The BBMP, the administrative body of the government in Bangalore, announced in 2025 a combined vaccine scheme for street dogs, integrating it with the ongoing Anti-Rabies Vaccine (ARV) programme. The 5-in-1 Canine Core Combined Vaccine target canine
We are transitioning from mainstream media to social media, ultimately reaching our destination: decentralised media, which encompasses decentralised reporting, sourcing, hosting, distribution, payments, bounties, predictions, reputation, verification, consensus, and truth. We need a better truth machine. The
The cost of medical education in India continues to be a major barrier to equitable healthcare. In the private sector, MBBS fees range from ₹60 lakh to over ₹1 crore, and nearly half of all seats—around 48%
India ranks third globally as a producer of scientific knowledge. Yet, for many higher education institutions (HEIs) in India, access to high-quality research articles from top international journals remains out of reach. The recently announced ‘One Nation,
Government data shows more than 13 lakh doctors are currently registered with different state medical councils. Assuming an 80 % availability rate, close to 10 lakh doctors are understood to be available for active service; however, there
Academic article retraction mainly results from inadvertent errors or mistakes, non-replicable findings, research misconduct, and redundant or duplicate publications. In 2020. The most common reason for retracting biological and medical research articles was scientific misconduct (62%), followed
Even when publishers, authors, and universities are willing to restrict ties to the industry, evidence indicates that they struggle to identify funding sources because tobacco companies have funded front groups and have diversified into pharmaceutical and health
Authorship for sale, in which authors, during the review process, sell coauthorship to people who have not contributed to the research, is an unethical practice. After acceptance of a paper, requests for changes in authorship can only
An argument for retaining industry funding for continuing medical education, especially in low and middle income countries, is that funding for this activity is otherwise unobtainable. This rationale needs to be balanced against the industry’s funding of
Dr Devi Prasad Shetty states that healthcare in the future will be delivered to the global population on a mobile phone on the move and not in hospitals or at the desk. The Covid pandemic has taught
