Serving hot or oily foods such as samosas and pakodas on newspaper may expose the food to substances from printing ink as well as contamination collected by the paper during handling and distribution. Food safety authorities recommend avoiding newspapers for serving, wrapping or absorbing oil from food and using clean, food-grade materials instead.
Heart disease cases are increasing in Nepal, with doctors warning that coronary heart disease is now affecting more younger adults due to changing lifestyles, unhealthy diets, stress, smoking, lack of exercise, high blood pressure and diabetes. Cardiologists say early screening, regular physical activity and controlling risk factors can play a major role in preventing serious heart problems among Nepal’s younger population.
Teen pornography exposure is rising in Nepal despite the country’s 2018 ban. Studies suggest more than half of Nepali adolescents and young people have viewed porn, while a smaller group show signs of problematic use. Experts and research point to early exposure, weak sexuality education, limited parent-child conversations, and growing online risks such as sextortion and image abuse.
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A 29-year-old woman gave birth on the pavement outside Rajbiraj’s Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital after her family struggled to arrange Rs 3,200 for additional tests, with an ambulance arriving only after footage of the incident went viral.
On World Suicide Prevention Day, Nepal’s numbers highlight a serious public health challenge and the need to make mental health support easier to reach before a crisis becomes fatal.
Nepal reports 80 confirmed Japanese Encephalitis cases across 25 districts, with 21 deaths. Health officials urge vaccination and mosquito-bite prevention.
Doctors at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital have treated anemia in an unborn baby through an in-utero blood transfusion, in what they say is the first such procedure reported in Nepal.
Nepal's proposed National Supply Policy 2083 seeks tighter controls over the way essential food products such as rice, lentils and other grains reach consumers, alongside stronger quality testing, packaging, labeling and market monitoring measures. The wider draft also proposes reforms aimed at controlling artificial shortages, syndicates and unusual price increases, but the policy remains a draft and has not yet taken effect.
Ever noticed Rs. 500 health fee in your bill receipt? Here's where it's used. Tribhuvan University provides medical treatment support to eligible students through its Medical Treatment Fund. Here is what students need to know about the 90% support arrangement, application process and hospitals currently identified under TU’s healthcare network.
Before appearing in MrBeast’s Nepal healthcare project, Nyano Nani had already earned international recognition. Developed through Mahabir Pun’s National Innovation Center, the Nepali baby warmer represents the power of local innovation.
A global study by Michigan State University ranked Nepal fourth among countries with the highest average narcissism scores. But researchers clarify that the findings reflect population-level personality traits, not individual diagnoses. Here is what the study reveals and how narcissism differs from Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
Dr. Pankaj Ray has been removed as the director of Kanti Children’s Hospital after the ministry concluded that he violated rules against private practice while heading a government hospital.
Nurse Activist Jyoti Ranabhat Ends Hunger Strike After 19 Point Agreement With Government, Task Force To Set Pay And Benefits For Health Workers Within Six Months
Nepali eye specialists have travelled to Bangladesh to provide free eye care services, helping hundreds of patients regain their vision through examinations and cataract surgeries.
Hospital services across Nepal, including Outpatient Department (OPD) services, have resumed after the government and the Nepal Medical Association reached a five point agreement to end the nationwide doctors' strike. The deal includes stronger security measures for health workers, enforcement of existing laws, and plans to review key legal provisions affecting the healthcare sector.
Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre has successfully performed Nepal's first minimally invasive triple heart valve surgery. A 52-year-old patient has fully recovered and been discharged.
Dhangadhi Mayor Gopal Hamal has warned that he is prepared to join a hunger strike and lead a wider movement if the government fails to begin MBBS classes and operate a 300-bed hospital at Geta during the current academic session.
Nepal’s food-safety regulator has ordered the immediate recall of specified batches of Golmol, Wai Wai, Premium Piro and MAMA instant noodles after laboratory testing found that they did not meet required quality standards. The order applies only to the listed batches manufactured at CG Foods Enterprises’ Bansgadhi facility in Bardiya, while sellers and distributors have been instructed to stop their sale and distribution.
Treatment at private health institutions across Nepal will become more expensive from Friday after the government imposes a 3 percent Health Equity Fee on all service charges collected from patients. The fee will apply to private hospitals, laboratories, nursing homes, polyclinics, medical colleges and other private healthcare providers.
DDC Milk Quality Improves After PMO Action As Substandard Milk Is Destroyed, Staff Face Action, Farmer Payments Speed Up, Sales Grow Strongly, And New Export Plans Move Ahead
Despite laws against animal cruelty and promising initiatives like Baglung's dog hostel, vaccine shortages, weak implementation, and delayed animal welfare reforms continue to leave both people and street dogs vulnerable.
