Health Matters newsletter: sleepless nights heres a drug to help

We’ve said this before, but it bears saying again on those cheery Tuesdays, when we at the health desk are able to bring some good news to start this newsletter. Bindu Shajan Perappadan brings us some sobering information, with reference to healthcare costs: Soaring inflation pushes up health insurance premiums; makes standardised care costlier. Health activist Arun Gupta said accessing assured, quality health care is now not a matter of right but a matter of having the ’right’ insurance cover. Here, read about How sugar restrictions in early life could reduce risk of diabetes later on C. Aravinda introduces the concept of Never events: unacceptable failures in implementing patient safety protocols Monisha Madhumita writes on Navigating the risks of massages and beauty treatments Aditya Ansh tells the leprosy story: India’s path towards a stigma-free society If you have a few extra moments, do Afshan Yasmeen writes: In Karnataka, where C-section delivery figures have jumped, State to now audit all such procedures R. Prasad asks Does 2022 H5N1 bind, replicate better in the respiratory tract? Soibam Rocky Singh reports from the Delhi High Court: Hospitals cannot refuse free medical treatment to rape, acid attack victims Disability and queer health in medical education — India under the lens FSSAI seeks quarterly data on expired and rejected food items 36 crore beneficiaries verified; 8.39 crore hospital admissions worth over ₹1.16 lakh crore authorised under PM-JAY: Minister Retail prices of 65 new drug formulations, ceiling prices of 13 formulations notified For many more health stories, head to our health page and subscribe to the health newsletter here.