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After caring for her mother with schizophrenia since childhood, Neha Kirpal co-founded two of India's largest mental health organizations to help families like hers. Her journey from child caregiver to healthcare pioneer is reshaping mental health support across the country.
Over 100 young innovators gathered at India's largest biomedical hackathon to create healthcare solutions that could transform access to medical technology. The competition focused on using AI and 3D printing to make lifesaving devices affordable for millions.
After decades of rising dengue cases, India will finally get its first approved dengue vaccine in early 2027. The breakthrough could protect millions across all age groups from a disease that's surged 11-fold in 20 years.
Tamil Nadu becomes India's first state to create a dedicated healthcare policy for women going through perimenopause, offering screening, counseling, and treatment at local health centers. The announcement is part of a sweeping maternal and child health initiative helping millions across the state.
A retired police officer who said a cancer diagnosis felt harder than "taking a bullet" is back in uniform after successful treatment at KD Cancer Centre. His story shows how timely care and specialized teams are changing outcomes for head and neck cancer patients.
A Gurugram company is developing cancer treatments that can be made in advance and stored, potentially making cutting-edge cell therapy available to more patients at lower costs. East Ocyon Bio just raised $4.2 million to move toward human trials of its made-in-India approach.
A grandson turned his family's struggle with Parkinson's into a wearable device that cuts freezing episodes in half. Nearly 300 Indian families now walk with confidence thanks to WALK.
A new study shows India could make vaccination easier for 26 million babies each year by switching to a single shot that protects against six diseases. The change would mean fewer needles for children and less work for healthcare providers.
Air India is partnering with SkyDrive and Suzuki to explore electric flying aircraft that could deliver critical medical supplies across India's gridlocked cities. The innovative eVTOL technology could turn a two-hour ambulance crawl into a quick flight over traffic.
A Bengaluru biotech company just raised $3 million to bring faster infection tests to hospitals, cutting diagnosis time from days to hours. Their CRISPR-based technology could help stop the spread of drug-resistant infections across India and beyond.
A life-changing bone bank at a government hospital in India has transformed nearly 200 lives in just two years. Now a court wants to make sure more people know this hope exists.
A stroke left Naresh Shanbhag unable to speak, but music therapy at India's first music cognition lab helped him sing his way back to communication. The affordable treatment at a Bengaluru hospital is transforming brain injury recovery for dozens of patients monthly.