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Dengue cases in Tamil Nadu decline for third consecutive year as per government data

The State recorded 17,049 cases and nine deaths in 2026 up to September 19

Experts discuss specific diagnosis and brain modulation in Alzheimer’s care

Experts discuss the importance of accurate diagnosis and the potential of non-invasive brain stimulation in dementia care

An Indian woman phytochemist without parallel

Asima Chatterjee pioneered research on medicinal plants and plant-derived drugs, while breaking barriers for women in Indian science

In IVF, an unrecognised contributor gets the spotlight: Jean Purdy

Purdy was the first to recognise and describe the formation of the early human blastocyst – the cluster of cells that forms five or…

Health Wrap Episode 51 discusses healthy diets, osteoarthritis research and more

The episode discusses healthy diets and the growing focus on protein, the role of diet and exercise in weight management, new research on osteoarthritis…

How one ophthalmologist helped a government hospital in Telangana’s remote tribal region complete 400 cataract surgeries

Donald Trump seeks to bring health-research funding under his control, Politico reports

Donald Trump has directed his budget director, Russ Vought, ‌to draft an executive order to create a board that would ‌decide which grants would…

Study attempts to find out how India made expensive diabetes medicines affordable

India’s low medication prices are tied to its role as a major pharmaceutical exporter, supported by legislation that prevents ‘patent evergreening’ and enables generic…

New, sophisticated drugs did not move the needle on hearts attacks, strokes: what this teaches us

Drugs built against specific biomarkers hsCRP and Lp(a) both failed to reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes, in recent clinical trials. Cardiovascular…

Mumps cases reported in parts of Keralam’s Thrissur; DMO urges public to stay vigilant

Children aged 5 to 15 most vulnerable; patients advised to stay home and avoid contact with others

Watch: Delhi-NCR air pollution: Schools advised to suspend outdoor sports in November, December

The Commission for Air Quality Management has advised schools in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to suspend physical sports activities and competitions during…

71% consumers in Mumbai rarely asked for prescription, survey finds; Maharashtra FDA acted against 880 drug licensees in three months

On prescription checks, 36% of 3,697 Mumbai respondents said chemists never refused to give them medicines without a prescription and another 35% said they…