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Health ministry asks NMC to defer minimum standards for medical colleges — ‘unrealistic’

National Medical Commission nearly doubled bed, faculty, and patient requirements for new and existing medical colleges in August 2023 notification.

Should you chug your olive oil? Kourtney Kardashian, Gwyneth Paltrow swear by it

Olive oil shots are taking over the internet. But are they really a health & beauty elixir?

What are ‘naked carbs’ and ‘net carbs’? Know what you’re putting into your body

Whether or not you should care about net or naked carbs depends on your dietary preferences, health goals, food accessibility and overall nutritional needs.

82.5 mn Indians were ‘obese’ in 2022, shows Lancet study. Doctors, nutritionists say ‘tip of iceberg’

Study, conducted by NCD Risk Factor Collaboration & WHO, shows that nearly 880 million adults globally living with obesity in 2022 — 4.5 times higher than the number recorded in 1990.

Pill under Rs 100 to reduce cancer recurrence? Novel nutraceutical holds promise but it’s too early

Findings by Tata Memorial Centre suggest that resveratrol, when given with miniscule doses of copper, can reduce rate of metastasis & treatment-related toxicity in cancer patients.

‘India largest genetic lab in the world’ — what completion of India Genome Project means

Completion of Genome India Project was announced at 38th Foundation day celebrations of Dept of Biotechnology. Initiative to conduct sequencing of 10,000 genomes was launched in 2020.

India gets breakthrough multiple sclerosis drug, but could be unaffordable to many at Rs 10+ lakh a yr

Swiss drugmaker Roche Pharma says Ocrelizumab can help manage multiple sclerosis & impede disability progression. Doctors welcome launch but caution against potential side effects.

Using smartwatch to monitor blood glucose level? US FDA strongly advises against it

US regulator says devices that claim to monitor blood glucose levels in real time without piercing skin may show inaccurate & misleading results and pose risks for people with diabetes.

ICMR calls for development of local drugs for rare diseases, offers assistance in clinical research

The medical research body aims to encourage domestic companies to develop cost-effective treatments for rare conditions, such as spinal muscular atrophy, Gaucher disease, among others.

How to know when someone is having a seizure–and how you can help in first critical minutes

For some people, seizure is a purely internal sensation. To an untrained observer, it may appear as though nothing’s wrong.

On Camera

PM Modi rebranding is due. He should begin with land acquisition and farm laws

PM Modi looks determined to follow up on his Red Fort speech on reforms, but he is still looking diffident when it concerns farmers.

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.