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🤕 Bandages for the broken hospital

It’s going to take more than an apple to keep the doctors away at the KR Puram General Hospital. They’ve already been through so much…

👞 Footwear to prevent diabetic complications

The Indian Institute of Science (IISC)-led team has developed footwear with ‘snapping’ arches to combat injuries from abnormal gait.

😷 Mask mandates are back

Depending on your feed, you probably didn’t even realise that the mask mandates were ever relaxed. But they’re back now!

🏥 PHCs to get a smart spin

The BBMP is all ready to set up virtual multispecialty clinics in 27 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the city.

🚬 The rise of the smokers

NIMHANS has just put up their used cigarette butt display to show the extent of tobacco use in the city. Clearly, they aren’t happy about it.

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