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Sense of an ending: Scientists say worst of Covid could be overThe pandemic will be over but Covid will be here to stay, the scientists said as Covid numbers begin to ebb in several parts of the world, ...
Omicron variant may be less lethal in India, epidemiologist saysGiven the widespread exposure of Indians to Covid-19 virus and a reasonably-high vaccination rate, India will likely be less affected by th...
HealthCube elevates Runam Mehta as CEOUnder Mehta's leadership, the company will focus on scaling the business of its healthtech ecosystem across Indian and international market...
HealthCube enabling distribution of medical oxygen across India through OxygenForIndia initiative by CDDEPThrough OxygenForIndia.Org, the aim is to raise $1,200,000 for providing 3,500 cylinders and 700 concentrators to those who need it the mos...
HealthCube appoints Runam Mehta as Chief Growth OfficerMehta will chart the course for a market-leading and beneficial technology-driven product and explore scalable business solutions across se...
Localised herd immunity, young population behind dip in India's COVID count?As scientists attempt to understand India's sliding COVID count, the country on Tuesday recorded 16,375 new COVID-19 cases, more than six t...
Localised herd immunity, young population behind dip in India's COVID count?Given the large number of infections in the first wave, it is certainly conceivable that some population immunity has set in and it is diff...
Largest contact tracing study in India shows COVID-19 transmitted mainly by 'superspreaders'The researchers, including those from the Government of Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh, found that over 70 per cent of COVID-19 infected pa...
Scientists identify unique patterns in Covid-19 transmission in IndiaThe study, published in the journal Science on Wednesday, assessed the disease transmission patterns in 5,75,071 individuals exposed to 84,...
Six months since lockdown: Strides in testing, vaccine devt but COVID crisis far from over in India, say scientistsSix months on, India has the second highest number of cases in the world after the US with a tally of 57.32 lakh cases, 86,508 people testi...
Mathematical models are used to predict Covid-19’s path, but is the incoming data sound?One challenge epidemiologists are facing now in India is the lack of data to track Covid’s trajectory.
The age, sex and symptoms of China’s Coronavirus victimsThe virus has already spread to other parts of China and elsewhere triggering memories of the SARS pandemic.
India facing shortage of 600,000 doctors, 2 million nurses: StudyIn India, 65 per cent of health expenditure is out-of-pocket, and such expenditures push some 57 million people into poverty each year.
- How countries can curb antibiotic resistance
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The proliferation of disease-causing antibiotic resistant organisms is correlated with many social and environmenta...
Health ministry moves to limit antibiotics in meatThe ministry has specified the maximum permissible limits of various antibiotics in meat products.
Overuse of antibiotics in animals to worsen India’s AMR problem: StudyIndia is expected to see an 82% increase in consumption of antibiotics in “food animals” from 2,633 tons of antibiotics in 2013, showed a n...
India can lead in global life sciences space: US-India biz bodyIndia has proven to be a leader in global life sciences space,president of US-India Business Council (USIBC), Mukesh Aghi, said.
Child malnutrition declines in India but still a long way to goBetween 2006 to 2014, stunting levels in children under five declined to 39% as compared to global level of 24%, according to the India Nut...
India largest consumer of antibiotics in the worldThe study found that worldwide antibiotic use has risen a staggering 36 per cent over those 10 years, with BRICS countries responsible for ...
- Asia faces trillion dollar TB-fighting bill
Eleven Asian nations, including India, faces the biggest threat from tuberculosis risk being saddled with a whopping trillion dollar econom...