Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy:The doctor who brought reforms
Wearing multiple hats from that of a house surgeon to a legislator, Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy’s name stands tall among pioneers in history
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Eating right, from infancy onwards
On breastfeeding, battling junk food and infectious diseases, the increasing menace of drugs, social media impacting lives, and more
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Hexavalent vaccine could improve India’s immunisation programme: Study
A study by the Union Health Ministry and partner organisations says introducing the hexavalent vaccine under the Universal Immunisation Programme could reduce the number of injections, ease pressure on health workers and improve programme efficiency
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Three common medicines classified as carcinogenic by WHO cancer agency
Doctors say patients should not stop medical treatment that used the medicines to treat high blood pressure, fungal infections, and organ transplant rejection; WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has placed hydrochlorothiazide, voriconazole and tacrolimus in Group 1 of the IARC Monographs
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What’s missing in India’s cancer care ecosystem? Gender-intelligent oncology
Cancer does not affect men and women equally, and the paths they take to diagnosis, treatment, and recovery are shaped as much by gender as by biology. Systems in India currently do not take this into account, and this needs to change
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Clinical study finds family conflict outweighs academic stress in students’ mental health struggles
The clinical study was conducted by Cadabams Hospitals, drawing on over 58,000 student touchpoints across 3,569 documented counselling sessions
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What’s missing in India’s cancer care ecosystem? Gender-intelligent oncology
Cancer does not affect men and women equally, and the paths they take to diagnosis, treatment, and recovery are shaped as much by gender as by biology. Systems in India currently do not take this into account, and this needs to change
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Kerala to set up an independent AYUSH University
Four-member committee constituted to prepare draft legislation for proposed university, which aims to bring all AYUSH educational institutions under a single umbrella
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TB cases, mortality rate dipped significantly between 2015 and 2024: Nadda
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said TB case notification has increased over the past three years, helping bridge the gap in “missing” cases
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Clinical study finds family conflict outweighs academic stress in students’ mental health struggles
The clinical study was conducted by Cadabams Hospitals, drawing on over 58,000 student touchpoints across 3,569 documented counselling sessions
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