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Covid erased a decade of steady uptick in global life expectancy, says WHO

WHO’s latest statistics showed that both global life expectancy & healthy life expectancy were pushed to 2012 levels between 2019 & 2021, with a drop of 1.8 years & 1.5 years, respectively.

Digital space hosts lion’s share of misleading healthcare ads, majority on sexual wellness

Healthcare sector accounted for a maximum 19% or 1,569 of 8,229 advertisements scrutinised by ASCI during 2023-24. Nearly 86% of drugs found illegal were on digital platforms.

Superbugs behind fatal blood infections in India rapidly growing resistant to last-resort antibiotics

Findings published in Lancet based on ICMR data collected from 14 states. Study to help monitor anti-microbial resistance & tailor region-specific treatment plans, researchers say.

Australia confirms its first human case of bird flu, says child was infected in India

Australia has not released any further information related to the case, but the Union home ministry is in touch with its government.

Drug regulator CDSCO asks all medical device makers to ‘self-report adverse events’ to mitigate risks

CDSCO says Centre’s programme to identify such risks has been in place since 2015, but till now only hospitals designated as monitoring centres would report such events on voluntary basis.

ICMR seeks retraction of BHU study linking high rate of adverse health events with Covaxin

Study, which said nearly 30 percent of Covaxin recipients suffered from one or other side-effects, is 'misleading', says ICMR head. Journal & authors threatened with legal action.

Climate crisis damaging your mental and physical health in 5 big ways

Climate change undermines many of the determinants of good health such as livelihoods, a good diet, access to healthcare and equality.

Why regular, updated dietary guidelines are important as non-communicable diseases rise in India

The proportion of deaths due to such diseases increased to 61.8% in 2016 from 37.9% in 1990. Experts emphasise the need for diet plans tailored to Indian habits & lifestyle.

Your belly button is a crystal ball for diagnosing illness—cancer to cirrhosis

Sister Mary Joseph Dempsey, a surgical assistant, noted in the 1920s that some patients with metastatic cancer had a new palpable swelling or nodule in their navel.

Singapore seeing new COVID-19 wave, minister advises wearing of masks

Singapore: Singapore is seeing a new COVID-19 wave as the authorities recorded more than 25,900 cases from May 5 to 11 even as Health...

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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.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

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.