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83% Indians with cancer face ‘catastrophic’ non-medical costs, 75% travel over 500 km for treatment

Study by International Institute for Population Sciences & Tata Memorial Centre, out in Journal of Cancer Policy, based on assessment of cancer patients at Mumbai's Tata Memorial Centre.

48 registered cases, over 30 dead from Ebola outbreak in Congo, says WHO

The World Health Organization said 400 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine have been delivered to Bulape, which is the outbreak’s epicentre, the first such outbreak in 3 years.

Magic glue to heal broken bones? Chinese scientists’ ‘3-minute’ fix

New Delhi: Not heavy implants or splints, fractured bones could now be fixed using glue—a bio-adhesive made specifically for fractures. Chinese scientists at the...

19 dead in 9 months, ‘brain-eating amoeba’ has Kerala scrambling for answers. What we know so far

Heated debates in assembly over spread of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), which has claimed 9 lives just this month. A total of 69 cases recorded across various districts.

As antibiotics turn ineffective against deadly superbugs, ICMR wants curbs on their sale

In a paper, researchers linked to ICMR’s antimicrobial resistance division & others said that while introduction of new antimicrobials offers hope, resistance may develop rapidly.

Pre-term birth leading cause of neonatal deaths in India. ICMR’s push to give preemies fighting chance

Interventions to be studied include administration of antenatal corticosteroids, early enteral feeding, immediate kangaroo mother care & use of continuous positive airway pressure.

Don’t be fooled by ‘protein halo’ on food products. Fresh is better than processed

Packaged products offer convenience and certainty. But if you rely on convenience, colours and keywords alone, you might not get the best deals or the most nutritious choices.

Ukraine to Iran, a deadly honeybee parasite is on the rise. Old treatments won’t work

Research is underway in Thailand and China to develop management strategies. Unless effective treatments are found soon, the spread of this new mite could be catastrophic.

Drug from flowering plant holds promise in low-cost treatment of heart ailment

Trials show that digitoxin—active ingredient in foxglove—lowered mortality & hospitalisation in patients with reduced heart-pumping function, insufficient emptying of left ventricle.

With big pvt hospitals & insurers at war, what’s GIC’s Ayushman Bharat-style common empanelment plan

Amidst standoff between some hospitals & insurers, General Insurance Council working on 'common empanelment' model that will standardise agreements between insurers and each hospital.

On Camera

Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Can’t stay behind tech curve anymore, must catch up—Vice Chief of Navy Staff ahead of Swavlamban 2025

New Delhi: Noting that India cannot afford to stay behind the technology curve when it comes to war-fighting, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff...

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.