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Obese people considered less human and it is socially more acceptable to be skinny in todays age. (Photo:Representational/Pexels)

Is obesity blatantly dehumanised and stigmatised?

Studies reveal that obese people are considered to be 'less evolved' by society.

4 April 2019 5:04 PM IST

He is left with burn like wounds after the surgery (Photo: Pixabay)

Gaza man forced into hiding due to 'tree man disease' finally gets...

Mohammed Taluli was in hiding for ten years as he was afraid of showing his hands in public.

30 Aug 2017 4:50 PM IST

In an unprecedented move, the Parliament this week passed a bill that seeks to decriminalise suicide attempt by mentally ill people.

Japan: Mentally ill girl, confined to tiny room by parents for yrs,...

They fed their daughter only once a day and kept her in a 3-square-metre room for some 15 years.

27 Dec 2017 1:53 PM IST