Editorial: No reason to cheer
On the face of it, India may appear to have made great strides in reducing the maternal mortality rate by
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5.5 million ‘invisible’ baby deaths a year
Globally, about 5.5 million babies — nearly three million neonates and about 2.6 million stillbirths — die every year. In
Read MoreA new test promises better diagnosis of TB in children
With bacteriological diagnosis of TB (via sputum samples) in children, particularly in those aged below five years, being riddled with
Read MoreNon-fasting test sufficient for gestational diabetes screening
Diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries with high diabetes burden, like India, has
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PaMZ drug combination is a game changer for TB and MDR-TB treatment
A novel drug combination (PaMZ) designed to treat both drug-sensitive and MDR-TB, including those who are HIV positive, is advancing
Read MoreEditorial: Reining in cancer
Grim statistics present the deadly reality of the spread of cancer in India: one million new cases of different cancers
Read MoreChildhood TB: symptom-based contact screening safe, reliable
From total neglect till a few years ago, childhood TB is now taking centrestage. A couple of days back,
Read MoreTobacco use accounts for 40 per cent of all cancers in India, says report
Every year nearly one million new cancer cases are diagnosed in India, the prevalence being 2.5 million. With mortalities
Read MoreTraining doctors to diagnose paediatric TB to start soon
In a few months from now, children in India with paediatric TB will stand a better chance of being diagnosed
Read MoreEditorial: Neutralising diarrhoea, a mass killer
The curiosity and keen observation shown by a single doctor at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi
Read MoreWhat ails Indian science?
“Getting funding [for research] is easy in India,” said Dr. Mathai Joseph “because there is no competition here. Money is
Read MoreOne million TB cases in children annually
One million children aged below 15 years are annually diseased with tuberculosis across the world, notes a study published a
Read MoreIIT Madras: Honey, I shrunk the mass spectrometer
Mass spectrometers that are as small as a smart phone and require as little as one volt — a 3,000-time
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