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Aff Ex: Transforming Healthcare Through High Technology That Is Yet Ultra-Affordable
7+ hour, 30+ min ago (1073+ words) Early afternoon in a small village in Koppal district of Karnataka. A 60-year-old man walking through the village notices a screening van parked nearby, surrounded by a small gathering of men, women, and children. Many of the faces are familiar…...
Bengal's Type 1 Diabetes Care Model Attracts Global Interest from Southeast Asia
9+ hour, 56+ min ago (594+ words) The "Bengal model" for managing Type 1 diabetes (T1 D)an autoimmune condition commonly diagnosed in children and teenagersis now attracting international attention. Several Southeast Asian countries have expressed interest in adopting the model to strengthen their own diabetes care programmes. Currently implemented…...
New Study Explores How Smoking May Contribute to Neurodegeneration
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (492+ words) Traditional Explanations: Impact on Oxygen Supply to the Brain Most existing theories link smoking-related cognitive decline to damage in the vascular and respiratory systems. Over years of tobacco use, smoking gradually impairs blood vessels and lung function, thereby reducing the…...
Arogya Van: A Public Health'Linked Approach to Medicinal Plant Conservation
13+ hour, 57+ min ago (431+ words) In a significant move to promote biodiversity and ecological sustainability in National Highway development, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched the "Arogya Van" initiative, which focuses on creating thematic plantations of medicinal trees on vacant land parcels…...
Remote Sensing and AI Offer New Strategy to Control Mosquito-Borne Diseases
8+ hour, 17+ min ago (717+ words) As global temperatures rise, dengue-carrying mosquitoes are expanding into new regions, including parts of the southern United States and Europe. Diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika spread through mosquitoes that breed in stagnant water found in shallow containers like…...
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1+ day, 9+ hour ago (14+ words) Delhi Launches ANMOL Initiative to Screen Up to 2. 5 Lakh Newborns Annually'The Indian Practitioner...
Summer Pregnancy Care: Hydration, Nutrition and Heat Safety Tips
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (539+ words) Summer is hard on everyone. But when you are pregnant, the heat hits differently. Your body is already working overtime (increased blood volume, a growing baby, shifting hormones) and rising temperatures pile on top of all of that. Here's what…...
Cancer Care Shift: Daycare Chemotherapy Centres Transform Treatment in Karnataka
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (533+ words) As cancer cases continue to rise in Bengaluru and across Karnataka, hospitals are increasingly shifting chemotherapy delivery to daycare centres. Today, nearly 80% of chemotherapy treatments are administered without overnight hospital admission, reflecting a significant decline in inpatient chemotherapy over the…...
KIMS Hospitals Mahadevapura Launches Institute of Neurosciences and Centre of Excellence in Neuromodulation
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (446+ words) KIMS Hospitals (Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences), Mahadevapura, has launched the Institute of Neurosciences and Centre of Excellence in Neuromodulation, marking a major step toward advancing specialized neurological care in the region. The new facility aims to deliver comprehensive diagnosis,…...
Fortis Hospital Bannerghatta Successfully Treats Advanced ALK-Positive Lung Cancer with Brain Metastases
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (657+ words) In a notable example of precision oncology and multidisciplinary cancer care, doctors at Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru, successfully treated a 45-year-old man diagnosed with advanced lung cancer that had spread to his brain. The patient first received his diagnosis…...