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CHENNAI, MARCH 22, 2026: Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, continues to advance its sustainability and social impact agenda through Paathya, its ESG+ framework. Photo caption: Dr. S. Armstrong, Vice-Chancellor Convener Committee, University of Madras, Megalina Iden, DC Traffic – East, and Ian Dubier, Area Director Operations for Tamil Nadu and General Manager of Taj […]

For decades, India’s healthcare system faced a difficult balancing act—expanding access while keeping care affordable. Millions of families, especially in rural and low-income communities, often delayed or avoided treatment due to high costs. A single hospitalization could push households into debt, turning a health crisis into a financial one. The launch of Ayushman Bharat in

Kanpur, Mar 21: Paras Health Kanpur has successfully treated a patient suffering from recurrent episodes of sudden abnormal heartbeats using advanced Electrophysiology Study (EPS) and Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA), a specialised procedure that helps doctors identify abnormal electrical signals in the heart and eliminate them to restore a normal rhythm. The procedure was performed by the

A team of researchers at the University of Chicago has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can help pathologists more accurately diagnose a rare group of cancers known as thymic epithelial tumors (TETs). The study detailing this work was recently published in the Annals of Oncology. TETs are cancers arising from the thymus, a

New Delhi, March 21 (BNP): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, through the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), convened the ‘Suraksha Sankalp Karyashala’ in Delhi to accelerate district-level HIV/AIDS response, with a focused approach on Haryana and the national capital. The workshop, chaired by Rakesh Gupta, aimed to strengthen data-driven, district-specific strategies to improve

New Delhi, March 21 (BNP): The Government of India has constituted the National Dental Commission (NDC), marking a major reform in dental education and regulation, with the aim of improving quality and aligning standards with global benchmarks. The new framework, notified on March 19, 2026, replaces the Dental Council of India and comes into effect

New Delhi, March 20 (BNP): The Government of India is actively promoting the integration of traditional Ayush systems with modern medicine through a series of coordinated national initiatives, the Ministry of Ayush informed in Parliament. The government has adopted a co-location strategy, placing Ayush facilities alongside Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs), and

Kolkata, Mar 20: Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research (GNIDSR), a JIS Group educational initiative, introduced ‘Dr. Molar Bear’, an engaging and educational character, to promote awareness about oral health and hygiene on the occasion of World Oral Health Day 2026. Conceptualised around the theme “A Happy Mouth is a Happy Life,” Dr. Molar Bear represents a character who once suffered from severe dental pain. Following successful treatment and recovery, he is inspired to pursue

A Finnish clinical imaging study shows that rest tremor in Parkinson’s disease is not explained by greater dopamine loss. In contrast, tremor appears to be associated with relatively better-preserved dopamine function.     Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, analysed clinical data and dopamine transporter (DAT) imaging data from 414

Gwalior, Mar 20: Thyrocare Technologies Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Thyrocare” NSE: THYROCARE, BSE: 539871), a leading healthcare diagnostics company in India to have achieved 100% NABL accreditation across all its laboratories, has announced the launch of its first diagnostic laboratory in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, in association with Excellence Diagnostics. The facility was inaugurated by