WHY GENETIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM IS CRUCIAL TO FIGHT NEW COVID VARIANTS

April 27, 2021

The biggest challenge of the Covid-19 resurgence has been the emergence of new virus variants across the globe. In the fall of 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) identified a fast-spreading variant called B.1.1.7 or VOC-20DEC-01 which has since been detected in many countries around the world. Experts believe it may...

GENDER EQUILIBRIUM IN INNOVATIONS: A TOP PRIORITY IN HEALTHCARE

March 23, 2021

It was a forthright conversation with a friend of mine, a breast cancer survivor, that first drew my attention to the pressing need for gendered innovations in healthcare. When she mentioned that breast cancer caused her great anguish, I presumed she was referring to the ordeal of fighting cancer. She...

HOW TO ENVISION A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR INDIA

January 1, 2021

The National Health Policy note has the potential to change current healthcare perspectives for the better and help us envision a roadmap for providing comprehensive health tools, especially to underprivileged sections of the society. The policy note should hence comprehensively address the social, environmental and policy determinants of health. Healthcare...

WHY NOVEL CORONAVIRUS IS SO ‘SUCCESSFUL’ AT SURVIVING

December 30, 2020

“There are very few hosts left to infect; let’s slow it down a notch” was a message that the infamous SARS-CoV-2 had sent to its brethren some time back in August this year. Then came a deluge of various investigational treatments—repurposed antivirals, convalescent plasma, steroids, and the list continues. “What...

Heal your cancer, don’t fight it

September 4, 2020

The moment the word ‘cancer’ is mentioned -- whether in casual conversations or serious discussions -- a pall of gloom invariably pervades the vicinity and such abject negativity is surrounding the disease. The play of individual destinies, the biology of tumour and also the grind of treatment ordeals have together...

Shaping frugal & disruptive innovations for India

August 20, 2020

“When you think something is impossible, you do not disturb the person who is doing it.” — Amar Bose With due respect to Thomas Carlyle’s celebrated prescription, it is time we improvised it for the sake of innovation. Our responsibility does not just lie with doing what is clearly at...