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Dr Basudeb Dutta

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Cost of drugs mustn’t cripple families

A woman undergoing treatment for abdominal pain suddenly discovers that she has advanced-stage ovarian cancer. Treatment begins at a cancer centre in...

17.10.2026 20

The Statesman

Dr Basudeb Dutta

Priorities for WB’s ailing health system

Having assumed office, the new health minister, Dr Sarwadwat Mukherjee is making sincere efforts to improve the health system in West Bengal. He has...

09.09.2026 40

The Statesman

Dr Basudeb Dutta

A medical prescription for Bengal

Although health was not an election issue, after assuming office in West Bengal, the new chief minister Subhendu Adhikary has already conducted a...

24.05.2026 60

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Dr basudeb dutta