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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: Healthcare

Gutkha, paan masala fix: Policy reform can save Indian users $19 bn in healthcare costs, finds study

Researchers find that perception of smokeless tobacco is safer than cigarettes has led to more use, at a cost to people’ health, and to national finances in South Asian countries.

Spiritual oasis, free care for last-stage cancer patients — inside Odisha’s 1st palliative care centre

With a capacity of 110 beds, 16 wards, eight doctors, 100 nurses, nurse aides and counsellors, the Bagchi Karunashraya facility is set to become fully operational by July.

Fixing rates for procedures in private hospitals not a good idea, states may decide, Centre tells SC

Centre’s affidavit says fixing prices for treatment may render healthcare setups financially unviable or make the healthcare sector uncompetitive.

AB-PMJAY cover for senior citizens & transgenders, trauma centres — BJP’s promises for health sector

Ruling party also promised to increase the number of medical colleges, undergraduate and postgraduate seats in medicine and to strengthen secondary and primary healthcare.

India ceding ground in biopharma innovation, manufacturing — AllianceBernstein’s open letter to PM

Analysts from AllianceBernstein point to four areas where India lags behind its Asian peers and underline that nation finds no mention in global healthcare innovation index.

18% Indians require assistive care solutions, says former DGHS Dr. R K Srivastava

He added that these solutions were to improve the quality of life and social inclusion of the elderly, long-term hospital patients and individuals with congenital or acquired disabilities.

How to know when someone is having a seizure–and how you can help in first critical minutes

For some people, seizure is a purely internal sensation. To an untrained observer, it may appear as though nothing’s wrong.

African-American women experience more pregnancy complications. Here’s why that needs to change

The long history of obstetric racism and the violation of Black women’s bodies contributes to their mistrust of the healthcare system.

Health insurance seeing a tectonic shift. Young adults moving away from state-funded systems

This transformation isn't just critical – it's inescapable and will shape the future of health insurance as we know it.

Too many corpses? Medical colleges face problem of plenty as more Indians go the ‘deh daan’ way

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

On Camera

KBC completes 25 years. No violence or weeping bahus, just Amitabh Bachchan and his questions

When facts have all but disappeared from political and social discourse, Kaun Banega Crorepati values them — and pays you to get them right.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?