Healthcare

After two years of research, a team from the Indian Institute of Technology - Hyderabad has developed an oral form of Amphotericin B (AmB), which is used to treat black fungus in post-covid patients, along with kala azar or leishmaniasis.

Odette Katrak from Bengaluru and co-founder of Beautiful Bharat, a citizen-led movement is a behaviour change consultant is using her training to bring about a systemic social change in the mindset of many.

Mayur Shetty from Manipal, Karnataka, narrates how he came up with the Emvolio device — a portable battery-powered refrigeration unit that ensures the preset temperatures are maintained for up to 12 hours

Dhanvanthi Rama Rau was the founder of the Family Planning Association of India, co-founder and president of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, and a pioneer of women's autonomy through birth control. However, many remain unaware of her contribution to India becoming a global leader in family planning.

Rajat Kumar Panigrahi, the principal of the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Berhampur has innovated a low-cost trolley to move oxygen cylinders in remote areas with make shift hospitals.

Ikram Khan, a scientist from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Madras and the founder of ISMO Bio-Photonics Pvt Ltd, has developed a low-cost 3D printing system to create mini brain 'organoids' that mimic how our minds work.

A cardiologist in Himachal Pradesh, Dr Mukul Kumar Bhatnagar fought a fatty liver and high BP by shedding 15 kgs in four months. Here's his inspiring weight loss journey.

Shira Medtech, is a Ahmedabad-based healthcare startup founded in 2016 by Anand Parikh, a graduate of IIT-Madras. The device - Shira Clamp innovated by him is being used by 60 doctors and hospitals across India.

PepsiCo India is marking the Whole Grain Sampling Day by launching a unique initiative 'Bowl Of Hope' with United Way Delhi to create awareness about whole grains and provide over 50,000 nutritious whole grain bowls to underserved communities.

Dr. Indraneel Mittra, a surgeon with the Tata Memorial Hospital, led a groundbreaking 20-year research into the early detection of breast and cervical cancer in the 1990s.