When Nobel Prize illumines subatomic mysteries

By Deepak Ranade   As we started exploring, studying and observing the incredible universe that we dwell in, our search and focus became more and more reductionist. Scientific endeavour became largely subservient to our ability to explore the microcosm. The understanding of matter graduated from compounds to elements, to molecules, to atoms and was soon

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The importance of health education in Africa

As defined by Mash et al., in “Guiding the development of family medicine training in Africa through collaboration with the medical education partnership initiative” on Academic Medicine (2014), Health education its needed in Africa, particularly in terms of addressing various challenges such as a high burden of disease, low life expectancy, and health workforce shortages.

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Igniting change: Part 6 – India’s battle against diabetes: A multi-faceted approach

India, a nation renowned for its rich cultural heritage and rapid economic growth, currently faces an impending public health crisis of alarming proportions – a dramatic surge in cases of type 2 diabetes. This epidemic has manifested as a complex interplay between genetic predisposition and lifestyle factors, casting a substantial shadow over both public health

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High blood pressure

We all have blood. It is so useful while inside the body. There are few outside-the-body uses also. Most dramatic is when the hero makes a cut on his thumb, applies the blood on the forehead of a female and claims her to be his instant wife.  Where there is blood, there is blood pressure.

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The lowest possible cut-off for NEET PG medical admissions again highlights the quality problem

Standardised entrance tests are meant to ensure a minimum level of quality in intake. India’s medical education has inverted that understanding. On Wednesday, the bar set by NEET for postgraduate medical admissions hit rock bottom. It will be zero percentile this year, which means that everyone who appeared for postgraduate NEET is eligible regardless of

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Surge in infections in various countries from Omicron sub-variants is not of undue concern, given low severity and hospitalisation. Scientists hope it’ll stay that way

Knock! Knock! Who is there? Omicron. Omicron who? Omicron who conned you, with mutations. This could well be the new word game patented by the SARS CoV-2 virus. New sub-variants of Omicron springing up in different parts of the world are demanding attention. What threats do these new arrivals pose? Will there be local outbreaks,

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