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Prices of 42 essential drugs slashed by 15%




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Fathers can help prevent obesity in children: study

Young adults, who grew up in stable families with quality parental relationships, more likely to have healthy diet, activity and sleep behaviours, and less likely to be obese.




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Compound in turmeric may treat colon cancer: study

Researchers from Saint Louis University in the United States have said that curcumin, an active ingredient in the spice, holds promise in treating such cancers.




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Novel drug compound inhibits skin cancer in mice, finds study




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‘Cervical cancer can possibly be eliminated’

India lagging behind in implementing cervical cancer vaccines in its national immunisation programmes, says Dr. R. Sankaranarayanan, Special Advisor on cancer control




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Made-in-India leprosy vaccine to be launched

It will be introduced in five districts of Bihar and Gujarat first.




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Watch | What is hydroxychloroquine?




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Novartis, Dr. Reddy’s in exclusive sales pact for select products

400 Novartis employees to lose jobs due to resulting role redundancies 




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This isn’t yet another fancy hospital, future of medical knowledge will unfold here: Subroto Bagchi

Philanthropist says underbelly of the healthcare system was starkly visible during the Covid-19 pandemic, and we run the risk of collective amnesia as we come out of it




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SJM/After sustaining brachial plexus injury, youth regains near-normal movement (with photo)

The 19-year-old State-level gymnast from Madurai suffered shoulder dislocation twice




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More Than Just Surgery: Life lessons beyond the O.T. review: The healing touch

Tracing India’s surgical history through the memoirs of a pioneering doctor




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In Delhi, wearing a mask no long mandatory for now says DDMA  

Delhi Disaster Management Authority will impose no penalty for ‘COVID offences’ with immediate effect till further orders




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WHO pauses Covaxin supply via UN bodies




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Baby with ‘Tessier Facial Cleft’ gets complete face reconstruction in Bengaluru through crowdfunding

The baby from Ballari district in Karnataka has undergone three complex surgeries in Bengaluru through crowdfunding




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Compulsory rural service: Nearly 2,000 senior resident doctors in Karnataka await specialist counselling and posting

They say they wrote their exams in May and have been living with uncertainty for the last two months




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MIT researchers make stamp-size stickers that can scan the human body

MIT professor Xuanhe Zhao said the development could open a new era of wearable imaging.




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Kidwai institute to come up on PKTB campus in Mysuru

5 acres identified for establishing the cancer care centre next to Princess Krishnarajammanni Super Speciality Hospital on KRS Road




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All India Institute of Ayurveda launches 6-week programme for Ayurveda Day

Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda announced as the theme for the year




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Comprehensive Urban Primary Health Centre established in Bengaluru, opening to coincide with PM Narendra Modi’s birthday

Karnataka Government says that the comprehensive Urban Primary Health Centre (CUPHC) is the first of its kind in India, and is located at Palace Guttahalli, near Malleswaram




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Dakshina Kannada zilla panchayat offers free training to poor students for NEET, JEE, CET

The students are from government and government-aided pre-university colleges. The training is being given as part of the panchayat’s ‘Pragati’ programme




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Chikkamagaluru district hospital facilitates organ donation of 17-year-old brain-dead student

Rakshitha, a native of Somanahalli in Kadur taluk, suffered a head injury on September 18 after a fall while getting off a bus in Chikkamagaluru




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Patients diagnosed with chronic lung disease should undergo cardiac evaluation, say doctors

September 29 is observed as World Heart Day




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Despite 75-day free COVID vaccine campaign, precaution dose coverage still remains low

Although the campaign ended on September 30, sources said government hospitals will continue to administer free doses till further orders




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How the COVID-19 pandemic altered the vaccine story in India

Indian vaccine manufacturers and regulators have changed the way they conceive, test and evaluate vaccines, emboldening them to apply emerging technologies to old diseases and experiment with new ways to inoculate




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Explained | Why was former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes given 11 years in prison?

Her blood-testing startup claimed to revolutionise testing by detecting hundreds of medical conditions from just a few drops of blood 




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Device which can convert any normal bed into a step-down ICU to be deployed in six States 

This will be deployed in public healthcare systems across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim




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Gerobiotics can stop diseases caused by ageing: CFTRI director

CSIR-CFTRI Director Dr Sridevi Annapurna Singh said that people are curious to know how gerobiotics can help prevent diseases caused by ageing




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Explained | Can psychedelics treat depression? A doctor explains.

Psychedelic substances have reinvigorated clinical and research interests, and have added to psychiatry’s ever-expanding therapeutic armamentarium.




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Explained | Why is the Centre promoting Medical Value Travel? A look at the billion-dollar industry & India’s growth

India aims to eliminate healthcare disparities across the globe via Medical Value Travel (MVT) under its G20 presidency this year. Here’s a look at India’s plan to become a medical tourism hub




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IISc. researchers design fluorogenic probe to detect enzyme linked to early stage of Alzheimer’s

Such a probe can easily be fabricated into a strip-based kit that may enable on-site diagnosis




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Biocon Foundation announces Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders Atlas project

The Atlas Project aims to evaluate and accurately deploy point-of-care (PoC) diagnosis systems in the national healthcare system for accurate screening, detection and prognosis of oral potentially malignant disorders




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Modern antidepressants can reduce risk of depressive relapse for bipolar patients, according to UBC and NIMHANS study

Bipolar disorder, earlier known as manic-depressive disorder, is prevalent in about 1% of the population and tends to be a lifelong illness




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Donations at only skin bank in Karnataka nearing 200

The bank, set up in association with Rotary Ashirvad, has been able to meet about 63% of the demand by patients for skin. It is now receiving requests from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and Odisha




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Somany Ceramics Ltd. - Disclosures Under Regulation 30 And Regulation 33 Of The SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (Listing Regulations) Submission Of Unaudited Financial Results (Standalone And Consolidated) For The




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BINNY LTD. - Revised Disclosures under Reg. 31(1) and 31(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Maithan Alloys Ltd. - Disclosures under Reg. 29(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Bombay Burmah Trading Corp.Ltd. - Disclosures under Reg. 31(1) and 31(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd - Disclosures under Reg. 29(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd. - Disclosures under Reg. 29(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Aayush Food And Herbs Ltd - Disclosures under Reg. 29(1) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Mercury Laboratories Ltd - Disclosures under Reg. 10(6) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd. - Disclosures under Reg. 31(1) and 31(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Dhruv Consultancy Services Ltd - Disclosures under Reg. 29(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Dhruv Consultancy Services Ltd - Disclosures under Reg. 29(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Sparc Systems Ltd. - Disclosures under Reg. 29(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd - Disclosures under Reg. 31(1) and 31(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd - Disclosures under Reg. 31(1) and 31(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd - Disclosures under Reg. 31(1) and 31(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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