PLI Scheme Boosts Domestic Manufacturing Of MRI, CT Scanners And Heart Valves India is expanding its domestic medical device manufacturing capabilities, with the government’s Production Linked Incentive scheme supporting the production of advanced equipment that was previously largely dependent on imports. According to the Department of Pharmaceuticals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, the […]

Large Swedish Study Finds Strong Association With Autism And Intellectual Disability Rare infections that can pass from a pregnant woman to her developing fetus may be associated with substantially higher risks of autism and intellectual disability later in childhood, according to a large Swedish study published in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet analysed […]

Researchers Identify A Potentially Reversible Mechanism Behind Brain Blood Vessel Damage Alzheimer’s disease has traditionally been associated with the accumulation of abnormal proteins in the brain and progressive damage to nerve cells. New research is adding another important piece to this picture by focusing on the brain’s blood vessels. Scientists at the Icahn School of […]

Experts Warn That How Children Use Screens May Matter As Much As How Long They Use Them Screens have become an everyday part of childhood. From online classes and homework to smartphones, gaming and social media, children and adolescents can spend long periods sitting in one position. Physiotherapy experts are now raising concerns that prolonged […]

A Major Oral Health Problem That Often Goes Unnoticed A broken, displaced or injured tooth may appear to be a relatively minor problem, especially when there is no severe pain or bleeding. But dental trauma can have consequences that extend far beyond the initial injury. According to experts from the Centre for Dental Education and […]

Doctors And Insurers Differ Over How Fever Admissions Should Be Assessed A debate has emerged between hospitals and the insurance industry over guidance concerning hospital admissions for patients with fever and infectious diseases. The General Insurance Council issued an advisory intended to encourage appropriate hospitalisation and reduce potentially unnecessary admissions. Hospital associations, however, have raised […]

Supporting The Next Generation Of Doctors Financial barriers can make medical education difficult even for academically strong students. With the cost and duration of medical education, scholarships can play an important role in helping deserving students complete their training. The Max Healthcare Foundation has expanded its Max Medical Scholarship Programme to support up to 250 […]

Rare Inherited Mutation Linked to Much Higher Lung Cancer Risk Lung cancer is commonly associated with smoking, but a significant number of people who have never smoked also develop the disease. A new study has identified a rare inherited mutation in the EGFR gene that appears to substantially increase lung cancer risk, including among people […]