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Bedaquiline and the treatment of tuberculosis

The Indian government is lagging behind in the issue of Tuberculosis (TB) treatment according to  Harvard Medical School expert, Jennifer Furin in an email interview with The Hindu. The focal point of the matter is India’s lack of access to treatment via Bedaquiline, a drug capable of treating multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB). Created in response …

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Bird flu outbreaks in Gujarat and Maharashtra

Several reports of bird flu (H5N1) outbreaks have recently been made in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Outbreaks at this point appear isolated although state health departments are issuing warnings to prevent further spread across states. These outbreaks have primarily occurred in smaller towns, though reports have indicated the virus is present in Ahmedabad. …

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Regenerative medicine, the future of healthcare?

Non-transmissible disease has become a priority concern in India, as figures indicate higher death tolls amongst diseases such as kidney and heart failure than infectious diseases such as HIV. A potential avenue of suggested research is regenerative medicine. Some suggest that deaths through non-communicable disease will comprise three quarters of all deaths in India by …

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New Indian collaborative projects with Scandinavia

India is due to begin multiple collaborative research projects in with a number of Scandinavian countries. These projects will involve work with Norway on antibiotic resistance and a project with Sweden on new ways of caring for older people. The first of the projects will involve the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in collaboration …

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Addressing gaps in depression care with mobile apps

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NMHANS) aims to address faults in the care system for those with mental health by utilising mobile phone apps according to a report by DNAIndia. Practise and Use Self Help for Depression, PUSH-D, is a mobile phone app developed to help the many thousands of people in …

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Start-ups: the future of mental healthcare in India?

Digital technology start-ups have the potential to transform healthcare in India for the better. At least one entrepreneur, prompted by the suicide of her hostel mate, is trying to harness that energy to improve the country’s mental health. Several companies have already been successful in bringing so-called ‘digital health’ to the country, utilising features such …

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Infrared breast cancer detection

Indian researchers are making groundbreaking research in the field of cancer diagnosis. Two separate projects are underway making use of infrared and near infrared light in the detection of breast cancer. The announcement of these projects comes shortly after a previous article in Health Issues India covering a study at Tezpur University regarding the usage …

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Indian research may point to new treatments for psychological trauma

A single severe stressful event can cause delayed and long term psychological trauma. This is according to new research by Sumantra Chattarji of the National Center for Biological Sciences and the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine in Bengaluru. Chattarji’s team found that changes occurred in the amygdala (small node located in the …

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Premature kidney failure increases in the last decade

More Indians now die of kidney failure than of HIV/AIDS, reports The Hindu’s science correspondent, R.Prasad. This marks a huge shift in the numbers of fatalities over the past decade from infectious disease to non-transmittable chronic disease. In 2015 for example, the deaths associated with AIDS related conditions was 67,600, compared to 136,000 related to …

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Cobra venom utilised to spot cancerous tumours

A new Indo-Russian project could help surgeons to be much more sure that they have cut out all of a cancerous tumour. The potentially life-saving discovery relies on a substances that kills thousands of Indians every year. Cobra venom is currently the centre of a study to illustrate the margins of cancerous cells in tumour …

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