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Topic: Doctors

Daily statins vs ‘one-and-done’ gene therapy: India watches a cholesterol shift

A report on gene-editing drugs renews debate around long-term statin use as Indian cardiologists caution that risk assessment still guides therapy.

Private doctors who worked during pandemic & died of Covid eligible under PM insurance scheme, says SC

The SC reserved judgment to prescribe broad guidelines for implementing Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana Package: Insurance Scheme for Health workers fighting COVID-19.

Who is Dr Vivek Murthy, ex-US Surgeon General who ‘warned’ Americans about Health Secy RFK Jr

Vivek Murthy joined five other former surgeons general in a Washington Post op-ed slamming Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s policies. ‘Science and expertise have taken a back seat to ideology.’

Global media analyses India’s ‘animal problems’ & the right to a legible doctor’s prescription

Bloomberg looks at Indian govt's efforts to hasten approval of hydroelectric projects by 'outsourcing geological investigations'.

Doctor exodus & faculty vacancies cripple India’s AIIMS system. What’s causing the crisis

None of the country’s 20 AIIMS institutions have filled even 80% of the sanctioned posts, with faculty shortages ranging from 24 to 73%, government data show.

As Gaza’s doctors die, a young woman abandons her plans to become a teacher to one day take their place

Donya Abu Sitta, a 23-yr-old Palestinian woman & English language graduate, is studying to become a neurosurgeon. Her family has been displaced 6 times amid Israel's relentless bombardment.

‘I need a job’—aspiring doctors left in limbo as admin crisis paralyses Delhi Medical Council

Medical professionals are lining up for registration at DMC, which has been proposed for dissolution. Members allege procedural delays by Delhi govt.

ChatGPT (The Old Testament version) & pirates of the Mediterranean

The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print, online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately. Also Read: Indian atheists fight...

Doctors fume as ‘Dr BC Roy Memorial Award’ conferred years after prestigious original was discontinued

Instituted in 1962 by the erstwhile MCI, the original award was considered the most coveted for the medical fraternity in the country but was discontinued in 2019.

Hindu designer says ‘India has it better’, Pakistanis say ‘Go to India’

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

On Camera

There’s pollution, violence, volcanic ash on my screen. And yet an email is more stressful

Years are quietly being stripped off my lifespan, and somehow that doesn’t ruin my day. But getting scolded for one careless word in an email? That can send me spiralling.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

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.