In India, traditional surgery methods to reconstruct the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) or the knee ligament causes most players to quit sports, doctors say. In October 2023, Brazil’s star football player, Neymar’s club Al Hilal announced that he had torn his ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) and meniscus in a World Cup Qualifier match against Uruguay. […]
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Number of pregnant women tested for HIV in India from 2017 to 2021 By Yogada Sharma Key figures on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic as of 2021 By Sneha SK Countries with the highest number of AIDS-related deaths worldwide in 2021 By Shireen AIDs Related Deaths (ARD) in India by Gender (2020) By Navya Sruthi Source: […]
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Residents of Devagere have to travel about two kilometers for basic medical supplies. Residents of Devagere have no access to basic medicines in case of an emergency. The nearest medical stores are in Nallakamba Circle and Thagachaguppe, both of which are approximately two kilometers away. Shamim, a resident of Devagere, said, “If we want to […]
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Market penetration of Indian biosimilar drugs in domestic and international markets is an issue of concern. India leads in pharmaceutical exports but lags in biosimilars. Industry insiders say, Indian market has a huge scope for biosimilars but issues with the development, manufacturing, registration, and more pose threats to it. Chitta Ranjan Padhi, engineer at Dr. Reddy’s […]
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Nearly 5,000 state subsidized medicine shops in the country are running short on medicines for life-threatening diseases By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, April 8, 2019. State subsidized medicine shops called “Jan Aushadhi Centres” are out of stock on a number of generic medicines. The stores are built under the Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya JanAushadhi Priyojana (PMBJP) scheme […]
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Self-medication is dangerous, warn doctors. By Lanka Samanth Bangalore, March 28, 2019 “In last week a patient came to me with a fungal infection on his body. After the primary diagnosis, I came to an end that the infection was severe. I asked the patient about the delay in consulting a doctor. He replied in […]
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India needs more Brain Banks Bengaluru , Sept. 27, 2018 : Charles Scott Sherrington once said, “The brain is a mystery; it has been and still will be. How does the brain produce thoughts? That is the central question and we have still no answer to it.” The Neurobiology Research Centre at the National Institute […]
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