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December 19, 2024 5:10 PM

First malaria vaccine shows promise amid rising cases: report

The first blood-stage malaria vaccine, RH5.1/Matrix-M, has shown promise as a potential component in an evolving malaria vaccine strategy, according to a report released on Thursday. The report by GlobalData, a data and analytics company, revealed t...

December 19, 2024 12:46 PM

Indian pharma sector third largest globally, valued at $50 billion in FY 2023-24: Centre

India’s pharmaceutical industry is recognized as the third-largest globally by volume and was valued at $50 billion in the financial year 2023-24, according to Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Anupriya Patel. In a written resp...

December 19, 2024 12:13 PM

National Institute of Siddha sets Guinness World Record for largest Varmam therapy session

The National Institute of Siddha (NIS) in Tambaram, Chennai, has made history by setting a Guinness World Record for providing Varmam therapy to 567 individuals simultaneously. This achievement underscores the growing recognition of Siddha medicine,...

December 18, 2024 5:22 PM

Many factors distort blood pressure readings: report

Blood pressure readings are often distorted due to skipped steps in measurement, such as sitting posture, arm positioning, recent caffeine intake, or talking during the process. These factors can produce readings higher or lower than normal, highligh...

December 18, 2024 2:23 PM

India’s digital health push: Over 71 crore Ayushman Bharat Health accounts created

More than 71.16 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) have been created under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) as of December 10, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prataprao Jadhav, informed the Rajya Sabha on Tu...

December 18, 2024 12:05 PM

Sri Lankan President Dissanayake visits Jan Aushadhi Kendra at AIIMS in Delhi

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is on a three-day visit to India, on Tuesday visited a Jan Aushadhi Kendra at AIIMS, Delhi to gain insights into the country's quality and affordable medicine distribution system. In a post on X, Mi...

December 17, 2024 10:07 PM

New HIV prevention drug could reach poorest countries by 2025, says health official

A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the world’s poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told Reuters on Tuesday. The ambition is to start deliveries of Gilead Sciences’ lenacapavir on that timel...

December 17, 2024 6:51 PM

Combined liver, kidney transplant successfully done on 54-year-old man in Hyderabad

Star Hospitals has successfully performed a simultaneous liver and kidney transplant on a 54-year-old critically ill patient, Rama Rao, a businessman from Ongole, Andhra Pradesh. The patient suffered from liver and kidney failure, compounded by mult...

December 16, 2024 10:29 PM

GRAP stage III re-imposed in Delhi amid ‘very poor’ air quality

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Monday imposed Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi after the city's air quality deteriorated to the 'very poor' category. The CAQM attributed the sharp decline in air quali...

December 15, 2024 2:21 PM

Parliamentarians play friendly cricket match to raise TB awareness

Parliamentarians under the Rajya Sabha Chairman XI and Lok Sabha Speaker XI played a friendly cricket match at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Sunday. BJP MP Anurag Thakur captained the Lok Sabha Speaker XI, while Union Minister Kiren ...

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