Brain’s white matter may help soften cognitive impacts of gray matter loss: Study
The study is among the first to examine the brain's superficial white matter in a community-based population from a low- and middle-income country
Read article →Bill passed to bridge organ demand-supply gap and curb trafficking in Andhra Pradesh
The State Act needed amendment as certain changes were made to the Central legislation to adapt to evolving medical needs and ethical challenges
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India to build hospital in West Bank; seeks to deploy field hospital in Gaza
Palestinian ambassador calls for halting illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank
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Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ approach on kids under 13
A former engineering director at Meta told jurors at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids under 13 on its platforms
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Parental control features in ChatGPT for Teens | Explained
ChatGPT for Teens, designed for 13 to 17-year-olds, has features such as parental controls, “quiet hours”, study mode, and notifications for situations that need real-world interventions
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Shigellosis resurfaces in Keralam; 3-year-old from capital hospitalised
Health officials renew public health warnings, urging people to be cautious about the food and beverages they consume outside their homes, especially during the festival season
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A tiny insect, a deadly enemy: how medicine’s discovery of its impact shaped health and town planning
The understanding that mosquitoes could cause malaria and other diseases did more than solve a biological mystery. It completely changed disease control: drainage of stagnant water, environmental sanitation, mosquito nets, screening of houses and later, insecticides became important public health tools
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Deliveries at Keralam’s Kozhikode Government Women and Children’s Hospital decline
According to Health department, there were a total of 5,201 deliveries (2,729 normal and 2,472 C-section) in 2020-21. This number came down to 2,238 (1,387 normal and 851 C-section) in 2025-26. A large number of people from the urban areas of Kozhikode are dependant on the hospital
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South Asians are missing from global health databases: why this matters and what needs to change
Advances in AI are allowing scientists to mine vast amounts of genomic data to detect disease earlier, predict risk and tailor treatments to individuals. But at the heart of this lies an old, constant problem – the data used to build these tools lack diversity. South Asian scientists now want to build their own tools
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Imran Khan taken back to jail after hospital checks: Pakistan govt
Former PM Imran Khan has been shifted back to Adiala Jail from Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital, where he was admitted for treatment following a Supreme Court order
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