Gallbladder cancer
Why in News? Relevance GS 2 – Governance GS 3 – Environment & Health What is Gallbladder Cancer? Why is GBC Concentrated in the Gangetic Belt? Gendered Burden: Why Women are Disproportionately Affected Economic & Social Impact Governance Failures at the Core (A) Environmental Governance (B) Health Surveillance Failure Why GBC Remains “Invisible” What Needs to […]
Brain-Stem Death (BSD)
WHY IN NEWS ? Relevance : GS Paper III – Health Sector & Human Resource Development WHAT IS ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION LAW IN INDIA? (A) Deceased Donor Transplant (B) Living Donor Transplant WHAT IS BRAIN-STEM DEATH (BSD)? WHY INDIA’S ORGAN TRANSPLANT PERFORMANCE IS POOR KEY LEGAL CONFUSIONS AROUND BSD Q1. Is BSD legally equivalent to cardiac […]
What is GLP-1 drugs?
Why is it in News? Relevance GS-II: Health GS-III: Science & Tech GS-II: Equity & Public Policy What Are GLP-1 Drugs? Examples of GLP-1 Drugs Why GLP-1 Matters Globally Impact Key Elements of WHO’s New Guidelines Conditional Recommendation Must Accompany Behavioural Interventions Equity as Central Principle Why WHO Issued Guidelines Now ? Concerns Acknowledged by […]
How Antibiotic Misuse Is Fuelling a Crisis in ICUs Across India
Why is it in News? Relevance GS 2 – Health GS 3 – Science & Technology GS 3 – Disaster Management / Public Health Emergency What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)? Scale of the Crisis in ICUs Why Antibiotic Misuse Is Rising ? Key Findings From ICMR Data ICU-Specific Challenges Consequences of Rising AMR Structural Issues Fueling the Problem […]
1 doctor per 1000 population
Why it is in news ? Relevance GS2 – Health / Governance GS3 – Economy What is the claimed “WHO ratio”? What does WHO actually prescribe? WHO benchmarks: How did the 1:1,000 myth originate? Government’s use of the ratio (2015–2024) Result: What do global datasets show? Based on WHO’s National Health Workforce Accounts (NHWA): a) Doctors per […]
Indigenous Gene Editing Tool (Birsa-101)
Why Is It in News? Relevance GS-2 (Health, Governance) GS-3 (Science & Technology) GS-1 (Society) What Is Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)? Basics of CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing What is CRISPR-Cas9? Indian Improvement What Is Birsa-101 Gene Therapy? Mechanism How it differs from Casgevy (US therapy) Feature Birsa-101 (India) Casgevy (US/UK) Strategy Corrects the original mutation Increases […]
Experts red-flag ultra-processed food retail surge
Why in News? Relevance: Definition Current Scenario in India Why UPFs are Harmful ? Policy and Regulatory Gaps Global & Scientific Context Implications for India
Why Hepatitis A deserves a place in India’s universal immunisation programme
Why in news? Relevance Basics: what is Hepatitis A? Changing epidemiology Hepatitis A vs Typhoid: key contrasts Disease burden Treatment Vaccine characteristics Programmatic simplicity Cost-effectiveness Why Hepatitis A deserves priority Recommended strategy for India Public health rationale Overview Epidemiological relevance Programmatic feasibility Economic considerations Policy gap
Workplace stress linked to rising cases of diabetes among adults
Why in news? Relevance Basics: what is stress-linked diabetes? What the data shows ? Clinical observations Early metabolic signs (often ignored as “busy life”) Why they worsen unnoticed Why certain professions are high-risk IT, Finance, Customer Support Healthcare Night-shift workers Pathophysiology: how stress translates to diabetes Doctors’ insights from multiple hospitals Workplace factors driving the trend […]
Transgender-inclusive healthcare in Tamil Nadu
Why is this in News? Relevance Basics Why do Transgender Persons Face Healthcare Barriers? What Has Tamil Nadu Done? Services Offered How Has Tamil Nadu Expanded Insurance Coverage? Key Reforms for Accessibility Outcomes (as of Oct 2025) Policy & Legal Reforms Strengthening the Model What Challenges Remain? Conclusion