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Why India’s national diabetes screening programme must include a 10-minute liver fibrosis test

Study involving over 9,000 patients, published in The Lancet, found that one in four adults with Type 2 diabetes had significant liver scarring and one in twenty had probable cirrhosis.

ICMR to undertake four-year, multi-state trial to fix India’s child malnutrition problem

The study is part of the ICMR’s National Health Research Priority Projects. It will run in one district each in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, and Rajasthan.

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

What’s the most powerful secret of healthy ageing? A sense of purpose

Community initiatives must pivot from passive engagement to generative activities. Gathering for a cause creates a significantly higher sense of well-being than gathering for leisure.

West Asia war: No MRI blackout from helium crisis, but cost pressure likely for new & ageing scanners

After Iran-linked disruptions in Qatar hit helium exports, India’s MRI services stay stable. But rising costs may delay new machines and burden old scanners.

New Covid variant ‘Cicada’ in 23 countries. Should you be worried & what’s behind the name

New Delhi: A new Covid variant called BA.3.2, colloquially dubbed ‘Cicada’, has been detected in samples of at least 23 countries. The variant has...

Beyond Ozempic: A look at India’s anti-obesity drug market, what’s available now & what is to come

Patent expiry unleashes low-cost generics from Indian pharmaceutical firms. A look at the options available, how they work, prices and formats. And the even more options that are coming India's way.

Not just cigarettes, Australian study finds vaping can cause cancer too

“Vapes were introduced 20 years ago. We shouldn’t wait 80 more years to decide what to do,” one author of the study said.

Drug regulator calls on Indian pharma to move beyond generics, address dependence on bulk imports

Advice comes at a time when India accounts for a 5th of global generic drug supply & 40% of generics used in US. However, this strength in finished formulations relies on imported ingredients.

MIT study answers why some cancer treatments fail. Most tumours have active backdoor pathways

Some cancer treatments fail not because the drugs were ineffective, but because tumours design a network to evade them.

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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.