India’s prostate cancer surgeries are getting more precise. Whether patients can reach the operating table at all remains a separate, and far less technical, problem. As recently as 1990, the rate of prostate cancer was 11th in India, while today, according to the National Cancer Registry Programme, it is the third most common in the…
Respiratory illnesses continue to pose a significant global health threat, especially in low- and middle-income countries with limited access to modern medical diagnostics. While traditional clinical assessments, including chest X-rays and spirometry, or bronchoscopy are available, they require sophisticated resources and health personnel, both of which are often unavailable within resource-limited countries. The chronic burden…
