Economic Survey 2022-23: India tackled COVID-19 pandemic with agile approach https://ift.tt/HL7viAk

The Economic Survey emphasised the measures taken by the union government towards building affordable and accessible covid infrastructure. The survey reported that a three-tier arrangement of dedicated COVID-19 health facilities was implemented to reduce the risk of COVID-19; 4,135 PSA plants are being established in the country to enhance oxygen generation capacity by 4,852 mt and more than four lakh oxygen cylinders are supplied to States/UTs/ central government hospitals to ensure adequate supply of medical oxygen for patient care.

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I-T dept conducts survey action against Cipla https://ift.tt/8WTmHvt

The company had last week reported, in a regulatory filing, a seven per cent increase in its consolidated net profit at Rs 808 crore in the third quarter ending December 2022, aided by robust sales in the US market.

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Union Budget 2023-24: Hospital CEOs expect increased healthcare spending, tax incentives & GST exemption https://ift.tt/8WTmHvt

It is widely proposed that the government should increase the GDP on healthcare to 3 per cent. The Economic Survey 2022-23 tabled in Parliament by Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs on Tuesday highlighted that the central and state governments’ budgeted expenditure on the health sector reached 2.1 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in FY23 and 2.2 per cent in FY22, against 1.6 per cent in FY21. Speaking to ETHealthworld hospital CEOs shared their expectations from the Union Budget 2023-24.

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Economic Survey 2023: Govt spent 2.1% of GDP on healthcare in FY23 https://ift.tt/8WTmHvt

Between FY14 and FY19, the share of primary and secondary care in the Government Health Expenditure (GHE) increased from 74.4 per cent to 85.7 per cent. On the other hand, share of primary and secondary care in private health expenditure has declined from 82.0 per cent to 70.2 per cent during the same period, said the survey report.

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UPSC recommends Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi as next DCGI https://ift.tt/8WTmHvt

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has recommended to the government Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi as the successor to Dr V G Somani, whose extended tenure will end mid-February. The UPSC recommendation has to be approved by the Health Ministry, followed by approval of the Appointments Committee of Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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World 'dangerously unprepared' for next crisis: Red Cross https://ift.tt/8WTmHvt

The IFRC issued two reports making recommendations on mitigating future tragedies on the scale of Covid-19, on the third anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring the virus an international public health emergency.

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Funding, lack of awareness catapulting India’s leprosy burden: Experts https://ift.tt/VTNope8

Synopsis: Despite India being declared ‘leprosy-free’ in 2005, the country still accounts for over half (almost 66 per cent) of the world's new leprosy patients. Speaking to ETHealthworld on World Leprosy Day, experts shared that lack of awareness, myths, sociocultural beliefs, and the stigma attached to leprosy is perhaps the most pressing problem before public health professionals today.

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NEET PG 2023 application correction window opens at nbe.edu.in, make changes till Feb 3 https://ift.tt/VTNope8

Candidates may please note that any information/documents can be edited except Name, Nationality, Email, Mobile number and Test City. A step-by-step guide is given below for how to make corrections in the NEET PG 2023 application form for candidates' reference.

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Indonesia finds local trader forged ingredient label in probe of cough syrup deaths https://ift.tt/VTNope8

Authorities have said two ingredients, ethylene glycol (EG) and diethylene glycol (DEG), found in some syrup-based paracetamol medications are linked to acute kidney injury, which many of the children suffered. The two ingredients are used in antifreeze, brake fluids and other industrial applications, but also as a cheaper alternative in some pharmaceutical products to glycerine, which is a solvent or thickening agent in many cough syrups. They can be toxic and can lead to acute kidney injury

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Sun Pharma acquires three anti-inflammation brands from Aksigen https://ift.tt/VTNope8

Disperzyme and Phlogam are the first enzyme-bioflavonoid combinations of Trypsin, Bromelain and Rutoside to complete a clinical study in India and get DCGI approval. The brands were registered and launched in India by Aksigen in 2013.

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New Drugs Controller General of India likely to be announced soon https://ift.tt/VTNope8

The top contenders are Dr VG Somani, Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi and Dr Jai Prakash. Earlier on November 16 last year, the tenure of Dr VG Somani the DCGI was extended by three months for the second time.

