Healthcare

Unsung heroes Dr Sadanand Raut and his wife Pallavi Raut of Narayangaon have saved the lives of 6,000 snakebite victims in rural Maharashtra.

An IIT Guwahati team, led by Professor Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, has developed a device that detects the glycemic index in food items in minutes. This will help diabetics manage their blood sugar levels.

Late detection remains a primary contributor to the high mortality rate associated with cancer in women. Here are five remarkable initiatives that can significantly aid women in their battle against cancer.

Battled depression, obesity, diabetes and a toxic marriage, Mugdha Pradhan finally found joy in healing others through functional medicine, after it worked for her.

Aditya Chaudhury has scaled success when it comes to his innovations. He is now building a platform that helps other student innovators with the same.

Dr Anoop Kumar AS, critical care specialist in Kozhikode, was part of the teams that were able to diagnose Nipah virus with their quick thinking and swift action.

Dr Swaminathan C from Madurai is running a programme called 'Doctors on Wheels', which brings affordable and easy-to-reach healthcare to many elderly people in the city. Here is how the initiative works.

Gautam Yadav, who was diagnosed with HIV in 2009, has been working to fight the stigma and myths associated with the illness for 15 years. He narrates his life as a PLHIV, and what he wishes people knew about the disease.

After her 9-year-old brother was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, Divaa Uthkarsha (15) started Project Surya to support underprivileged children with the same condition.

Eliminating digital devices from children’s lives seems near impossible as the world increasingly moves online, but Dr Umang Mathur shares six ways we can mitigate the damage of excessive screen time on children.