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October 2017

Medical negligence, Gorakhpur just the tip of the iceberg?

The Gorakhpur tragedy — in which over 70 children died in the space of a few short days — has been the focal point of Indian media for weeks. Investigations into the incident, as well similar events, may reveal that Gorakhpur was simply the tip of the iceberg. Many other similar incidents have occurred. As …

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Early detection in rural areas may stem cancer epidemic

Breast cancer kills tens of thousands of women every year in India. Those in rural environments may not have access to healthcare facilities in order to receive check ups, leading to late stage cancer development before treatment is obtained by the patient. This lack of early detection could lead to a far higher risk of …

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Three children succumb to “mystery fever”

Three children have died due to a “mystery fever” at the Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The deaths may reinforce common criticisms of healthcare in India. As have many child deaths in recent weeks, they may generate comparisons to the circumstances of the Gorakhpur tragedy.   The condition presented symptoms similar to …

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A climate of pollution in Hyderabad: Pharma to blame?

Hyderabad’s pharma boom is having a devastating effect on the environment. Five major pharmaceutical companies have been charged with making water and the atmosphere toxic. The Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) warn that the state capital’s emerging pharmaceutical industry faces ‘stringent action’ because of pollution from pharma plants. This follows the death of 230,000 …

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Just fifty infectious disease specialists in India

Infectious disease is one of the most common causes of death in India. It is responsible for a vast swathe of hospital admissions and can cause lifelong medical complications pushing many into poverty. However, it has recently been revealed that despite, harbouring a population exceeding a billion, India has only fifty infectious disease specialists. This …

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How the University of California is fighting proxy patent battle for expensive cancer drug in India

The following is taken from an article originally published in The Wire. It has been reprinted here with permission from the author. The original can be accessed here. New Delhi: Xtandi is a life-prolonging cancer drug and sells at about Rs 2.7 lakh for a month’s course in India – that’s for four tablets daily. It …

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Twins conjoined at the head: First of its kind surgery in India

Twin boys conjoined at the head have undergone surgery in an attempt at separating them. The surgery is the first of its kind in India. Due to the twins’ skulls being joined, the surgery has presented itself as a particularly complex, highly intricate procedure. Adding to the complication the twins shared veins which returned blood …

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Odisha trial finds weapon against sepsis

A clinical trial in Odisha has revealed evidence that a cheap and simple treatment could drastically reduce child deaths due to sepsis. It is now well documented that babies born via caesarean section have an altered gut biome from an early age. This means the initial presence of symbiotic bacteria shows a difference between those …

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How Facebook is trying to help India’s blood donor shortage

Facebook is launching a way of mobilising its quarter of a billion Indians users to become blood donors.   A new feature has been unveiled on the social networking site. It aims to connect blood donors with patients, hospitals and blood banks. Rollout began on October 1, to coincide with the country’s National Blood Donor …

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India has highest rate of rheumatic heart disease in the world

Rheumatic heart disease affects – and kills – more people in India than anywhere else in the world. 119,000 people in India died from the condition in 2015, according to a study published earlier this year in The New England Journal of Medicine. Just five countries account for 73 percent of all global cases of …

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