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World Cancer Day: Cancer Cases have doubled in India in three decades, says experts

The incidence of cancer has been steadily increasing in India over the last few decades, with the number of cancer patients projected to rise to 1.57 million in 2025, double of what it was in 1990. The...

The Masala Mystery:  AIIMS Professor explains ‘Ethylene Oxide Controversy’ in spices

In 2023, an unsettling revelation involving two renowned Indian spice brands, Everest and MDH, unfolded when traces of ethylene oxide were detected in their products. This discovery led to an immediate ban in Singapore and...

‘Needs policy-makers intervention not model’s fake death for Cervical cancer advocacy’

Cervical cancer is a culturally sensitive disease given its transmission through the sexual route and all state stakeholders including Policy makers have a critical responsibility to raise awareness on Cervical cancer, Dr...

Why experts underline need of Indian Medical Services to address healthcare gap

The healthcare experts have urged for the introduction of an elite cadre for medical experts under Indian Medical Services (IMS) akin to Indian Administrative Services (IAS) to address the gap of healthcare infrastructure in...

Despite declared ‘Polio Free’, Why India needs to sustain efforts to prevent reintroduction of virus

A nationwide Pulse Polio Immunization drive to administer polio vaccine to children below the age of 5 was conducted in all districts across the country on Polio Day on Sunday. The nation had detected the last case of wild...

Why including HPV vaccine in national program is waste of public fund, explains top epidemiologist

After the central government’s push in the budget for vaccination of girls in the age group of 9-14 years to prevent cervical cancer and the Union health ministry’s plans to include HPV vaccine in the Universal...