Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP A total of 97 positive Zika virus cases are in Maharashtra as of August 9. 3 new patients tested positive to the virus on Friday (August 9, 2024) of which 2 are pregnant women, the state positive count of pregnant women is 45. The health…
FILE PHOTO: Neuralink logo and Elon Musk photo are seen in this illustration taken, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo | Photo Credit: Dado Ruvic Neuralink has successfully implanted, in a second patient, its device designed to give paralysed patients the ability to use digital devices by thinking alone, according to the startup’s owner Elon…
A view of a Jan Aushadhi Kendra in Tiruchi | Photo Credit: MOORTHY M Medicines and medical devices sold at affordable prices under the Prime Minister Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana have helped people save more than â‚ą28,000 crore so far, Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda said in the Lok Sabha on Friday, August 2, 2024….
Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The insidious nature of lung cancer has made it one of the most formidable public health challenges of our time. Lung cancer was first discovered in the early 1900s in autopsies. Later advances in…
An employee dilutes poultry serum samples for an ELISA test for the detection of antibodies to the avian influenza virus at the Reference Laboratory of the World Organization for Animal Health in Campinas, Brazil. File photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: REUTERS The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced Monday, July 29, 2024,…
This waiver follows a series of progressive decisions by the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission when it comes to veterinary research, the press release said. File photograph used for representational purposes only In a significant move, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has waived off the Target Animal Batch Safety Test (TABST) in the Indian Pharmacopoeia, effective July…
Antimicrobial chemicals are essential to modern medicine, but with resistance increasing, the World Health Organisation recently warned of a pressing need for new drugs | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A little-known group of microscopic animals has spent millions of years copying recipes for antibiotics from bacteria and using them to fight infections, we have shown…
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, during the inauguration of the Jan Aushadi Kendra, in Mauritius on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 | Photo Credit: PTI Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has inaugurated India’s first overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra in Mauritius, testifying to the “close” bilateral cooperation…
