Patients with an enlarged aortic root may not always need their heart valve replaced during surgery, with an Indian study finding that preserving the natural valve can lead to good long-term survival while avoiding lifelong blood-thinning medication
Read article →The two-year nationwide surveillance study by the ICMR-VRDL network reveals increased risk of severe disease, and fresh challenges for the rollout of future dengue vaccination programmes
Read article →The centre to use next-generation sequencing, AI, and genomic technologies to facilitate early cancer detection and recommend personalised treatment based on a patient's genetic profile; as part of project, AI-enabled X-ray systems to be installed in government hospitals to ensure proper diagnosis
Read article →The study titled: ‘Pan-India Molecular Surveillance of Dengue Serotypes, 2023–2025’— notes that India is entering a new epidemiological phase with multiple existing virus strains now circulating together across much of the country.
Read article →In high-income countries like the U.S. and the U.K., it is well-established that people who live in poorer and marginalised localities are more exposed to pollution than those in wealthier…
Read article →— Mahua Ray A: The primary reason plant-based foods are rarely salty while animal products have a more savoury taste profile is because animals have nervous systems and blood and…
Read article →The problem of question paper leaks can be addressed by integrating the Radhakrishnan Committee’s governance and infrastructure model with an Item Response Theory-backed question bank, an on-demand two-tier architecture, and a phased simulator roll out
Read article →The findings suggest that contextual environments drive substance use risk in teenagers in India, which has important implications for policy and programme, the researchers said
Read article →Estimates also suggest that globally, people spent an average of 14.5 %of their lives in poor health in 2023, up from 13.6% in 1990.
Read article →Tamil Nadu Health Minister K.G. Arunraj’s comment terming the Supreme Court’s July 28 verdict “historic” has invited criticism
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