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.
We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.
WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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