Health

Supreme Court slams ‘borderline exploitative’ culture in Indian medical colleges
Tamil Nadu flags 24 substandard cough syrups—including Sresan’s—months after child deaths
Kerala imported mpox cases from UAE since September 2024; UAE reported first ‘official’ case in February 2025
SF Campaign: Waist circumference matters more than weight as obesity risk rises with age
Uniform fees, unequal access: Telangana HC ruling in favour of private medical colleges sparks worry
SF Campaign: Obesity in India — The silent driver of multiple chronic diseases
Kerala to make history as India’s first state to declare an official ‘State Microbe’
SF Campaign: Refined carbs, not just rice, are behind India’s obesity problem
Paracetamol safe in pregnancy: Large review debunks claims the painkiller causes autism
How anxiety, shame, and silence shape use of pornography in India
Phones in pocket causes male infertility? Why evidence remains unsettled
Free beds, big claims: Experts question Karnataka’s hospital plan with Azim Premji Foundation
The ‘Dr’ loophole: the rise of medical influencers and a booming quack economy
Typhoid is no longer about dirty water. It’s about medicines that don’t work
Invisible epidemic: Lung cancer surges among non-smoking women in South India
What state averages miss about teenage pregnancy in Chennai’s suburban belt
Kerala faces scrutiny over rabies vaccine quality and public safety
SF Campaign: Numbers behind India’s obesity epidemic — from NFHS data to demographic reality
Chennai hospital reports impulsive ingestion of rat poison among young adults
One in five typhoid deaths in India occurs in Telangana
SF Campaign: Why where fat settles matters more than BMI for diabetes risk
BJP leader Annamalai claims fasting can cure cancer; doctors warn against following it
NEET-PG 2025 cut-offs drop to ‘0 percentile’—candidates with -40 marks now eligible
SF Campaign: Street is the new risk factor: Study links neighbourhood food outlets to diabesity
Telangana seizes counterfeit anti-epileptic drug falsely labelled as Sun Pharma product

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Rahul Gandhi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay stand together holding a bouquet of white flowers during a meeting in Chennai. — Rahul Gandhi invites Vijay to join anti-BJP campaigns; SIR, CJP protests discussed

All major roads remained heavily guarded by police and armed personnel, with access restricted to everyone. — In groups of four, through back lanes: How students tried to reach a sealed Jantar Mantar

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. — BC reservations for local body polls: AP Cabinet clears Rajiv Ranjan Mishra Commission recommendations

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