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Hubby deserts woman whose were kidneys 'stolen' by private hospital in Bihar https://ift.tt/VTNope8

Muzaffarpur woman Sunita Devi has suffered a double whammy. After the doctors removed both her kidneys fraudulently at a local private nursing home four months back, Sunita's husband has deserted her at this critical juncture when she needed his support the most.

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NGT survey reveals dreaded diseases in Uttar Pradesh villages on banks of Hindon river https://ift.tt/VTNope8

Following the directions by the NGT, the health department set up camps in the first week of January in 31 villages, in which 1,311 villagers were diagnosed with these diseases. Now a report has been formulated and sent to the UP health department.

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Rollout of HPV vaccine in immunisation programme: Govt's likely to float global tender in April https://ift.tt/ILmbswi

In July last year, India's drug regulator granted market authorization to Serum Institute of India's indigenously developed HPV vaccine. It has also been cleared by government advisory panel National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) for use in the public health programme.

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Long Covid cripples millions & best protection is vaccination, say experts https://ift.tt/ILmbswi

The World Health Organisation (WHO) published a standardised clinical case definition of long Covid in 2021, but experts say diagnosis is still a challenge. Most Asian countries do not track the number of long Covid patients. Another study this month warned that Covid-19 patients have an elevated risk of death for at least 18 months after they got infected.

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Experts uphold universal HPV vaccination to save women from cervical cancer https://ift.tt/ILmbswi

Over 7.4 crore cervical cancer cases and 6.2 crore deaths could be averted in the next 100 years if 78 of the world's poorest countries rapidly deploy HPV vaccinations, cervical screening and cancer treatment report as key interventions of World Health Organisation.

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Omicron's XBB.1.5 is mild but effective at entering human cells: Experts https://ift.tt/ILmbswi

Omicron's XBB.1.5, which has been triggering Covid spikes in parts of the US, is comparable to other XBB subvariants in severity, but is less virulent than the Delta and BA2.75 variants of SARS-CoV-2, a study from Pune has found.

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'Constant danger': Life after leprosy, a long neglected disease https://ift.tt/ILmbswi

In 2021, more than 140,500 new cases were detected worldwide, nearly three quarters of them in Brazil, India and Indonesia, according to the WHO.

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Don't recruit doctors, nurses on contract basis, demands TN Doctors Association https://ift.tt/ILmbswi

The DASE general secretary said that the DMK in the past had not made such recruitments and that the present decision to recruit doctors on a contract basis through District Health Societies was against its policy.

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China compelling doctors to hide COVID-related mortalities: Report https://ift.tt/TVzfUjS

Authorities in China have also stopped adding to the official count, of COVID deaths that have occurred outside hospitals.China amid growing global pressure, revealed that around 60,000 COVID-related deaths were reported between early December and mid-December, 2022. The number is big considering that China maintained a death toll of around 5,000 since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

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IMA puts forward demands to govt ahead of budget presentation https://ift.tt/TVzfUjS

The IMA has sought a hike in healthcare expenditure from the current 1.1 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 2.5 per cent, as envisaged in the National Health Policy, 2017.

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OSSSC announces bumper vacancies for nearly 7,500 nursing officer posts. Here are details https://ift.tt/TVzfUjS

Interested candidates can apply for the post online through the OSSSC's official website at www.osssc.gov.in. ​​The last date to apply is February 17.

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Key posts in Tamil Nadu health department remain vacant https://ift.tt/TVzfUjS

The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors' Association says it has made several representations to health minister Ma Subramanian and state health secretary P Senthilkumar. The association has also complained to chief minister MK Stalin.

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China claims the COVID wave has passed its peaked https://ift.tt/TVzfUjS

According to China's Center for Disease Control (CDC), the number of critically ill patients in hospitals peaked in the first week of January, then rapidly declined by more than 70 per cent, says the Guardian report.

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FDA advisers back the same COVID vaccine for initial shots, boosters https://ift.tt/TVzfUjS

The FDA advisory group unanimously backed using those shots for the primary series for those who have yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as well.

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Novavax needs 6 months to produce annual COVID shots that match new variants https://ift.tt/mLhDlWS

The company suggested that the US Food and Drug Administration select the prevalent variant of coronavirus in the first quarter of each year, similar to the model employed to choose the composition for annual flu shots.

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Insurance Bill may not be introduced in budget session https://ift.tt/mLhDlWS

The General Insurance Council, a grouping of non-life insurers, has opposed the composite licence, warning that letting companies enter any segment will result in chaos and fragmentation of existing markets, an industry executive told ET.

