Healthcare news and research

Early-onset Alzheimer's disease looks very different to late-onset version: study

Cardiovascular risk factors, alongside advanced age, are among the best-known risk factors for the neurodegenerative disease, the researchers said

2,390 gram panchayats in Tamil Nadu declared tuberculosis-free for 2025

The ‘TB Free Panchayat’ initiative aims to make TB elimination a community-owned movement at the grassroots level, with panchayats supporting prevention, early identification, diagnosis,…

Indian, German firms to collaborate on immunoglobulin products: Indian Embassy

The Indian mission facilitated the exchange of a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) between Germany's Neovii Biotech GmbH and India's VINS Bioproducts Ltd. on the sidelines…

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Anthrax infection kills female elephant in Coimbatore forest; carcass burnt

Forest staff came across the carcass during a routine patrol within the Gopanari reserve forest on October 13; after a blood smear sample tested…

Keralam considering sites in Thrissur, Kasaragod for proposed All-India Institute of Ayurveda

Over 200 acres each have been identified in Vettilappara Grama Panchayat in Thrissur and Cheemeni Grama Panchayat in Kasaragod

India’s consistently rich more prone to heart disease than the poor: study

The cardiac conditions among the sustained rich in India ranged from a higher likelihood of congestive heart failure, heart attack, abnormal heart rhythm, heart…

Shifting global focus towards more comprehensive assessment of threats to human health and survival

Launched at the recent World Health Summit in Berlin, a new report has flagged 17 interlinked catastrophic threats including pandemics, antimicrobial resistance, AI, and…

How is AI-MedTech in India regulated?

While the CDSCO’s July 2026 guidelines on software and AI use in medical devices address some important issues, what India needs is more than…

Long COVID may impact bacteria in mouth, lungs: study

The results also revealed differences linked to specific symptoms, including reduced lung function, in which the lungs cannot hold as much air as normal…

Menopause not gradual, body might experience a 'physiological cliff' around last period: Study

The researchers said that such large datasets are rarely used in menopause research because they generally lack information about the age at which women…

All you need to know about: lung adenocarcinoma

Pope Leo XIV’s diagnosis has brought attention to lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. Here is a closer look at the…