Studies reveal Antarctic ice crisis, brainless robots powered by air, the power of ‘desert cherries’ in fighting diabetes, and the link between gut microbes and heart disease.
Fewer than 10 percent of people with hypertension had their blood sugar under control & fewer than 66 percent of diabetics had metabolic disorder under control in 2019-21.
Survey also found a shortage of 82.2% physicians and 83.2% surgeons at community health centre-level facilities, considered crucial for providing secondary-level healthcare services.
The size of India’s insulin market was an estimated Rs 4,404 crore in April this year, with Indian players making steady entry into a market once dominated by Big pharma.
The landmark achievement in diabetes research in the country could potentially transform how certain rare forms of the disease are diagnosed & treated worldwide.
Diabetic retinopathy affects 30 lakh Indians and can lead to vision loss. Advanced therapies include costly injections currently not covered under Centre’s healthcare scheme.
According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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