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ICMR team reaches Kozhikode after Nipah outbreak; relatives of patient test negativeA Nipah virus case has been confirmed in Kozhikode. An ICMR team has arrived to assess the situation. Close relatives of the patient have t...- India's weight-loss drug boom raises questions over healthcare prioritiesIndia's market for cheaper anti-obesity drugs has surged tenfold. While demand is high, especially among those with diabetes, concerns abou...
- Ebola watch: Health Ministry directs states, UTs to bolster surveillanceIndia is enhancing its readiness for Ebola. The Union Health Ministry has directed states to boost surveillance and hospital preparedness. ...
- India monitors Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda; preparedness measures strengthenedIndia is closely watching the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The nation is enhancing its surveillance...
- AI turning vital to healthcare, need to prepare doctors to use it responsibly: NMC chairpersonNational Medical Commission chairperson Abhijat Sheth emphasised the need to prepare doctors and healthcare systems for responsible AI inte...
- Unlike Covid-19, hantavirus not known for rapid human transmission, spreads through rodents: ExpertsHantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship with Indian nationals have sparked concerns, but experts declare these infections are confined to ...
- India faces no immediate public health threat from hantavirus: NIV chiefTwo Indian nationals aboard a cruise ship have reportedly contracted hantavirus. Indian health officials assure the public that these cases...
- Bharat Biotech credited ICMR, NIV as Covaxin co-inventors after missing them initially: GovernmentResponding to Trinamool Congress member Sougata Roy, who had asked whether the government took any punitive action against the company for ...
- ICMR, NCDC put on alert as WHO confirms 80 monkeypox cases in 11 countriesIssuing an alert to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Central government ha...
- Covid-19 drug Molnupiravir flagged for 'major safety concerns'Molnupiravir has major safety concerns including teratogenicity, mutagenicity, muscle and bone damage.
- Kerala denies fudging of coronavirus death dataResponding to the allegations, she said that the state has been adhering to the guidelines of WHO and ICMR to classify COVID deaths, adding...
- ICMR approves home-testing kit for Covid-19Under the recommended procedure, the user needs to download a mobile app which is available for both Android and iOS operating systems, and...
- ICMR approaches experts panel to approve testing of cancer drug acalabrutinib for Covid treatmentICMR’s National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) had presented a proposal to the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) formed to review Covid relate...
- Patients taking HCQ should complete the course: WHOWHO’s statement came as UK researchers working on the largest randomised HCQ trial called the Recovery Trial decided to go ahead with their...
- No major side-effects of HCQ, should be continued as preventive treatment for COVID-19: ICMRThe ICMR's statement came against the backdrop of the World Health Organization (WHO) suspending the testing of the drug in COVID-19 patien...
- ICMR to check for community spreadCommunity transmission is said to happen when a person who has not been in contact with an infected person or travelled to a country where ...
- India's response to Covid-19 has been pre-emptive, pro-active: Roderico Ofrin, WHOIndia's response to Covid-19 has been pre-emptive, pro-active and graded with high-level political commitment. India has shown ‘whole of go...
- How contagious is the coronavirus? Here's what ICMR math suggestsSocial distancing measures will reduce the overall expected number of cases by 62%, ICMR math suggests.
- WHO recognised need for an Indian voice: Soumya SwaminathanSwaminathan, daughter of MS Swaminathan, considers her appointment a recognition of India’s importance.
- Indian doctor Soumya Swaminathan new WHO deputy director-generalThe new WHO leadership team was announced on Tuesday by director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was elected to the post in May.
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