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Indian diet, tea and turmeric lowered Covid severity, deaths: ICMR study
New Delhi: Indian diet rich in iron, zinc, and fibre, regular consumption of tea, and use of turmeric in meals lowered severity and death due to Covid in the country, according to…
- News
ICMR devises ethical guidelines for AI use in biomedical research and health
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recently announced the development of ethical guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in biomedical research and health. This is a significant milestone…
- India
Covid rise: Nationwide drill on hospital preparedness on April 10, 11
New Delhi: Amid rising cases of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza, the government is planning a nationwide mock drill on April 10 and 11 to take stock of hospital preparedness. According to a…
- Health
‘Persistent cough, fever’: Influenza A on rise in India
New Delhi: A persistent cough, sometimes accompanied by fever, running through India for the past two-three months is due to Influenza A subtype H3N2, ICMR experts said. The H3N2, which has been…
- Telangana
Telangana will likely have 53K cancer patients by 2025: Report
The state of Telangana will likely have 53000 cancer patients by the year 2025, a new data report on the issue predicts. By 2025, the State is expected to have 24,857 male…
- India
Covaxin booster safe, necessary for lasting immunity-ICMR study, says govt
New Delhi: An ICMR study has indicated that a booster dose of Covaxin is safe and necessary to ensure persistent immunity to minimise breakthrough infections of COVID-19, due to newly emerging variants,…
- India
Vaccines or villains? Govt admits multiple side-effects of Covid-19 jabs in RTI reply
Mumbai: It’s official. The government’s two top watchdogs have admitted to ‘multiple side-effects’ of Covid-19 vaccines that were jabbed in over a billion Indians in the past more than two years. The…
- India
Avoid antibiotics for low-grade fever: ICMR guidelines
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research has issued guidelines warning against the use of antibiotics for conditions such as low-grade fever and viral bronchitis while advising doctors to follow a…
- India
Only 11% of 69 cr beneficiaries have taken Covid precaution doses
New Delhi: Only 11 percent of the nearly 69 crore eligible beneficiaries aged 18 years and above taking the precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine till July 25, has become a cause of…
- India
Monkeypox: Experts say no need to panic as it is rarely fatal
New Delhi: With the WHO declaring monkeypox a global public health emergency of international concern and India reporting four cases of the disease, experts on Sunday said there is no need to…
- India
India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 4,000-mark after nearly 3 months
New Delhi: After nearly three months, the daily tally of COVID-19 cases in India crossed the 4,000-mark, as the country logged 4,041 infections in the last 24 hours on Friday. India had…
- India
ICMR releases guidelines for using drones in healthcare
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday released a guidance document for use of drones in healthcare for medical supplies in far-flung areas. The research body has come…
- India
India logs 5,921 new COVID-19 cases, 289 deaths
New Delhi: With 5,921 people testing positive for the infection in a day, India’s COVID-19 case tally now stands at 4,29,57,477 and that of active cases at 63,878, showed the Union Health…
- India
India’s R-value further reduces, COVID-19 peak likely in next 14 days: IIT analysis
New Delhi: India’s R-value which indicates the rate of spread of coronavirus has further reduced to 1.57 in the week from January 14-21 and the national peak of the third wave of…
- India
Covid tests being conducted in Delhi 3 times the number recommended by ICMR: Satyendar Jain
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday sought to nix concerns over “fewer” Covid testing in the national capital, saying the diagnostic tests being conducted in the city is three…
