An ageing India, counted but not fully understood

To serve our elderly population adequately, we need to know more than simply how many people are eligible for health insurance schemes: we…

IIT Madras and CMC Vellore researchers build AI tools for early kidney disease detection

The AI tools aim to assist physicians for earlier diagnosis, which could help slow the disease process and reduce the need for expensive…

What happens after discharge from hospital? India’s pressing need for accessible rehabilitation

There is no doubt that acute medical care saves lives. But saving a life is only the first part of recovery. Rehabilitation helps…

India’s 40-crore ‘missing middle’: caught between weak public healthcare and costly private care

A Parliamentary panel has flagged affordability gaps, with private providers delivering most of the country’s care. The threat, today, may therefore not be…

Fading fear of HIV puts focus on rising STI risks among youth in Keralam

The virus no longer carries the deterrent power it once did, but changing sexual behaviour is putting young people at risk of other…

Indian researchers map colonial spider’s venom gland, uncover molecules with potential for future cancer and antimicrobial drug research

The researchers cautioned that the findings represent an early stage of biomedical research and require extensive validation before any clinical application becomes possible

Swine flu cases surge to 441 in Mumbai

According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s monsoon data for June, July, and August, 441 cases of H1N1, and 4,485 malaria cases were recorded

Mahajan Imaging & Labs has entered a joint venture partnership with Neuberg Diagnostics

The joint venture is structured to create a single, integrated diagnostic pathway for patients and clinicians.

‘I’m a fitness coach. I tried a GLP-1 drug for three weeks’

After 15 years of helping people manage their health and fitness, coach Arvind Ashok decided to try a GLP-1 drug for three weeks.…

A first step towards a universal vaccine against pneumonia, meningitis

Scientists are looking for a universal pneumococcal vaccine that can target all the hundred or so forms of Streptococcus pneumonia bacteria, and prevent…
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