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First intra-nasal COVID-19 vaccine, a glorious tribute to the call for Atmanirbhar Bharat: Mandaviya https://ift.tt/mLhDlWS

The roll out of iNCOVACC, the first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine that does not require syringes, needles, alcohol wipes, bandages, etc., is expected to begin in private hospitals that have placed advance orders. Initial manufacturing capacity of several million doses per annum has been established; this can be scaled up to a billion doses as required. The Government of India and several state governments have procured iNCOVACC in large volumes at a price of Rs 325 per dose and priced at Rs 800 for private markets, is now available on CoWIN.

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World’s 1st COVID nasal vaccine by Bharat Biotech launched on R-Day https://ift.tt/mLhDlWS

This vaccine has been specifically formulated to allow intranasal delivery through nasal drops. The nasal delivery system has been designed and developed to be cost-effective in low and middle-income countries. As a needleless vaccination, Bharat Biotech's iNCOVACC will be the world's first such booster dose. India will now have more options when it comes to third doses or precautionary doses.

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AIIMS-Delhi all set to alter teaching pattern for final year MBBS students https://ift.tt/mLhDlWS

An order issued by the director Prof M Srinivas, stated that it was revealed that students had poor attendance in lecture classes and they were more interested in coaching classes meant for preparation for PG entrance examination. Besides, the method of teaching and learning has changed significantly with a larger participation of online methods and simulation based training.

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Roche launches new test to detect fast spreading Omicron sub-variant https://ift.tt/mLhDlWS

The new test specifically targets the XBB.1.5 Omicron variant and will help researchers closely track the virus's lineage and provide insights into the epidemiology and impact it has on public health.

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Vaccine against cervical cancer to begin from June: Expert https://ift.tt/cnPIrL4

The Pune-based vaccine major, Serum Institute of India (SII), launched the madein-India vaccine Cervavac on January 24. It will cost about Rs 150 per dose to the Union government and around Rs 300, Rs 350 in the private market, sources in the Union health ministry said. The imported version of the vaccine available in the private market costs about Rs 3,500 to Rs 4,000 per dose. SII officials, however, refused to comment on the pricing.

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US FDA joins global regulators probing tainted overseas cough syrup https://ift.tt/cnPIrL4

Earlier this week, the WHO said it had expanded its investigation into contaminated cough syrups linked to deaths from acute kidney injury in Gambia, Indonesia and Uzbekistan to four additional countries, and called on governments more widely to ensure that medicines for sale are approved by competent authorities.

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Delhi doctor to be conferred Padma Shri award https://ift.tt/cnPIrL4

Delhi doctor, Prof I.C. Verma, currently Advisor, Institute of Medical Genetics & Genomics, at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, has become the only doctor from Delhi to be awarded the Padma Shri on the occasion of Republic Day 2023.

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Booster dose of Covishield offers best immune response: Lancet study https://ift.tt/cnPIrL4

Covishield and Covaxin are the two vaccines used in the majority of the Indian population. The four permutations for a booster dose evaluated in this study are primary immunization with Covishield followed by a homologous booster or a heterologous Covaxin booster and primary immunization with Covaxin followed by a homologous booster or a heterologous Covishield booster.

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Experts point at practical challenges as govt makes 3-month DRP mandatory for NEET-PG students https://ift.tt/cnPIrL4

This is a first-of-its-kind initiative for NEET-PG students to work in rural setups and treat patients. While the NMC may be well intended, it needs exhaustive ground research by state medical councils before rolling out the internships.

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Sun Pharmaceutical launches phenobarbital sodium injection in US https://ift.tt/cnPIrL4

​​SEZABY is the first and only product approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for the treatment of neonatal seizures in term and preterm infants, Sun Pharma said in a regulatory filing.

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OSSSC Nursing Officer recruitment 2023: Notification released on osssc.gov.in, application from Jan 27 https://ift.tt/cnPIrL4

The recruitment of District Cadre Group-C posts of Nursing Officers will be done in all 30 District establishments and 13 Medical College and Hospitals under the Health & Family Welfare Department of the Government of Odisha.

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Paracetamol maker Granules India posts 23 per cent rise in Q3 profit https://ift.tt/cnPIrL4

Consolidated profit rose to 1.24 billion rupees ($15.22 million) for the three months ended Dec. 31, from 1.01 billion rupees a year earlier.

