Anonna Dutt

3 days ago | indianexpress.com | Anonna Dutt

With the launch of Wegovy by Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk and US major Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro already in circulation, Indians now have two injectable therapies for obesity management. Both therapies can be effective for weight loss, with users losing 15 per cent to 20 per cent of their body weight, almost equivalent to bariatric surgeries. This is significant considering obesity is on the rise in India, with nearly 254 million people living with it, according to the INDIAB study.

3 days ago | indianexpress.com | Anonna Dutt

AAs India’s astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has blasted off into space on the Axiom-4 mission, he will be part of several medical experiments in space. These will not just be relevant to space travel but also to the future of therapy on Earth and precision medicine. The first is related to people with insulin-dependent diabetes and whether they can travel to space. As of now, they are not selected to become astronauts.

3 days ago | indianexpress.com | Anonna Dutt

After multiple delays, the Axiom-4 mission is now slated for launch Wednesday, according to US space agency NASA. Carrying India’s Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts, the mission is scheduled to take off from Kennedy Space Centre’s Complex 39A around noon IST. After a 28-hour journey, the spacecraft is expected to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) at around 4:30 pm (IST) Thursday. The astronauts are slated to spend around 14 days on the ISS.

4 days ago | tamil.indianexpress.com | Anonna Dutt

இந்திய குடிமக்கள் ஈரானில் இருந்து வெளியேற்றப்படுவதால், மீண்டும் ஒரு கேள்வி கவனத்தை ஈர்க்கிறது: ஏன் பல இந்தியர்கள் மருத்துவம் படிக்க வெளிநாடு செல்கின்றனர்? காஷ்மீர் மாணவர்கள் ஈரானை விரும்புவது ஏன்? இந்திய குடிமக்கள் ஈரானில் இருந்து வெளியேற்றப்படுவதால், மீண்டும் ஒரு கேள்வி கவனத்தை ஈர்க்கிறது: ஏன் பல இந்தியர்கள் மருத்துவம் படிக்க வெளிநாடு செல்கின்றனர்? காஷ்மீர் மாணவர்கள் ஈரானை விரும்புவது ஏன்?

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Anonna Dutt

NowNew Delhi put into ‘abeyance’ its participation in the 1960 transboundary treaty after 26 people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in April. India will never restore the Indus Waters Treaty with neighbouring Pakistan, and the water flowing there will be diverted for internal use, says …