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Delhi’s toxic smog is choking the cops on the streets. N95 masks, handkerchiefs ‘not enough’

Several officers on daily duty continue to suffer from cough, throat aches & burning eyes. Health experts argue exposure to pollution can lead to permanent lung damage & more.

Centre, Yogi govt at odds over new ultrasound norm for pregnant women at UP private hospitals

Last year, UP govt decided to offer e-Rupee vouchers worth Rs 300 to pregnant women for ultrasound in pvt diagnostic centres. This year's revision in rates has come under Centre's lens.

Over a year since RML’s transgender OPD opened, a sex reassignment surgery is yet to take place

Patients say they face a slow, frustrating process, having to buy hormone injections from outside & with hospital lacking equipment. Doctors say it can't be rushed since it can't be undone.

Trial in India finds 2-drug combinations 5 times more effective than single pill in controlling hypertension

Amlodipine & perindopril, amlodipine & indapamide, and perindopril & indapamide achieved blood pressure control in 70 percent of patients to less than 140/90 mm Hg in six months.

Dyslexia isn’t just a learning disorder. It can also make you a better researcher

There’s growing evidence that dyslexic minds bring something crucial to academic spaces. They offer a different way of thinking that sometimes gives them a competitive advantage.

Missing OPDs, 1 doctor per 10,000 in Faridabad, CAG audit shows grim state of Haryana public healthcare

CAG report based on audit conducted from 2016 to 2021 reveals over 40% vacancies in critical roles; calls for urgent reforms in health infrastructure and workforce allocation.

Billions have been invested in healthcare AI. Are we spending in the right places?

In the AI era of healthcare, we don’t simply want the equivalent of a new way of performing surgery; we must strive to prevent as many people as we can from needing it in the first place.

How stress is fundamentally changing our memories, finds study

Toronto , November 15 (ANI): Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) revealed that stress alters how our brain encodes and retrieves aversive...

Killer superbugs mainly emerging from hospitals, not animals & environment—study by Indian, UK scientists

Study by scientists associated with ICMR, Cambridge University and Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, was published Tuesday in the Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health.

Top panel suggests bringing health supplements under drug laws, greater scrutiny of their claims

8-member panel formed in Jan was tasked to review regulatory purview of nutraceuticals on account of overlapping issues of nutraceuticals with drugs. It gave report to govt this month.

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

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.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.