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   This tiny ‘mysterious organ’ is no useless lump. 2 global studies link it to longevity & cancer

   It sits behind the breastbone, just above and in front of the heart. By middle age, it largely turns to fat, often even removed during cardiac surgeries.

   22 May 2026

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   Mental disorders surpass cardiovascular disease, cancer as leading cause of disability

   In 2023, 620 million women of all ages were living with a mental disorder compared to 552 million men of all ages globally. Mental disorders also accounted for

   22 May 2026

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   India tightens Ebola surveillance at airports, issues advisory for travellers

   The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), has asked travellers coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan to immediately repo

   22 May 2026

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   Childhood junk food can rewire brain for life: Study

   Researchers also found that beneficial gut bacteria and prebiotic fibres could help reduce some of these long-term effects and support healthier eating behaviou

   22 May 2026

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   Drinking more water alone may not prevent repeat kidney stones: Lancet study

   Researchers found that even with regular reminders, counselling and incentives to encourage higher water intake, kidney stones continued to recur at similar rat

   22 May 2026

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   Cloudnine to acquire Apollo’s maternity chain Cradle

   Cloudnine has signed an exclusivity agreement to acquire Apollo Cradle and the proposed transaction is expected to value the business at around ₹1,500 crore. Ea

   22 May 2026

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   India plans national registry to track implantable medical devices, patients

   India’s medical implant sector faces issues such as regulatory gaps, dependence on imports, high costs and lack of specialised oversight. Efforts are being made

   22 May 2026

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   Health survey factsheets ready for a year but not made public

   Though the preparations for NFHS-6 began in mid-2022, it was officially launched nationwide in Dec 2023. The survey was done in two phases over a year.

   22 May 2026

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   NMC, ICMR plan to make clinical research part of medical training

   Artificial Intelligence is expected to become another major component of the programme. Authorities are examining ways to integrate AI tools into clinical resea

   22 May 2026

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    Women with Parkinson's more likely to experience falls, higher rates of pain than men

    The study also identified notable sleep-related differences, with men reporting higher rates of REM-sleep behaviour disorder and sleep apnoea, compared to women

    22 May 2026

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    GLP-1 drugs cut sick days by half. Researchers now think it could save healthcare systems billions

    A UK study has found that people taking Ozempic and Wegovy took fewer sick days and needed fewer hospital visits

    22 May 2026

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    Daraxonrasib: New drug that solved a 40-yr pancreatic cancer puzzle & can nearly double survival rates

    Orally taken medicine, being studied specifically for metastatic pancreatic cancers, targets a cell protein that has lost the ability to ‘switch off’. India arr

    22 May 2026

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    AI chatbots can’t handle vulnerability—IGAP report flags safety gaps amid India’s mental health crisis

    Conversational AI fails users as distress rises, crisis handling and safeguards remain weak and cultural suitability suspect, says report by Indian Governance a

    22 May 2026

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    Rare Ebola strain may have spread undetected for weeks in Congo, raising global alarm

    The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus. Congo’s presumed first patient, a nurse in Bunia, developed symptoms on 24 April.

    22 May 2026

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    In a first, Kerala High Court allows trans man to freeze & store his eggs to start a family

    In a judgment Friday, Justice Shobha Annamma Eapen of the Kerala High Court directed the Assisted Reproductive Technology bank to cryopreserve 30-year-old Hari

    22 May 2026

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    No hours-long drip, it’s a 7-min shot: Roche brings world’s 1st under-the-skin lung cancer drug to India

    Roche was granted a Phase 3 clinical trial waiver by CDSCO last year for the Indian launch of Tecentriq SC. The Swiss pharma giant is committed to conducting a

    22 May 2026

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    A rare surgery that can nearly cure Type 1 diabetes—what makes pancreas-kidney transplant so complex

    AIIMS conducted a Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney (SPK) transplant on 35-year-old patient last month after a gap of 18 years, and has performed it only 3 times.

    22 May 2026

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    AI must be shaped by ethical oversight, commitment to equity: Nadda

    "While AI presents immense opportunities for advancing healthcare delivery, it must be shaped by sound regulation, rigorous research, ethical oversight and

    22 May 2026

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    Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship linked to the rare Andes strain. Should people in India be worried

    WHO has confirmed the outbreak aboard MV Hondius. According to Union health ministry sources, 2 Indian nationals are onboard the vessel & ‘are presently asy

    22 May 2026

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    Semaglutide may cause blindness—US study warning adds to growing debate on rare side effect

    WHO issued a global safety alert last June while India's drug regulator is yet to issue a comparable advisory. US FDA has also not added a black box warning yet

    22 May 2026