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    Can bacteria eat medical plastic? A hidden hospital threat exposed

    Nisha P Sekar
    23 May 2025 6:30 AM IST

    UK scientists find that bacteria are feeding on medical plastic and becoming harder to kill. Do hospital devices help superbugs grow?

    Bacteria eats stents, sutures, implants, and wound dressings
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    India mild COVID surge no alarm say health experts
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    India sees mild surge in COVID cases; 'no cause for alarm', say health experts

    22 May 2025 10:58 AM IST
    Painkiller story | The Federal
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    Painkiller abuse in Tamil Nadu sparks HIV, Hepatitis fears

    20 May 2025 8:39 PM IST
    India reports slight increase in COVID cases amid new wave in Asia
    Health

    India reports slight increase in COVID cases amid new wave in Asia

    20 May 2025 5:20 PM IST
    What is Prostate Cancer?

    Joe Biden has cancer. What does Gleason score indicate?

    20 May 2025 3:53 PM IST
    Preventing prostate cancer? Lessons after Joe Bidens diagnosis

    Can you prevent prostate cancer? What to know after Joe Biden's diagnosis

    19 May 2025 2:58 PM IST
    Vyara Hospital

    Tribals, patients agonise as Gujarat's Vyara Civil Hospital moves to PPP model

    19 May 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Hypertension

    World Hypertension Day 2025: Best exercises to manage blood pressure

    17 May 2025 1:26 PM IST
    Heart, health, BP, hypertension day

    World Hypertension Day: India has 300 million patients

    17 May 2025 11:00 AM IST
    COVID, University of Zurich Switzerland study

    COVID-19 cases spike again in Singapore, Hong Kong. Cause of concern for India?

    16 May 2025 7:46 PM IST
    Kerala tops the chart as India makes significant gains in maternal and child health

    Kerala tops the chart as India makes significant gains in maternal and child health

    13 May 2025 3:25 PM IST
    Nipah virus back in Kerala; woman critical, two others likely infected

    Nipah virus back in Kerala; woman critical, two others likely infected

    8 May 2025 5:10 PM IST
    How harmful microplastics are finding their way into the human body

    How harmful microplastics are finding their way into the human body

    2 May 2025 8:47 AM IST
    mayonnaise

    Why Tamil Nadu’s ban on raw-egg mayonnaise over health risks misses the point

    1 May 2025 4:40 PM IST
    How Urban Heat Islands are turning Indian cities into death traps

    How Urban Heat Islands are turning Indian cities into death traps

    Pramila Krishnan
    30 April 2025 1:31 PM IST

    Health Ministry data suggest India saw 360 heat-related deaths in 2024, but non-profit Heat Watch's estimate stands at 733 deaths in the same period

    Mangoes

    Is your mango safe? Expert offers tips to find out

    28 April 2025 6:54 PM IST
    Paresh Rawal swears by urine therapy. How effective is it?

    Paresh Rawal swears by urine therapy; is it truly 'effective'?

    28 April 2025 1:16 PM IST
    Govt allocated Rs 3k cr for cancer treatment; it’s top priority: Nadda

    Govt allocated Rs 3k cr for cancer treatment; it’s top priority: Nadda

    27 April 2025 3:17 PM IST
    Age 36 is when ill-effects of unhealthy habits start to show: Study

    Age 36 is when ill-effects of unhealthy habits start to show: Study

    26 April 2025 6:20 AM IST
    Tamil Nadu bans raw egg mayonnaise over public health concerns

    Tamil Nadu bans raw egg mayonnaise over public health concerns

    24 April 2025 5:57 PM IST
    Saving the uterus from greed and prejudice

    Saving the uterus from greed and prejudice

    21 April 2025 5:53 PM IST
    HIV awareness

    With multiple lapses, HIV prevention and care pose big challenge in TN

    21 April 2025 6:30 AM IST
    When people believed bumps in your head defined your personality

    When people believed bumps in your head defined your personality

    17 April 2025 1:12 PM IST
    Glenmark, Biocon units recall products in the US: USFDA

    Glenmark, Sun Pharma, Zydus recall products in US

    13 April 2025 11:23 AM IST
    kidneys

    Seven common habits that could be giving you kidney trouble

    9 April 2025 2:06 PM IST
    Rare diseases

    Why diagnosis, treatment, drugs are hard to come by for patients of rare diseases

    5 April 2025 6:30 AM IST
    WHO conference in Colombia

    'No safe level of air pollution', experts warn as India refuses to link pollution to deaths

    1 April 2025 7:24 PM IST
    More donors, fewer transplants: Why TN govt hospitals trail private ones

    More donors, fewer transplants: Why TN govt hospitals trail private ones

    31 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
    weight loss drug

    Mounjaro effective against diabetes, but no quick fix for weight loss, say doctors

    27 March 2025 3:34 PM IST
    Cockroach milk high in protein - would you drink?

    Cockroach milk: Will it become the next superfood in future?

    25 March 2025 5:16 PM IST
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