Medical PG student dies by suicide, family suspects academic stress Hyderabad: A 29-year-old postgraduate medical student died after allegedly jumping from the terrace of her family’s five-storeyed apartment in Nagaram under Keesara police station limits on Friday. Her family told police that she may have taken the extreme step due to academic stress and said…
IIT Kharagpur is implementing an AI-driven system to detect early signs of academic stress in students (File Photo) KOLKATA: IIT Kharagpur will use artificial intelligence to identify early indicators of academic stress among students, such as a sudden drop in CGPA (cumulative grade point average), accumulation of uncleared papers and a sustained decline in continuous…
The tele-mental health centre receives around 25 to 30 calls every month Ranchi: When 35-year-old Archana (name changed), who had been receiving treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) at the Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences (Rinpas), relocated to Patna a year ago, continuity of care became difficult. After she suffered a relapse four…
TNNLudhiana: Two teenage girls from separate parts of the city allegedly died by suicide in incidents that have once again brought attention to the pressure faced by the students over academic performance.In the first incident, reported from the Daresi area, a 16-year-old girl allegedly consumed acid after reportedly being distressed over her studies. The deceased…
Vadodara: A 19-year-old student of the Polytechnic College of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda allegedly died by suicide at his residence on Ajwa Road on Friday.The deceased, identified as Kiran Makwana, left behind a suicide note and recorded a few videos before taking the extreme step.According to police, Makwana had been distressed over his…
New Delhi: Hypertension is increasingly affecting teenagers and young adults in India because of rising stress, obesity, poor sleep and unhealthy lifestyles, silently damaging the brain, heart and kidneys long before symptoms appear, doctors and public health experts warned on Thursday ahead of World Hypertension Day on May 17.Speaking at ‘Illness to Wellness Conference on…
