FACT CHECK: Is infantile masturbation normal? What should parents do?
CLAIM: Infantile masturbation, or Infantile Gratification Disorder, is a normal self-soothing behaviour in babies, and parents should manage it through...
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India’s HIV fight: Big victories, bigger challenges — What doctors say must change now
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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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When Health Information Learns to Travel
Published on : 3 Nov, 2025How does cognitive discernment shape the way people navigate information? Can a shift in one information domain—such as public health—spill...
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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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