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Health ministry launches myCGHS App for enhanced healthcare access

The app was developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) in collaboration with the NIC Health Team.

YKT6 gene variants may cause novel genetic disorder: Study

Texas , April 2 (ANI): A recent joint investigation identified uncommon mutations in the YKT6 gene as the source of a novel neurological illness...

Researchers find how ketogenic diet improves severe mental illness

Stanford (California) , April 2 (ANI): The common antipsychotic medication used for severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder might have unintended...

Advertisement norms for doctors, corporate hospitals can’t be different, says NMC panel

NMC panel agrees on provisions prescribing 'ethical standards' for ads by healthcare institutions, extending norms applicable to doctors.

Want your children to eat healthier? Start by consuming a better diet yourself, US study says

Researchers say that parents tend to choose unhealthy foods for themselves after choosing a healthy meal for their young children. This dynamic isn't ideal.

What’s the 1-hour plasma glucose test & can it detect diabetes risk more accurately

International Diabetes Federation recommends 1-hr plasma glucose test, a more sensitive & practical method. A 1-hPG value of 209 mg/dL or more indicates Type 2 diabetes.

Ozempic makers could be raking in 40,000% profit — study says diabetes drug can be made for $1/month

Doctors Without Borders says new class of drugs & insulin devices could be leading to ‘exorbitant corporate profiteering’. Study published in Journal of the American Medical Association.

India ceding ground in biopharma innovation, manufacturing — AllianceBernstein’s open letter to PM

Analysts from AllianceBernstein point to four areas where India lags behind its Asian peers and underline that nation finds no mention in global healthcare innovation index.

Study finds how childhood sedentariness accelerates premature vascular damage

Kuopio , March 26 (ANI): According to a new study, increased sedentary time beginning in childhood is related with deteriorating arterial stiffness, a surrogate...

WHO announces second edition of Week of Quality training program for in vitro diagnostics

The Week of Quality for In Vitro Diagnostics (IVDs) will take place from 15 to 18 April 2024, with a virtual training program, said the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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New HAL CMD doesn’t have to be an ‘insider’. Let merit decide

India’s premier defence public sector undertaking, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, will have a new Chairman and Managing Director in May 2026. The selection process has...

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.