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Rajiv Bahl appointed ICMR Director GeneralBahl is currently the Head of Research on Maternal, Newborn Child and Adolescent Health cum-Newborn Unit Head, Department of Maternal Newbo...
Amid rise in COVID cases, ICMR issues guidelines for management of type 1 diabetesThe guidelines have mentioned about the burden of diabetes increased among the young population in India, type 1 diabetes is commonest in c...
XE variant of COVID not more severe than Omicron: Dr Gagandeep Kang"We were worried about BA.2 but it did not cause more serious disease than BA.1. XE does not cause more serious disease than BA.1 or BA.2,"...
Mansukh Mandaviya directs high alertness, aggressive genome sequencing as Covid cases spike in Asia, EuropeAt a high-level meeting, chaired by the minister, the government's decision of resuming scheduled international flights from March 27, the ...
64 pc Covid deaths in Delhi seen among unvaccinated, comorbid people: Government"As per today's data of Delhi only, 64 per cent of deaths that we have seen are among the unvaccinated and those with comorbidities. Hence,...
Do Molnupiravir's benefits outweigh risks? Here's what experts sayThe ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava had said that molnupiravir has major safety concerns and has not been included in the national pr...
Covid antiviral drug Molnupiravir has 'major safety concerns', says ICMRFlagging the various health concerns surrounding the Covid anti-viral drug Molnupiravir, ICMR’s Dr Balram Bhargava said that Merck’s corona...
Decision on which vaccine to be given as precautionary dose expected soon: GovtAddressing a press conference, ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said the government will issue clear cut recommendations on this be...
Omicron cases top 100, avoid non-essential travel: Health MinistryIn its weekly briefing, the Health Ministry flagged the rising threat of Omicron across the world. Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Min...
Third Covid wave of magnitude comparable to first two unlikely to hit India: GuleriaA third Covid wave of a magnitude comparable to the first two is unlikely to hit India, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria said Tuesday as h...
How Rhesus macaque monkeys were tracked for Covaxin trial!Dr Balram Bhargava says that it is important to remember that the heroes of Covaxin's success story are not just human ones as 20 monkeys a...
Sputnik V will be subject to price controls: Government officialsWhile local companies will be able to determine price of Sputnik for export, domestic sales must be affordable, officials said.
Centre allays concerns on Covishield vaccineCovishield is safe and there is 'no signal of concern' regarding it as of now, the Centre asserted on Wednesday amid reports of possible si...
Centre says both COVID-19 vaccines in India effective against British and Brazilian variants"Please don't spread doubt. As of today, these vaccines work on the good old virus as well as the new variants," NITI Aayog member (Health)...
Clinical trials indicate India's vaccines will be effective against Covid-19 variants: ICMRDr Bhargava pointed out that India was the fifth country in the world to isolate the Covid-19 virus as part of the efforts to develop a vac...
Clinical trials indicate India's vaccines will be effective against COVID-19 variants, says ICMRAddressing an international webinar "Kerala Health: Making the SDG A Reality," organised by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Go...
24 countries provided Indian COVID-19 vaccines so far: NITI AayogSpeaking at a press conference, Dr VK Paul said India can draw huge satisfaction over the progress made so far in the vaccination programme...
21.5% of population showed evidence of past exposure to COVID in latest national serosurvey: GovtPresenting the findings of the survey, ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said 21.4 per cent of the 28,589 people, aged 18 years and ...
Senior ICMR scientist tests positive for coronavirusThe scientist, who is from Mumbai, had come to Delhi few days ago and tested positive for the virus on Sunday morning.
Venkaiah Naidu discharged from AIIMS after undergoing angioplastyNaidu, 68, had undergone an angiography yesterday which showed a significant blockage in one of the main arteries and to treat the conditio...