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India has significant talent and expertise in traditional head and neck surgical procedures and the country is poised to take a giant leap with robot-assisted surgeries for head and neck patients in the days to come, a leading US robotic surgeon has said.

Besides opening up new vistas for humans, ranging from travel to exotic places to enjoying the products and services of those distant lands, international trade and travel also increases risk of spreading infectious diseases, a study says.

India became the world's third country with the prowess to manufacture raw materials for nanomedicines, addressed a growing public health concern by approving a new drug for hepatitis C and made strides in 3D printing in healthcare as 2015 ended on a cliff-hanger with the launch of the world's first anti-dengue vaccine in Mexico giving hope to the South Asian country.

South Korean health authorities declared an official end to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, more than seven months after the first patient was found on May 20.

The White House released a plan to combat "global rise" of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).

People facing mental health issues should not be subjected to neglect and marginalization, said President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday.

While obese children tend to have more muscles, the excess body fat may compromise other functions in their bodies, such as bone growth, says a study.

In a first, researchers have shown that a drug that boosts activity in the brain's "garbage disposal" system can decrease levels of toxic proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

Researchers have shown that the anaesthetic ketamine, also known as "Special K" and often abused as a recreational drug, could be used to treat depression arising out of chronic overeating and stress.

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has inked an MoU with the National Buildings Constructions Corporation Ltd (NBCC) to build the second phase of the existing trauma centre of the institution.