Health

Two more COVID-19 deaths take Andhra Pradesh’s toll to four
Lakshadweep’s fight against TB: New book reveals the public health blueprint behind a historic achievement

Gold rings over healthcare and emergency funds? Tamil Nadu’s ‘Thaaimaman’ scheme raises many questions
South continues to dominate as NMC adds 9,911 MBBS seats for 2026-27, led by Karnataka
Centre proposes nationwide paraquat ban after years of poisoning deaths

How drone transport spared TB patients long journeys and steep diagnostic costs in rural Telangana
From farm to shelf, gaps in India’s spice supply chain create preventable food safety risks
Beyond Air-Conditioners: Why India needs an evaporative cooling revolution
‘Screening test has become competitive exam’: Only 1 in 8 clear FMGE as candidates question exam pattern
‘Body nearing dangerous phase’, doctors warn as Sonam Wangchuk’s fast enters Day 16
Why you’ll soon need a prescription to buy some high-alcohol oral medicines
Andhra Pradesh issues statewide COVID-19 alert after two deaths, asks districts to step up surveillance
Can Ayurveda go global? NITI Aayog expresses hope while listing everything holding it back
Tamil Nadu leads depression, Kerala anxiety, Telangana third: Smaller states carry the worst burden per patient
The calcium paradox: Why the mineral your bones need doesn’t necessarily damage your heart
Milk in Hyderabad travels through a system held together by trust; ICMR-NIN finds contamination in it
Young men drive India’s brain clot stroke burden. Know the leading risk factors
As India records more births, South India—except Telangana—heads the other way
Food first, supplements only when needed, says Endocrine Society of India’s first calcium guidance
Curious case of Genome Valley: 40% of India’s pharma output, meagre gains
One in seven stroke patients in India is under 45, over half die: Study
For men in rural Telangana, the road to diabetes and heart disease may begin before 30, study finds
Smoking, comorbidities and severe COVID-19—not vaccination—behind heart attacks in young Indians: ICMR study
Women in Telangana lead India in earnings and banking access, but not in decision-making at home
Novo Nordisk partners with Hyderabad’s Shantha Biologics for cartridge fill-finish services
Cockroaches, rodents found at Zepto store; rotten chicken, hygiene violations found in Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s Osmania General Hospital performs India’s first five-organ transplant on single patient
Telangana overtakes Bihar to record India’s highest share of women who never attended school
Can probiotics speed up anaemia recovery in children? A Hyderabad trial has the answer
Rise in cervical cancer cases a wake-up call for Telangana

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