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NIT Rourkela develops Bioink for 3D bioprinting of bone structures

Patent granted for bioink technology; research published in leading journals

STAT+: Novo Nordisk sets sights on new type of oral obesity drug

Novo Nordisk has licensed an oral obesity drug that works via an uncommon mechanism and may help patients maintain their weight loss when they stop taking Wegovy.

‘We live in both worlds’: how teachers of Gullah Geechee herbal medicine are cultivating tradition

Classes on ‘hoodoo’ connect new generations eager to explore their roots with elders in the South Carolina communityWith their eyes downcast in reflection, dozens of people dressed in white crosse

AI may help us cure countless diseases – and usher in a new golden age of medicine | Samuel Hume

AlphaFold, which uses AI to find a protein’s structure, has only been around since 2020 but has already had a meteoric impactAlphaFold might be the most exciting scientific innovation of this centur

Bird flu reinfections at US poultry farms highlight need for vaccines, experts say

Aggressive prevention including wider changes to poultry raising needed after at least 56 US farms doubly infected Scores of poultry operations in the US have been reinfected by bird flu since 2022, c

Ministry of Health releases national guidelines on medical oxygen management

The guidelines aim to standardise medical oxygen management across healthcare facilities, alongside a capacity-building programme led by AIIMS Delhi

Their Physical Therapy Coverage Ran Out Before They Could Walk Again

Health plans limit physical or occupational therapy sessions to as few as 20 a year, no matter the patient’s infirmities.

He Had Short-Term Health Insurance. His Colonoscopy Bill: $7,000.

After leaving his job to launch his own business, an Illinois man opted for a six-month health insurance plan. When he needed a colonoscopy, he thought it would cover most of the bill.

State and local health departments grapple with flurry of cuts from D.C.

Food programs, outbreak monitoring, mental health aid: state and local health officials grapple with a flurry of budget cuts from federal officials.

At meeting on guardrails for gene editing of human embryos, some call for a dead end

At meeting on human embryo editing, CRISPR pioneer says science is a long way from knowing if germline DNA can be safely altered.

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