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Dilip Kumar dead at 98, due to prostate cancer

Dilip Kumar, a renowned actor and producer and legend of Hiindi cinema, died on July 7th due to prostate cancer at the age of 98. A legendary performer within Hindi cinema and considered one of Bollywood’s best, the passing of Dilip Kumar saw tributes pour in from the industry and the political sphere. Prime Minister Narendra …

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Ahmed Patel passes away due to COVID-19, aged 71

Long-time Indian National Congress (INC) politician and eight-term parliamentarian Ahmed Patel died yesterday due to complications from COVID-19. He was 71 years old. Patel, described as a “veteran” of the INC by NDTV.com, passed away at a hospital in Gurgaon. His son Faisal Patel announced the news on Twitter in a statement that read  “with …

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Amrit Kaur: Woman of the Year

Indian social activist Amrit Kaur has been named ‘Woman of the Year’ by Time magazine for 1947 – the year she became the first person to assume charge of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.  Ahead of International Women’s Day, observed on Sunday, Time magazine unveiled its pick for ‘Woman of the Year’ …

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Abhijit Banerjee made Nobel laureate for his fight against poverty

Indian-born economist Abhijit Banerjee has been jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, together with French-American economist Esther Duflo and American economist Michael Kremer. Abhijit Banerjee is the second Indian-born recipient of the accolade, after Amartya Sen.  “The research conducted by this year’s Laureates has considerably …

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Piramal Swasthya: Indian NGO awarded by USAID

Piramal Swasthya has received an award from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for its work in expanding access to affordable healthcare throughout the country.  It was one of five international organisations to receive the Inclusive Health Access Award from the Washington-based agency, as well as a US$30,000 grant. Chief executive officer Vishal …

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Trivedi: Transplant pioneer dead aged 87

Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi, one of India’s most respected doctors in the field of transplant medicine, passed away on Wednesday aged 87 in Ahmedabad. Trivedi had been struggling with Parkinson’s disease for more than two years and had been treated for liver and neurological illnesses over a period of several months, two-and-a-half of which necessitated that …

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Arun Jaitley stadium: Tribute to India’s late Finance Minister

The Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium will be renamed in honour of leading BJP politician Arun Jaitley, who died on Saturday at the age of 66.  The former Union Finance Minister was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) earlier this month, complaining of ‘breathlessness and restlessness’. A statement issued by AIIMS affirmed …

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Remembering Lou Gehrig and the scourge of ALS in India

Yesterday marked eighty years since American baseball player Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with the disease that would come to bear his name. Lou Gehrig’s disease became shorthand for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or motor neurone disease. The neurodegenerative condition causes the death of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, resulting in the loss …

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Exclusive interview: Dr Mikashmi Kohli on why essential diagnostics matter in realising universal healthcare

Health Issues India talks to Dr Mikashmi Kohli, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow of the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill International TB Centre, about a recent study she co-authored with Dr Madhukar Pai about the importance of essential diagnostics in the path towards universal healthcare. The study, “Essential Diagnositcs: A Key Element …

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