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What happens when use of GLP-1 drugs is stopped? What UK researchers found on tracking patients for a yr

Semaglutide, active ingredient in popular weight-loss drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, belongs to the class of medications known as GLP-1 receptor agonists.

How reusable sanitary pads are helping girls stay in school in rural India

Across rural and tribal India, millions of women and girls still manage menstruation without safe products, accurate information or community support. And the barriers are rarely technological.

5 ways to lower the risk of dementia

As populations age in nearly every country, the number of people living with dementia is projected to rise sharply — from 57 million in 2021 to an estimated 139 million by 2050.

Love your aesthetic candles? They’re polluting the air you breathe

Ultrafine particles are of particular concern from a health perspective. They are easily inhaled into our lungs, but research has found they are excreted from the body very slowly.

Ozempic may lower risk of addiction, new study shows

Interest in GLP-1s for addiction has grown in the past decade, as some people prescribed them for diabetes or weight loss noticed they were drinking less alcohol or smoking less.

How reusable sanitary pads are helping girls stay in school in rural India

Across rural and tribal India, millions of women and girls still manage menstruation without safe products, accurate information or community support. And the barriers are rarely technological.

Ban first, figure it out later? Why Andhra, Karnataka ban on social media for kids may run into firewall

With IT under the Union list, questions remain about whether states can legally or technically enforce such bans. Also a debate on enforcement and if  age verification would even work.

As semaglutide goes off patent, weight-loss gold rush begins. Pharma bets big, court case lingers

Several leading Indian drugmakers have already secured regulatory approval or recommendations to produce and market generic versions of the weight loss drugs in India.

How GLP-1 ‘wonder drugs’ for diabetes & obesity also reduce risk of addiction to liquor, smoking & more

A large study of US veterans suggests that diabetes and weight-loss medicines may curb cravings and lower severe addiction outcomes, though clinical trials are still needed.

Fatty liver is the big, new health problem. 4 of 10 Indians affected, says Lancet

Doctors say that fatty liver disease has become a leading indication for transplantation in India.

On Camera

The silence after Epstein Files is a global feminist defeat

The latest protest by feminist group Femen is just another statement in a long line of hollow efforts that will make headlines for a day or two, but will soon be forgotten.

India’s Russian crude imports approach pre-Trump sanction levels amid Hormuz disruptions & US ‘waiver’

India has already purchased nearly 16 million barrels of Russian crude so far in March 2026, translating to roughly 1.6 million barrels per day, indicating a sharp uptick.

India-Bangladesh relations on track—After military intel chief’s visit, envoy goes to Army War College

In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.