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Air pollution reduces life expectancy by eight years in India
News | November 25, 2021

Air pollution reduces life expectancy by eight years in India

India registers 18% of deaths annually due to air pollution while seven million die annually across the world due to air pollution


Gastrointestinal disorders increasing in India
Public Health | November 25, 2021

Gastrointestinal disorders increasing in India

It is estimated that one-third of our country’s population has some form of these disorders


Novo Nordisk to acquire Dicerna Pharmaceuticals for US $ 3.3 bn
Biotech | November 20, 2021

Novo Nordisk to acquire Dicerna Pharmaceuticals for US $ 3.3 bn

Dicerna develops RNAi-based therapies to selectively silence genes that cause or contribute to disease


BGS Gleneagles Global hospital opens women’s cancer care centre
Hospitals | November 15, 2021

BGS Gleneagles Global hospital opens women’s cancer care centre

Early detection of breast cancer increases survival rate by 95 per cent


Alarming rise in diabetes amongst children and adolescents in India
News | November 14, 2021

Alarming rise in diabetes amongst children and adolescents in India

The rise in cases amongst the young is a cause for concern. A few specialists gave us a perspective on the issue


Zydus announces update on a randomised trial of Saroglitazar Mg in NASH
Biotech | October 22, 2021

Zydus announces update on a randomised trial of Saroglitazar Mg in NASH

Incidences of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) have been rising exponentially worldwide and are associated with co-morbidities including obesity, diabetes, hypertension and metabolic disorders


ISA celebrates October as stroke awareness month
Healthcare | October 21, 2021

ISA celebrates October as stroke awareness month

India reports 18 lakh stroke cases a year with 25 per cent patients below the age of 50


Merck and Ridgeback’s molnupiravir offer hope to Covid-19 patients
Biotech | October 01, 2021

Merck and Ridgeback’s molnupiravir offer hope to Covid-19 patients

If cleared, Merck's drug would be the first pill shown to treat Covid-19, a potentially major advance in efforts to fight the pandemic


Machine Learning to understand and prevent disease
Digitisation | September 17, 2021

Machine Learning to understand and prevent disease

Barbara Engelhardt moves her computational and statistics lab to Gladstone


Maharashtra to publicise health tips on social media
Public Health | September 16, 2021

Maharashtra to publicise health tips on social media

Between 30-40 per cent of Covid-19 patients are either obese or diabetic