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October 1, 2024 11:49 AM

WB junior doctors resume total cease work over safety and security concerns following Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder

Junior doctors in West Bengal on Tuesday resumed total 'cease work' as they continue to protest over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The doctors have taken the decision to press the Mamata Ba...

September 29, 2024 6:16 PM

Why gene therapy for sickle cell is slow to catch on with patients

Student Zoe Davis, 20, was just weeks into her junior year when she landed back in the hospital with severe sickle cell pain earlier this month. She is doing what she can to prevent the crippling attacks in her arms, legs and abdomen that are becomin...

September 28, 2024 1:18 PM

Sleep shortage during pregnancy may hurt baby’s brain

Pregnant women who do not get enough sleep may be at higher risk of having children with neurodevelopmental delays, a new study suggests. Among mothers who averaged less than seven hours of sleep per night while pregnant, the effect on neurodevelopm...

September 27, 2024 1:32 PM

India calls for global collaboration to combat antimicrobial resistance at UNGA high level meeting

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, called for urgent global cooperation to address the rising threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) during her address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Mee...

September 27, 2024 10:58 AM

Centre issues advisory for states, UTs to create awareness on Mpox

The Union Health Ministry has issued an advisory for all states and union territories on the Mpox disease after India became the third non-African country to report a case of clade 1b Mpox infection recently. In the advisory dated September 26, the ...

September 26, 2024 11:35 AM

Researchers find genetic clues to cholera severity and outbreaks

Recent discoveries may eventually help researchers prevent cholera bacteria from causing deadly illness, according to a report published in Nature Communications. The Vibrio cholerae bacteria have been evolving in ways that make cholera more seve...

September 25, 2024 4:31 PM

Chinese vape giants explore nicotine alternatives, but health risks may take years to uncover

Three large Chinese vape companies are researching nicotine-like chemicals they think could serve as a substitute for nicotine in products like vapes, company officials said, but the health implications may still need "years" of investigation...

September 25, 2024 12:06 PM

Jaishankar emphasizes India’s role in combating synthetic drug threats at Global Coalition Summit

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar highlighted India’s pivotal role in the global fight against the illicit manufacture and trafficking of synthetic drugs during the Summit for the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats held on Tue...

September 24, 2024 2:45 PM

US to donate 1 million mpox vaccine doses to halt outbreak in Africa

U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Tuesday the donation of 1 million mpox vaccine doses and at least $500 million to African countries to support their response to the outbreak, according to a senior administration official. Biden will make t...

September 23, 2024 6:08 PM

India reports first Mpox clade 1b case in Kerala: Sources

India has reported its first case of Mpox clade 1b, confirmed in a 38-year-old man from Kerala’s Malappuram district. The individual had recently returned from the United Arab Emirates and began exhibiting symptoms, according to official sources. ...

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