New Delhi: The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) is preparing guidelines on processing and storage of human bones and aims to create a database of donors, recipients and hospitals with these facilities, as demand for natural bones for reconstructive procedures rises in the country. Processed human bones, or those that have been sterilized…
In the last two decades in India, a major epidemiological transition has happened that has not captured sufficient public attention — the challenge of overweight and obesity. The National Family Health Survey round 5 (NFHS-5, 2019-21) suggests that nearly one in every four men or women is obese. The proportion of those who are overweight…
Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Indian Council of Medical Research ((ICMR) is looking at undertaking joint development and commercialisation of typhoid and paratyphoid vaccine and has now invited expression of interest from the eligible organisations, companies and manufacturers. Giving details about the process the Council noted that under the EoI, the manufacturers/companies who…
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Panacea Biotec on Wednesday announced the commencement of the Phase 3 clinical trial of India’s first indigenous dengue vaccine, DengiAll, at Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) Rohtak. Union Health Minister JP Nadda hailed the initiative, stating, “The initiation of this Phase…
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…
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…
