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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
TopicNeurological disorders

Topic: neurological disorders

Odisha govt starts health camp in Nabrangpur district, 1,000 registered for specialised care

The 4-day camp is held under the ‘Mukhya Mantri Bayu Swasthya Seva’ initiative, with a team of doctors from Cuttack airlifted to the location for specialised treatments including surgeries.

No incisions, no pain—AIIMS Delhi 1st govt hospital to treat neuro conditions with ultrasonic beams

Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound tech has the potential to treat conditions like essential tremors & Parkinson’s, movement disorders like epilepsy, substance abuse & OCD.

Your brain is rapidly accumulating microplastics. Doctors flag ‘severe’ implications

Study by US scientists, published in the journal Nature Medicine, also found that dementia patients had up to 10 times as much plastic accumulation in their brains as everyone else.

There is a huge treatment gap for neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s—how to close it

Health inequities compound the problem, with people living in rural or poor communities disproportionately affected. The coverage of publicly funded medicines needs to be improved.

Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants first brain chip in a human patient

The US Food and Drug Administration had given the company clearance in 2023 to conduct its first trial to test its implant on humans.

Ritasha Sobti, who overcame cerebral palsy to crack civil services exams, now awaits UPSC’s decision

Awaiting UPSC's decision on status of her medical condition, she has already cleared civil services prelims 2023 & bank probationary officer exam. She also has job offer from FCI.

Parents of special needs students want schools to reopen now. Doctors agree

The longer special needs students stay out of school, the harder it’s likely to be for them to return.

Stroke, dementia, other neurological disorders in India doubled since 1990: Study in Lancet

The burden of tetanus worst in UP, Alzheimers was highest in Kerala, West Bengal population at most risk in strokes

1 in 3 Covid patients who recovered have neurological, mental health disorders: Study in Lancet

Published in The Lancet Psychiatry, the study was led by Oxford University researchers and involved over 2 lakh Covid patients who recovered from the disease.

On Camera

Musk’s golden touch is on the line. Tesla needs him to do what he does best — sell a pen

Tesla sales have been sliding, profits have been shrinking, and brand loyalty is faltering. Elon Musk’s politics has something to do with it.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.