Health

Cancer Ravages Health As Well As Personal Resources In India

"You have cancer."These terrifying words resonate in the ears of someone diagnosed with the dreaded disease. And for their family, the first thoughts are about the affordabili...

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How Technology Boosts Transparency And Outcomes In Public Health In India

Over the past few years, digital technologies have revolutionised the tools used to seek information, communicate, prevent and treat diseases by increasing reach, participatio...

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A Pinprick To Detect Cancer

While the humble blood test has for long been the touchstone to catch diabetes, malaria and HIV, companies are now drawing on knowledge from human genetics to make blood tests...

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Hard Questions About Indian Healthcare

It is heartening that healthcare issues are receiving political attention—but current policy measures are lacking India’s top politicians rarely make influential p...

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India, Neighbours, Push For Leprosy, Kala Azar Elimination By 2020

Countries in the WHO South-East Asian Region including India today resolved to fast-track efforts to eradicate and eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTD) such as leprosy,...

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Genetic Map Of Dogs Evolution Sheds Light On Cancer & Diabetes

An evolutionary tree of more than 161 dog breeds has been mapped out by geneticists, showing which types are closely related to each other. The research will obviously be of i...

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Melinda Gates: Contraception Is ‘One Of The Best’ Ways To Fight Poverty

Melinda Gates promoted contraception for women in developing nations yet again in two media opportunities last week. Gates told online CNN readers in an opinion piece, “...

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World’s First Malaria Vaccine Will Be Tested In Kenya, Ghana And Malawi

The world’s first malaria vaccine will be tested on people from three African countries—Ghana, Kenya and Malawi. On April 24, the World Health Organization announc...

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India Wants To Be TB-free By 2025, But Patients Suffer Due To Stigma, Lack Of Counselling

Yasmeen (name changed) was freshly out of teens when her marriage was fixed with Shameem—a tall and handsome boy, just like she had imagined for herself. Elated and exci...

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A Market For Mental Health Insurance?

The Mental Healthcare Act mandates insurance providers to cover mental illnesses. This will boost mental health literacy and fight stigmatization Mental health is a subject of...

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THE RURAL BOY WHO BECAME A LITERARY ICON

Sohaila Kapur explores Mahesh Elkunchwar’s remarkable journey from rural Maharasht...

October 18 2026

PRAHAAR REVIEW: JUSTICE AND HEROISM

Prahaar examines Ujjwal Nikam’s role in landmark terror trials, championing due pr...

October 17 2026

BIRDS IN THE DARK REVIEW

A luminous tale of souls in search of light. Saibal Chatterjee’s review explores S...

October 16 2026