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  "id": 12403082,
  "title": "Medical conference to focus on emerging healthcare challenges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/medical-conference-to-focus-on-emerging-healthcare-challenges",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T15:06:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/medical-conference-to-focus-on-emerging-healthcare-challenges/article71550806.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The 66th annual conference and convocation of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), NAMSCON 2026, will take place in Chennai from October 8 to 11, 2026. Hosted by SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, the conference will focus on the theme ‘Synergy of Science and Technology in Healthcare for a Healthier Tomorrow’. The four-day programme will include pre-conference workshops, symposia, keynote addresses, National CME sessions, and oral and poster presentations on various topics such as antimicrobial resistance, CAR-T cell therapy, biosimilars and biologics, senolytic therapies, rare genetic disorders, emerging infections, pandemic preparedness, and the Indian diabetes phenotype. Notable speakers include Shekar C. Mande, president, Indian National Science Academy; Abhijat Sheth, Chairman, National Medical Commission; and Gobardhan Das, Member, NITI Aayog. The conference will be the first annual conference of NAMS to be hosted by SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre.",
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        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Medical conference to focus on emerging healthcare challenges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/medical-conference-to-focus-on-emerging-healthcare-challenges-12407135",
        "published": "2026-10-06T15:06:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}