Why WHO is applauding India’s big move to go mercury-free in health care
Recently, WHO hailed India’s efforts to phase out mercury from medical devices, calling it a critical step toward safer healthcare systems...
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Why WHO is applauding India’s big move to go mercury-free in health care
Published on : 16 Jan, 2026Recently, WHO hailed India’s efforts to phase out mercury from medical devices, calling it a critical step toward safer healthcare systems...
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How intense workouts signal the bloodstream to suppress colorectal cancer genes
Published on : 14 Jan, 2026A new study published in the International Journal of Cancer has found that even brief bouts of intense physical activity can...
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Is climate change fueling the spread of the ‘brain-eating amoeba’? Study reveals
Published on : 14 Jan, 2026A new perspective study published in the journal ‘Biocontaminant’ has flagged a growing but largely overlooked global health threat, free-living amoebae, a group...
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Typhoid explained: How Salmonella Typhi spreads and why children are most vulnerables
Published on : 9 Jan, 2026Typhoid, a life-threatening but preventable infection, remains a serious public health challenge, silently affecting millions every year and disproportionately hospitalising...
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India bets on AI to expand its public healthcare mission
Published on : 8 Jan, 2026Artificial intelligence is no longer an abstract promise in India’s healthcare system; it is now a structural tool being built...
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The wheelchair outrage misses the point: Air travel is not built for people with disabilities
Published on : 5 Dec, 2025Disability is almost always a spectacle. A few years ago, the internet was viral with news of a teenager being...
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AI in healthcare: From hospital wards to personal health assistants, a revolution in motion
Published on : 24 Nov, 2025Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic promise in healthcare. It’s reshaping everything from bedside monitoring to billion-dollar business strategies....
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Building Health for Billions: India’s Digital Bet on Its People
Published on : 4 Nov, 2025Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach emphasises that real human development depends on expanding people’s freedoms in terms of their...
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