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New oral antiviral drug likely to get Centre's approval for treating Covid https://ift.tt/BgiwDGj

The combination two-tablet oral drug therapy is likely to be recommended in India for use in patients with mild to moderate Covid, who are at risk of developing severe illness, a Union health ministry official stated

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Amazon launches a subscription prescription drug service https://ift.tt/BgiwDGj

Amazon sells a range of generic drugs through its pharmacy service. Some already cost as liitle as $1 for a 30-day supply, so the benefit of this new program will vary by customer. The program is limited to Amazon Prime customers.

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WHO investigating links among cough syrup deaths, considers advice for parents https://ift.tt/BgiwDGj

The WHO is considering whether to advise families globally to reassess the use of cough syrups for children in general while questions over the safety of some of these products are unresolved. WHO experts are evaluating the evidence for whether, or when, such products are medically necessary for children.

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After Co-WIN, govt launches U-WIN to digitise India's universal immunisation programme https://ift.tt/BgiwDGj

The U-WIN is going to be the single source of information for immunisation services, updating vaccination status, delivery outcome, planning of RI sessions and reports like antigen-wise coverage, etc. The platform will be used to register and vaccinate every pregnant woman, record her delivery outcome, register every newborn delivery, administer birth doses and all vaccination events thereafter.

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Researchers working on the COVID vaccine that people can drink https://ift.tt/BgiwDGj

The vaccine, called QYNDR, completed its phase 1 clinical trial and is currently waiting on more funding to conduct the more detailed, advanced trials that could actually bring the vaccine to market, reports CNET.

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Neurological rehabilitation aids out of common man's reach: Nimhans chief https://ift.tt/BgiwDGj

At this point in time, many are in the developmental stage and are quite expensive. Also, they are not easily available. Devices, sensors, robotic approaches, or clothing suitable for patients with disability are becoming available but are outside the reach of most: Dr Pratima Murthy

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WHO seeks $2.5 bn for health emergency responses in 2023 https://ift.tt/BgiwDGj

We're witnessing an unprecedented convergence of crises that demands an unprecedented response : WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

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NHM Haryana CHO Admit Card 2023 released on nhmharyana.gov.in, download here https://ift.tt/VA81ODh

The NHM Haryana CHO Admit Card 2023 can be downloaded on the official website through candidate login using their User ID and Password. The written examination will be conducted on January 29, 2023. Document verification of the selected students will be done from February 6 to 14, 2023. The merit list will be declared on February 17, 2023, on NHM Website only.

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Woman's right to choose whether to continue pregnancy or not, says HC; allows termination of 32-week pregnancy with foetal abnormalities https://ift.tt/VA81ODh

​​A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and S G Dige, in its judgment of January 20, a copy of which was made available on Monday, refused to accept the medical board's view that even though the foetus has serious abnormalities it should not be terminated as the pregnancy is almost at its fag end.

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Union Budget 2023: Home Healthcare players seek tax incentives for industry to proliferate https://ift.tt/VA81ODh

ETHealthworld spoke to home healthcare players in India to understand their expectations from Union Budget 2023-24, which could provide a new impetus to the home healthcare industry.

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'Not afraid of the virus': Wuhan turns the page on COVID, three years on https://ift.tt/VA81ODh

As China celebrated Lunar New Year this week, Wuhan was unrecognisable compared to the apocalyptic scenes that gripped the city of 11 million in early 2020.

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Pharmacists should become health care providers: Intl body chief https://ift.tt/VA81ODh

Expressing belief that 60 per cent of pharmacists in India are women and if they are trained, they can provide better services to customers, Jagannath S Shinde said community training is being provided by the organization to upgrade their knowledge.

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Glenmark launches AKYNZEO I.V. for preventing chemotherapy induced nausea https://ift.tt/VA81ODh

AKYNZEO I.V. is a fixed dose combination of fosnetupitant (235 mg) and palonosetron (0.25 mg), and is available as a ready-to-dilute I.V. injection. It is administered as a single infusion 30 minutes prior to the start of each chemotherapy cycle that helps prevent, both, acute and delayed phases of CINV.

