Neelambaran A

Neelambaran A is the health reporter and health fact checker at Newsmeter. He worked as a reporter with Newsclick for 5 years from 2019 covering a wide range of issues from Tamil Nadu and Kerala, after serving as a faculty in Electronics and Communication Engineering at engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu for 13 years. He has translated articles from English to Tamil for People's Archive for Rural India.

Neelambaran A

Hyderabad: How doctors at Birthright by Rainbow Hospitals saved a pregnant lady with a rare placenta and her baby
Hyderabad: How doctors at Birthright by Rainbow Hospitals saved a pregnant lady with a rare placenta and her baby

The 26-year-old patient, diagnosed with placenta percreta

By Neelambaran A  Published on 15 April 2025 10:22 AM IST


900 essential medicines become dearer by 6%; to increase patientsā€™ burden by Rs 1500 - 2000
900 essential medicines become dearer by 6%; to increase patientsā€™ burden by Rs 1500 - 2000

Medicines for hypertension, diabetes, asthma and other 900 essential medicines hiked by 6% from April 1

By Neelambaran A  Published on 14 April 2025 8:26 AM IST


Indiaā€™s maternal mortality rate dips drastically, marches towards attaining SDGs
Indiaā€™s maternal mortality rate dips drastically, marches towards attaining SDGs

The study has identified 6 primary reasons accounting for 90% of the maternal deaths globally, raising challenges of regional variations and timings

By Neelambaran A  Published on 13 April 2025 11:00 AM IST


Autism Awareness Month: Debunking common myths about autism
Autism Awareness Month: Debunking common myths about autism

Autism affects people of all genders and demographics

By Neelambaran A  Published on 12 April 2025 8:15 AM IST


TB Mukt Bharat: Over 3 lakh Indians died of tuberculosis in 2023
TB Mukt Bharat: Over 3 lakh Indians died of tuberculosis in 2023

The discussions are centred around examining various aspects of TB treatment and prevention, including age-specific immune responses

By Neelambaran A  Published on 11 April 2025 11:00 AM IST


Autism Awareness Month: Debunking common myths about autism
Autism Awareness Month: Debunking common myths about autism

Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition characterised by behavioural, social and communication differences....

By Neelambaran A  Published on 10 April 2025 9:30 AM IST


IIT Madras and Ziroh Labs to develop CPU-based AI platform for areas with accessibility challenges
IIT Madras and Ziroh Labs to develop CPU-based AI platform for areas with accessibility challenges

IIT Madras, Ziroh Labs to develop internet-free AI platform for remote areas

By Neelambaran A  Published on 9 April 2025 4:05 PM IST


Autism Awareness Day: How early diagnosis and support from parents can change lives
Autism Awareness Day: How early diagnosis and support from parents can change lives

Autistic people have unique strengths too, such as pattern recognition, attention to detail, creative thinking or extraordinary memory capacity

By Neelambaran A  Published on 2 April 2025 8:30 AM IST


How home blood pressure monitoring can instantly alert, save lives and prevent heart issues
How home blood pressure monitoring can instantly alert, save lives and prevent heart issues

For individuals with conditions like white-coat hypertension or labile blood pressure, home monitoring is very handy

By Neelambaran A  Published on 31 March 2025 8:00 AM IST


Despite Make in India, India imports 70% of medical devices: Study
Despite Make in India, India imports 70% of medical devices: Study

India annually produces 39,600 invasive ICU ventilators, though the demand is around 9,000 to 12,000 units

By Neelambaran A  Published on 26 March 2025 9:00 AM IST


What is Cushing syndrome? How is it different from obesity?
What is Cushing syndrome? How is it different from obesity?

The experts are calling for required tests to confirm Cushing syndrome

By Neelambaran A  Published on 25 March 2025 7:53 AM IST


TB Awareness Month: Busting 5 common myths about the disease
TB Awareness Month: Busting 5 common myths about the disease

TB declined from 28 persons per lakh population in 2015 to 23 persons per lakh population in 2022

By Neelambaran A  Published on 23 March 2025 1:54 PM IST


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