#40: CCTV, Not TLC: How a Gujarat Hospital’s Cameras Ended Up on Adult Sites

• 🚫 Dr. ChatGPT just lost its license. OpenAI bans its health advice after the AI missed cancer signs and users followed risky AI tips like toxic salt swaps. (MoneyControl)

• 💉 Got a knee or hip implant? Harvard’s new biomaterial vaccine could shield you from post-surgery infections by training the immune system to fight back early. (TOI)

• 🎶 Vibe check: scientists say a low-frequency sound wave can help diabetic foot ulcers heal nearly 3× faster by boosting blood flow and jump-starting cell repair. (ETHealth)

• 🎗️ That nagging backache might be more than bad posture. Experts say breast cancer can spread to the spine early on, making back pain an overlooked warning sign. (TOI)

• 🧠 Walk to outsmart Alzheimer’s: A 14-year U.S. study shows 3,000-5,000 steps daily delays progression 3 years while 5,000-7,500 steps, could slow it by 7 years. (TheGuardian)

• 🏆 Zydus’ Desidustat bags FDA’s “Orphan Drug” (rare-disease treatment) tag for a blood disorder, unlocking perks like tax breaks, fee waivers & 7‑year market exclusivity! (ET)

• 💥 Medicaid flips the script! From 2026, U.S. drug prices go global-discount mode under the new “Generous Model”, pegging rates to the lowest prices across 8 top nations (UK to Japan). (Reuters)

🇮🇳 India

• 😱 A Gujarat maternity hospital’s CCTV footage of 50,000 women during medical exams was leaked and sold on porn sites, trading for as little as ₹700. All because the system was left unprotected behind the password “admin123.” (HT)

• 🌪️ India’s fertility crashes to 1.0: A historic low that sparks alarm as stress, late parenthood, lifestyle chaos and pollution threaten the nation’s future demography. (TOI)

🌏️ Global

• 🚭 Puff ban in paradise! The Maldives outlaws tobacco for anyone born after 2007, turning its islands into the first smoke-free generation in the tropics. (BBC)

• ⚠️ Click, inject… regret? FDA warns 18 websites selling unapproved Botox and equivalent injectables to U.S. users; risking paralysis, breathing trouble and more. (CNN)

• 🏦 TrumpRx: White House teams up with Lilly & Novo Nordisk to slash GLP‑1 weight-loss drug costs from $1,000+ to $350/month, $50 for Medicare patients. (MobiHealthNews)

🇮🇳 India

• 💸India’s new #1! Mounjaro dethrones Augmentin with ₹100 Cr in October sales, outselling Wegovy 10:1, all thanks to its lighter price tag. (Reuters)

• 🚨 Healthcare shake-up! Haryana’s Asian Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital moves to buy back PE investors’ 49% stake and reclaim control of its growth. (ETHealth)

• 💰 Cipla goes all in with over ₹110 Cr buyout of Mumbai-based Inzpera Healthsciences, boosting its pediatric and nutrition portfolio. (ET)

• 🌿 Apollo’s AyurVaid amps up Ayurveda, plans to open 4 new hospitals in metros like Mumbai and Kolkata; targeting 1,000 beds by 2028. (ETHealth)

• 📈 Novo bets on India’s single-specialty hospital surge, backing oncology, mother & child, and kidney care hubs as the market is set to hit over $40B by 2032. (VCCircle)

🌏️ Global

• 💊 Kimberly-Clark to acquire Kenvue (formerly J&J’s consumer-health arm) in a $48.7B deal, uniting Band-Aid, Listerine, and more under one roof. (Reuters)

• 🔥 Pfizer snatches the crown! With a pumped-up $10B bid, it beats Novo Nordisk to seize Metsera and muscle into the obesity-drug race. (Reuters)

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