CMC Vellore doctor warns alarm clocks can stress your heart. He suggests safer alternativesA CMC Vellore doctor cautions that abrupt alarm awakenings can dangerously elevate blood pressure, especially after insufficient sleep, inc...
09 Sep, 2025, 03.40 PM IST
Cheat meal even once a week could harm your body. CMC Vellore doctor suggests smarter alternativesMany follow a diet with weekly cheat meals. Dr. Sudhir Kumar says it's okay for healthy people, but not for those with diabetes, obesity, o...
05 Sep, 2025, 10.10 AM IST
CMC Vellore doctor gets midnight emergency call, still runs 10 km next morning. Explains why not hours but key sleep stage is importantDr. Sudhir Kumar, a neurologist in Hyderabad, shared his sleep data after a disrupted night due to a hospital call. Despite the interruptio...
27 Aug, 2025, 01.22 PM IST
CMC Vellore gets Rs 500 crore grant from Azim Premji Foundation to set up medical college & teaching hospital in Andhra PradeshCMC Vellore is partnering with the Azim Premji Foundation to establish a new medical college and upgrade an existing hospital on its Chitto...
09 Oct, 2024, 05.36 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh CM lays foundation for Chittoor Dairy revival, Amul to invest Rs 385 crAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday laid the foundation for the revival of the now defunct Chittoor Dairy in col...
04 Jul, 2023, 06.59 PM IST
Indian scientists identify better drug treatment for severe scrub typhusThe study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), shows that treating patients with a combination of intravenous antibiot...
06 Mar, 2023, 12.39 PM IST
Decision on mixing of Covid vaccines may take more timeWinsley Rose, the principal investigator of CMC Vellore study, said by next month they will know which booster dose and combination works b...
31 Mar, 2022, 12.39 AM IST
Covid panel to meet today to discuss booster shots"CMC Vellore has presented the preliminary data which is under review. The working group will take it up in their meeting tomorrow [Wednesd...
23 Mar, 2022, 12.51 AM IST
NTAGI to review data from CMC Vellore's study on mixing and matching of Covid-19 vaccinesAfter the review by the working group, which will deliberate on the evidence submitted from the study and also review the existing scientif...
16 Mar, 2022, 12.04 AM IST
Decision soon on mixed vaccine doses based on key studyOn Monday, CMC Vellore approached the drug regulator’s office to share preliminary results of the study on the feasibility of mixing Covish...
10 Mar, 2022, 12.18 AM IST
CMC Vellore ready with mixed vaccine study results"We have permission from Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) to unblind our analysis. On Monday, we approached the drug regulator to gi...
09 Mar, 2022, 12.41 AM IST
Report of CMC study on mixing vaccines likely by month-endIn heterologous doses' trials, a participant receives Covaxin followed by Covishield and vice versa. The Drug Controller General of India h...
09 Feb, 2022, 07.51 AM IST
CMC to kickstart study on efficacy of Covid-19 booster dose"Need volunteers for a clinical trial. People who have been administered two doses of Covaxin three to six months ago are eligible to enrol...
13 Dec, 2021, 08.14 AM IST
'More data needed before we can start vaccinating children'What we really need is data, based on which we can make informed decisions. All that we have at the moment is DCGI approval of the vaccines...
14 Oct, 2021, 07.03 AM IST
Panel approves study on mixing Covishield and Covaxin dosesThe Subject Expert Committee (SEC) under India’s drug regulator allowed CMC-Vellore to conduct a study to test how mixing Covishield and Co...
30 Jul, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
India's keeping a close eye on vaccine efficacyFor Covishield, experts will monitor the effectiveness of the vaccine with varied intervals between its two doses - four weeks, eight weeks...
16 Jun, 2021, 08.51 AM IST
Single dose protects well against infection, hospitalisation: Study“Vaccines are working well! Good against infection (in healthcare settings where there is a high risk of transmission), great against sever...
12 Jun, 2021, 07.02 AM IST