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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Topic: medicine

UK to US—why countries are facing medicine shortage and what they can do

A confluence of factors is driving the shortfall, including increased infections, inflation, supply-chain disruptions and regulations.

India’s drug regulator initiates probe into death of 18 kids in Uzbekistan linked to cough syrup

Uzbekistan's health ministry has claimed that the children who died had consumed cough syrup ‘Doc-1 Max’ manufactured by Noida-based Marion Biotech.

India has a medicine problem — unregulated ‘innovation’

Overuse and misuse of antibiotics leads to antibiotic resistance. India has one of the highest antibiotic resistance rates, estimated to be growing by 5%-10% annually.

International Institute of Aesthetic Medicine, Cosmetology and LASER (IAMCL): One of the best and leading training centers in Clinical Cosmetology

Founded by Renowned Cosmetic Dermatologist, Dr. Arvinder Singh. IAMCL sets high standards of Aesthetic and Clinical Cosmetology Training.

Sore throats can feel like ‘swallowing razor blades’. Lozenges help but they’re not a cure

It is common to see brands with 'triple action' ingredients that promise to be anaesthetic, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory. But there's no proof.

Sickle cell disease could have a cure soon, gene therapy shows good results in clinical trial

Results of phase 1&2 of 'LentiGlobin' therapy's trial, published by US researchers in NEJM, say durability remains to be seen. Oral pills more helpful for patients in Africa, India.

World’s smallest antenna made of DNA can monitor proteins, help crack disease & drugs

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

There’s a silent pandemic going on. And Indian govt and states are racing to curb it

Untreated hospital wastewater is a heady cocktail of antibiotics and other drugs, and can be a hotspot for drug-resistant pathogens known as superbugs.

Argentinian woman naturally cured of HIV, is second such patient 

The woman, dubbed Esperanza Patient, was diagnosed with HIV in 2013 but never showed any signs of illness. Last year, a Californian woman was declared to have locked away the virus in her genome. 

US scientists David Julius, Ardem Patapoutian win 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine

The winners, announced Monday by the Nobel Committee, were cited for their discovery of receptors for temperature and touch. It's the first Nobel Prize to be awarded this year.

On Camera

India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.