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India's weight-loss drug boom raises questions over healthcare prioritiesIndia's market for cheaper anti-obesity drugs has surged tenfold. While demand is high, especially among those with diabetes, concerns abou...
AIIMS study shows how air pollution can damage placenta, restrict fetal growth and change babies before they are bornA new study reveals that air pollution significantly damages the placenta, restricting fetal growth and increasing pregnancy complications ...
Kerala’s healthcare gold rush: How private equity is reshaping hospitals and raising fears over costsPrivate equity funds are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into Kerala’s healthcare sector, reshaping a system long dominated by inde...
Why are Indians suddenly buying more vitamins after starting Ozempic-like weight loss drugs?Demand for vitamin and nutritional supplements is surging in India. This trend follows the increased availability of semaglutide-based weig...
7-day Indian diet plan for weight loss: Woman who lost 20 kg shares simple home-cooked meal routine going viralA viral 7-day Indian weight loss meal plan shared by Kopal Agarwal is gaining traction for its simple, sustainable approach, focusing on ba...
Quitting tobacco could give economic boost to over 20.5 million households in IndiaImagine a future where millions of Indian families break free from the grasp of tobacco, climbing up the economic ladder. The most disadvan...
Type 2 diabetes triggering heart attacks in the 30s: Why India’s youth are at risk?Type 2 diabetes is increasingly affecting young Indians, accelerating heart disease risks due to factors like genetics, visceral fat, and u...
Higher chance of dying within 1 year of Covid hospitalisation: ICMR studyThe present analyses only included patients who were hospitalised due to Covid-19, and, consequently, the findings cannot be generalised to...
Covid-19 patients are far more likely to develop chronic liver problems: StudyThose diagnosed with COVID-19 displayed symptoms of liver and respiratory conditions.
One month of 'offline' school: Covid regimen still strange but students across digital divide delightedThe pandemic has meant different things to different people - those such as Mansi often called upon to sacrifice her online classes as the ...
Experts likely to drop placebo arm from trials in policy shiftExperts are discussing whether administering a placebo to volunteers in a clinical trial is necessary in order to assess the safety and eff...
Covaxin safe, may be superior to similar vaccines: LancetIndia’s first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, codenamed BBV152, is safe, immunogenic and has no serious adverse effects, medical journ...
One in 15 Indians Covid-19 infected by August: Lancet studyThe report, which was released in India last year in a non-peer reviewed journal, had the same findings on the spread of the disease. The f...
During pandemic, vaccine’s restricted use considered based on safety, immunogenicity data: ICMR chiefDrugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had on Sunday approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, an...
ICMR hasn't disclosed full details of sero survey yetThe Indian Council of Medical Research has not yet disclosed the full report of a nationwide sero survey conducted three months ago, prompt...
Macleods' HCQ use for staff raises questionsDrug marker Macleods Pharmaceuticals has decided to put its staff on prophylaxis treatment of hydroxychlroquine (HCQ), even as a debate rag...
Four or more dosage of HCQ showed significant decline of COVID-19 among healthcare workers: ICMR studyAs healthcare workers deputed in the treatment of coronavirus patients are at the higher risk of contracting virus, a pivotal study done by...
Latest ICMR study hints at community transmissionIn tests conducted on 5,911 Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) patients, 104 (1.8%) tested positive for Covid-19. Of these, 40 did not...
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Chennai and Mumbai are the only big Indian cities with an effective system to manage biomedical waste, whereas Delhi and other north Indian...
Doctors give drugs without knowing side-effects: StudyMost doctors depend on advertisements in medical journals or direct marketing by representatives to gather information about new medication...