Say goodbye to glasses? How omega-3s might be the key to preventing childhood myopia!
With increasing digitalisation and changing lifestyle patterns, more children are struggling to see clearly from afar. The prevalence of myopia,...
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Say goodbye to glasses? How omega-3s might be the key to preventing childhood myopia!
Published on : 16 Oct, 2025With increasing digitalisation and changing lifestyle patterns, more children are struggling to see clearly from afar. The prevalence of myopia,...
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Have we checked on our breastfeeding mothers and data?
Published on : 16 Oct, 2025Shadia Hassan, a PhD scholar at IIT Delhi, gave birth to her first child, a beautiful, healthy boy, in November...
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Are your daily habits fueling joint pain?
Published on : 14 Oct, 2025Close to one in six Indians suffer from musculoskeletal and arthritis-related pains, according to a survey conducted under the World Health...
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World Mental Health Day: How therapy helps many find answers
Published on : 10 Oct, 2025Adila Matra always unconsciously gravitated towards people who, like her, didn’t fully fit into the expected social moulds, which meant...
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‘Don’t take your organs to heaven; we need them here’: Dr Arvinder Singh Soin
Published on : 16 Oct, 2025According to the Union health ministry, India has made unprecedented progress in the field of organ transplantation—performing over 18,900 organ...
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The danger of treating AI as a soul mate
Published on : 14 Oct, 2025In April this year, 16-year-old Adam Raine of California took his own life. In the days that followed, his parents...
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We should not miss a beat to take care of our own heart health, says Dr Tarun Kumar
Published on : 6 Oct, 2025Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have become one of India’s biggest health concerns, claiming thousands of lives every year and affecting people...
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From stethoscopes to digital twins, AI Is rewriting medicine
Published on : 10 Sep, 2025With every passing day, the role Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is becoming more prominent, advancing from buzzword to real-world...
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