities seek urgent intervention.
Fri, Mar 13, 2026
One Indian seafarer dead, travel documents of survivors ready: MEASubscriber Only
March 12, 2026 20:56 IST
Eight stranded in Oman after passports lost to fire
Thu, Mar 12, 2026
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