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IISER Kolkata Develops ‘Friendly Bacteria’ To Combat Cancer From Within Patient’s Body

A team of 11 IISER Kolkata undergraduates developed engineered “friendly bacteria” that target tumours by reactivating the immune system, offering a safer, effective cancer therapy. Alongside, they’re creating a detection system to monitor treatment. Their project, ReSET, combines science, ethics, and outreach, and will feature at iGEM 2025 in Paris.

Need to integrate trans-inclusive science in medical education, says study

NEW DELHI: As transgender people in India routinely face discrimination in health care, often encountering prejudice and ignorance from medical providers, the need of the hour is that Indias medical curricula integrate trans-inclusive science early in medical training so that the medical needs of transgender people are met, said the study published in the American journal Advances in Physiology Education. Not only in India, but globally, many medical schools dedicate few to no hours to LGBT health.

Nashik: SMBT Hospital’s ‘Arogya Sadhana’ Completes Decade, Treats Over 40 Lakh Patients

SMBT Hospital’s ‘Arogya Sadhana’ health camp, which recently completed a decade, has provided treatment to more than 40 lakh patients, according to Chief Administrator Dr Meenal Mohagavkar.