The Hindu, Kauvery Hospital to host stroke care webinar on October 28
The webinar will discuss early diagnosis, symptom recognition, and the importance of timely access to specialised care
The webinar will discuss early diagnosis, symptom recognition, and the importance of timely access to specialised care
Police shot dead rape-murder suspect Prahlad Das in West Bengal after he allegedly seized an officer’s gun and fired, injuring two officers.

Bengal Teen Rape-Murder Accused Killed After Snatching Gun, Second Such Incident In 3 Months
The Hindu Group and the Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar launched the book “Cancer 360: Overview of Detection, Treatment, Palliation” at The Hindu’s Chennai office. The event highlighted the institute’s push to make advanced, multidisciplinary cancer care more accessible and affordable.
Kufri Jamunia is a purple skinned and fleshed potato with higher levels of certain nutrients compared to regular potatoes. At present, however, taking into account its production costs, pricing, uptake in the market and its ability to deliver these nutrients, it is unclear if it can help with hidden hunger
User data is routinely commoditised today, and passing a law assuming compliance and waiting for complaints or litigation will not suffice. As the DPDP Act comes into effect, the government must finance, build, and sustain an ecosystem that allows every health worker to comply and patients to be able to better access care
Just like there is the Bar Council of India for lawyers and an Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for chartered accountants, the media council can recognise all working journalists, freelance journalists, camerapersons and technicians
In the 56th episode of Health Wrap by The Hindu, Ramya Kannan, Health Editor, The Hindu, and Zubeda Hamid, Senior Assistant Editor, The Hindu, discuss health issues that highlight the importance of early diagnosis, reliable scientific evidence and access to treatment. The episode looks at how early-onset Alzheimer’s disease can present differently in people below the age of 65, with symptoms affecting language, vision and other thinking abilities, sometimes making diagnosis more challenging. It also examines concerns over more than 4,000 cancer research papers flagged for suspected links to paper mills, businesses that produce and sell research papers, sometimes using fabricated data or manipulated findings. The discussion explains why such concerns matter for the reliability of scientific evidence, while noting that flagged papers require further investigation. The episode also looks at concerns raised by families of children living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in Keralam over a generic drug. With SMA affecting the nerve cells that control muscle movement, treatment and ongoing care can be crucial. Families need clear information about the safety, effectiveness and quality of medicines, alongside affordable and accessible treatment options for this rare genetic condition.
MSMER-2023 withdrawal removes overlapping procedures, eliminates duplication, says NMC; medical activists say the move dilutes regulatory oversight, will ultimately put patients at risk
About 110 Accredited Social Health Activists in Barak Valley collaborated with doctors, programmers, and researchers to help design the digital tools
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy orders an inquiry into the incident and directs officials to submit a report on the cause of the fire
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke visited tribal villages in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh on September 12, 2026, meeting families of children who died from monsoon‑related illnesses and accusing the state government of negligence. Officials say over 30 children have died, hundreds have been treated, and the administration is scaling up health outreach while political parties trade blame.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke visited tribal villages in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh on September 12, 2026, meeting families of Baiga children who died from monsoon‑related illnesses and accusing the state government of negligence. Officials said over 30 children have died, hundreds have been treated, and health screenings are underway, while political parties and the high court have responded to the crisis.
BRICS leaders issued the New Delhi Declaration calling for enhanced cooperation on disease surveillance and medical product regulation. The statement emphasizes strengthening health infrastructure and local production to ensure affordable, equitable access to vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.
The Supreme Court of India refused to hear a public interest litigation challenging the government’s HPV vaccination drive for adolescent girls. The bench, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, noted that any compensation for vaccination errors would follow existing rules and allowed the petitioner to withdraw the case.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the ninth National Nutrition Month in Varanasi, accusing earlier state administrations of allowing the liquor mafia to influence child nutrition supplies. He outlined extensive government initiatives covering Anganwadi centres, schools and inter‑colleges to improve nutrition and infrastructure for millions of children.

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