Dr Asima Chatterjee, the first Indian woman to receive a doctorate of science from an Indian University and a major contributor in the fields of organic chemistry and phytomedicine has been honoured on the 100th anniversary of her birth by a google doodle (the image on the google homepage). Dr Chatterjee was born on September …
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India will establish itself as the world’s third largest economy by 2028, claims the British bank HSBC. However, continuing to shortchange public spending on health may stymie the country’s longer–term growth, its report says. A report by the international banking titan says that India will overtake Germany and Japan in 2028, when its economy will …
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India has avoided around one million deaths of children under five since 2005 claims a study recently published in The Lancet. Despite this reduction, India still has more child deaths than any other country, with 0.9 million child deaths occurring annually. The reduction since 2005 does indicate a positive trend, though India requires a great …
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Until now, Rajasthan, India’s largest state by area, has had no capacity to test genetic samples. This has left a vital area of healthcare unaccounted for. This is soon to change with the announcement that J K Lon Hospital is to start up a facility capable of both genetic and molecular testing. The facility itself …
The following is taken from an article originally published in The Wire. It has been reprinted here with permission from the author. The original can be accessed here. New Delhi: Xtandi is a life-prolonging cancer drug and sells at about Rs 2.7 lakh for a month’s course in India – that’s for four tablets daily. It …
Facebook is launching a way of mobilising its quarter of a billion Indians users to become blood donors. A new feature has been unveiled on the social networking site. It aims to connect blood donors with patients, hospitals and blood banks. Rollout began on October 1, to coincide with the country’s National Blood Donor …
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Pilots should be required to inform the air traffic controller of any passengers they suspect have a communicable disease, says the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). An operations circular distributed by the DGCA has instructed that any passenger displaying obvious symptoms should be reported. These symptoms include fever, unwell appearance, persistent coughing, impaired breathing, …
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A three year old child from Pakistan has been treated in an Indian hospital for a rare heart condition known as Uhl’s anomaly. The successful treatment by Indian doctors has relieved the child of what would otherwise be a life threatening condition, allowing him to live a normal life. Despite constant disputes between India and …
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Britain’s ailing healthcare system has embarked on another effort to recruit large numbers of Indian professionals, despite having promised to stop the practice. Many Indian doctors are heading to the UK to take on the many vacant position within the National Health Service (NHS) While this provides ample opportunity for the Indian doctors seeking job …
A seven hour long brain surgery has been performed in India, all while the patient played his guitar. The first surgery of its kind in India, the procedure was hailed as a landmark for Indian neurosurgery. Abhisek Prasad, 37, suffered from a neurological condition called musical dystonia. The condition involves involuntary muscle contractions associated with …
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