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Youth Mental Health Emergency: The Invisible Epidemic

Youth Mental Health Emergency: In a nation often hailed for its demographic dividend, the mental health of India’s youth is deteriorating rapidly.…

Global Youth Mental Health Report 2026: India’s Stand on an Escalating Crisis

The recently released Global Youth Mental Health Report 2026 presents a distressing picture of the psychological wellbeing of today’s youth. From anxiety…

Nipah Virus Detected in West Bengal: Two Healthcare Workers Infected, Government on High Alert

Nipah Virus Detected in West Bengal: On February 6, 2026, West Bengal’s health department confirmed two cases of Nipah virus infection among…

Digital Detox: Why Indian Youth Are Leaving Social Media in 2026

Digital Detox 2026: In a world where likes, shares, and scrolling once defined success and identity, India’s youth are making a surprising…

2025 Aid Cuts Threaten Malaria & Polio Eradication

2025 Aid Cuts: In a world still recovering from pandemics, the projected 2025 foreign aid drop casts a dark shadow over global…

Ethics in Hospitals: How India’s First Bioethics Centres Shaped AI and Data Decisions by 2026

Ethics in Hospitals: In less than a decade, Indian hospitals have moved from paper files to AI-assisted scans, teleconsultations and cloud-based health…

Bioethics from Sardar’s Town: India’s First Centre of Bioethics in Karamsad Takes On AI, Gene Editing and Data Dilemmas

Bioethics from Sardar’s Town: Karamsad, the small Gujarat town that shaped Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, is now home to a very 21st-century legacy…

Diagnostics at the Edge: Handheld Genomics and the Consent Question

Diagnostics at the Edge: Pocket-sized nanopore sequencers like Oxford Nanopore’s MinION can now run on a laptop or even a rugged tablet…

Malaria Vaccine at Scale: R21/Matrix-M & SII Supply

The R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine—developed by the University of Oxford with Matrix-M adjuvant from Novavax and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India…