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Delhi doctors second WHO claim: Even a little alcohol can hit your health https://ift.tt/kG9Si3z

There is bad news for bacchus lovers, as the World Health Organization has warned that even a peg or two or a glass of wine is not good for health. Contrary to the popular belief that small quantities of liquor aren’t bad to health, cardiologists and oncologists across the city agree with the UN health body’s statement, saying that there is no “therapeutic" role of alcohol in cardioprotection and even a small amount can cause significant damage, as far as cancer is concerned.

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BioRRAP to reduce wait period for scholars to purchase lab equipment https://ift.tt/kG9Si3z

The BioRRAP is run by the Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science & Technology. “The portal will act as a bridge between researchers and the agencies and will expedite the approval process of bio-based projects.

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Study finds death of cells linked to ultraviolet light emitting devices https://ift.tt/kG9Si3z

Using three different cell lines- adult human skin keratinocytes, human foreskin fibroblasts, and mouse embryonic fibroblasts- the researchers found that the use of these UV emitting devices for just one 20-minute session leds to between 20 and 30 per cent cell death, while three consecutive 20-minute exposures caused between 65 and 70 per cent of the exposed cells to die.

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US Justice Department investigating Abbott baby formula plant https://ift.tt/kG9Si3z

Abbott is one of just four companies that produce 90 per cent of US formula, and its February recall of several leading brands, including Similac, squeezed supplies that had already been strained by supply chain disruptions and stockpiling during COVID-19 shutdowns. The FDA has faced intense criticism for taking months to close the plant and then negotiate its reopening.

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Active Covid cases in India climb to 1,960, daily positivity rate at 0.10 per cent https://ift.tt/kG9Si3z

The death toll stands at 5,30,733, with one fatality reported by Meghalaya and two by Gujarat in the last 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am stated.The daily positivity was recorded at 0.10 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.08 per cent.

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First made-in-India intranasal COVID vaccine to be launched on Republic Day https://ift.tt/kG9Si3z

The company had earlier announced that it would price the intranasal vaccine at Rs 325 per shot for procurement by the government, and 800 per shot for private vaccination centres.

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Researchers reveal women shows higher risk of developing cancer in both breast https://ift.tt/O1QWC34

The study used data from 15,104 prospectively followed women in the Cancer Risk Estimates Related to Susceptibility (CARRIERS) consortium. The researchers found that patients who carry a germline BRCA1, BRCA2 or CHEK2 mutation have at least a twofold increased risk of developing cancer in both breasts, known as contralateral breast cancer.

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Cooperation needed among multilateral organisations to deal with future outbreaks: Poonawalla https://ift.tt/O1QWC34

Poonawalla pitched for advancing vaccine equity and global harmonisation of regulatory standards to allow vaccine manufacturers to make a better real-time impact.

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Lupin recalls over 16k bottles of generic tuberculosis drug in US https://ift.tt/O1QWC34

The affected lot has been produced at Lupin's Aurangabad plant and marketed in the US by Baltimore-based Lupin Pharmaceuticals.

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Pharma industrialists seek power subsidy, tax rebates from govt https://ift.tt/O1QWC34

Pointing out that India was behind in the research and development field in the industry, other industrialists appealed to the government to come up with innovative schemes to promote it.

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Novartis warns US plan to curb drug prices could hit key research https://ift.tt/O1QWC34

While small molecule chemical drugs will be subject to negotiated drug prices nine years after regulatory approval, biological drugs made from living cells would not be affected until after 13 years, according to the legislation

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MPPSC MO Registration 2023: Application process begins for 1456 Medical Officer posts, apply here https://ift.tt/O1QWC34

Candidates may note that the online registration process for Madhya Pradesh Medical Officer 2023 will remain open till February 19, 2023,up to 12:00 PM. The application correction window for MO recruitment will be open from January 25, 2023,to February 21, 2023. Through this recruitment drive, the MPPSC aims to fill a total of 1456 vacancies for the post of Medical Officer.

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India grabs attention amid global crises; WEF chief calls the country 'bright spot' in fragile world https://ift.tt/O1QWC34

Most business and political leaders from India and other countries lauded India's commitment to climate goals and its return to a growth path after the coronavirus pandemic.

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7 months on, Unani medicine college waits for government fund https://ift.tt/fsPmTxz

According to officials, if the fund is not released by March it will lapse. Due to a lack of funds, the research work as well as the treatment of patients suffering from these diseases is pending.

