Promises and Gaps
Despite ambitious goals and significant infrastructure expansion, India’s healthcare system continues to face deep-rooted challenges in availability, accessibility, and affordability.
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Facts Over Fears
Evidence-based insights on vaccine safety, addressing public fears. By Dr K. Madan Gopal In recent months, many people in India
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Shots in the Dark
As India moves past the pandemic, troubling questions about its rushed vaccine rollout remain unanswered. New research from NIMHANS links
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One Grain at a Time
India has made remarkable strides in universal salt iodisation. But with nearly a quarter of the population still lacking access
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Stay Prepared, Not Scared
Reports of rising COVID-19 cases in India have sparked fleeting concern—but the uptick remains small, symptoms are mild, and health
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Down with the Corona Dynasty!
The coronavirus may have long shed its virulence, but not its aura of fear. As its weakened descendants spread silently,
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Deadly Disregard
Turbulence ahead: monsoons and post-monsoon season may fuel surges in tropical endemic diseases. The decline of tropical medicine, rooted in
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Anatomy of a Crisis
From crumbling infrastructure and faculty shortages to outdated teaching methods and uneven regulation, the challenges threaten to undermine the very
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Decibels of Destiny
The WHO warns that 2.5 billion people—one in four—will face hearing loss by 2050, costing nearly US$1 trillion annually. This
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A Panacea for Respiratory Disease
In a world choking on rising rates of chronic respiratory diseases—claiming 4 million lives yearly and afflicting 550 million people
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