Oxford team unveils patch that follows fetal blood flow and heart rate throughout pregnancy, potentially reducing risk of complications being missed between hospital visits.
1 in 5 Indian men now has elevated blood sugar; obesity across genders, shows latest National Family Health Survey. Unhealthy lifestyles spreading beyond cities, driving a silent metabolic epidemic.
Exclusive breastfeeding has fallen sharply despite rising institutional deliveries, with experts warning that soaring C-section rates and weak breastfeeding support are undermining infant nutrition.
Out-of-pocket expenditure on doctors & medicines, without insurance or govt reimbursement, rose to 43.4% of total health expenditure in 2022-23, up from 39.4% previous year, says NHA report.
Assam recorded an MMR of 84 against India’s 87 in the latest SRS bulletin, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma praising doctors, ASHA workers and officials for the 'historic feat'.
Using a Chinese robotic platform, the urologist remotely performed a complex surgery on a woman with blocked urinary tube in what he claims to be first-of-its-kind.
With cases spreading across provinces and borders, authorities are struggling with shortages, weak contact tracing, and the absence of an approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain.
As US proposes additional tariff on Indian goods under Section 301, New Delhi says trade pact talks remain on track, with a possible textile carve-out which may offer relief to exporters.
An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.
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