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Gavi launches INFUSE 2.0, to accelerate immunisation systems upgrades for world’s most in-need countries https://ift.tt/fsPmTxz

By 2030, INFUSE 2.0 expects to secure at least $500 million in private investment to promote access to new and under-used vaccines and immunisation innovations in the fight against deadly and debilitating infectious diseases.

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India's G20 presidency bolstering voice of Global South: Dr Alyoade Alakija https://ift.tt/fsPmTxz

Lauding India’s efforts towards the G20 presidency Dr Alakjia said India is going to define the global health architecture for the next many decades because it is going to be decided in these few months.

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Biggest challenge during pandemic was negotiating politics: Pfizer https://ift.tt/fsPmTxz

Albert Bourla, who was speaking on Thursday on a panel on pandemic preparedness at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, said mask-wearing, vaccine efficacy or questions about delivering the vaccines were all politicised and were constant obstacles for vaccine-makers.

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Covaxin was not a fluke, says Bharat Biotech MD https://ift.tt/fsPmTxz

As there was a high pressure to manufacture an indigenous vaccine within a time limit, we produced the first covaxin in 30 days in an extremely challenging environment : Suchitra Ella

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Doctors' body seeks postponement of NEET PG-2023 by two-three months https://ift.tt/fsPmTxz

The doctors' association said medical students are in a state of turmoil and unable to concentrate on their studies due to major ongoing issues related to the early scheduled date for NEET PG-2023.

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SC asks AIIMS to examine if abortion of 29-week pregnant B Tech student possible https://ift.tt/fsPmTxz

A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala asked AIIMS to submit their report after the medical examination of an unmarried 20-year-old B.Tech student to the court. It also asked the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) to assist the court in the case.

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Strong supporter of global health agenda set under India's G20 Presidency, says WHO envoy https://ift.tt/fsPmTxz

Stephanie Seydoux said that India's G20 health agenda is focused, well articulated, and speaks to the priorities of the day. She further added that it is time to discuss the global health architecture, preparedness and response, and see how to move this forward in order to be better prepared in the future.

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Few govt seats, expensive private ones cause stress to medicos in Gujarat https://ift.tt/eMp5sG8

Students who do not get admission to government medical colleges, are reeling from stress due to the high fees at private medical colleges. This is the major source of pressure for students, apart from issues pertaining to family, society, and relationships: Dr Nimesh Parikh

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Senegal institute to get $50 mln to make vaccines for Global South https://ift.tt/eMp5sG8

CEPI, a global initiative headquartered in Norway, is creating a network of vaccine manufacturers in developing countries to help boost capacity and reserves for future outbreaks and pandemics.

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Kotak Pre-IPO fund buys minority stake in stent maker SMT https://ift.tt/eMp5sG8

The Rs 2,000-crore Kotak fund, an India-focused late-stage alternative investment fund (AIF), primarily focuses on investments in late-stage companies. Investors in the fund as its limited partners include family offices such as Catamaran of Infosys cofounder NR Narayana Murthy, and Skywalker of Rubamin group.

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Ideas suggested by NGOs, docs will be included in the Health Bill: Govt https://ift.tt/eMp5sG8

A separate consultation with civil rights groups on the Bill saw the activists welcoming the move to bring the Act. They said rules should be framed to make it easier for patients to access healthcare facilities.

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White Ribbon Alliance India (WRAI) launches course for respectful maternity care for health care providers https://ift.tt/eMp5sG8

The course was developed in partnership with Aastrika foundation, a Nilekani Philanthropies Initiative. The aim of this online program is to enable healthcare workers, from both the public and private sectors, to integrate RMC into their day-to-day services and to enhance the experience of maternity care that women avail.

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India to face 'tsunami' of chronic diseases like cancer: US-based oncologist https://ift.tt/eMp5sG8

As per the Globocan estimates, the cancer burden worldwide is expected to be 28.4 million cases in 2040, a 47 per cent rise from 2020, due to demographic changes. This may escalate by increasing risk factors associated with globalisation and a growing economy.

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NIMHANS develops first-of-its-kind tool to measure work stress https://ift.tt/HKdrNp3

The tool is free to use and is offered by Nimhans in several languages as both a mobile app and a web link. Dr Gautham M S of the Nimhans Centre for Public Health, who oversaw the study that led to the creation of the tool, reportedly said that harmful work stress has been related to numerous non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including mental illnesses, diabetes, and hypertension.

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Tamil Nadu waits for Centre's nod to fill 6 medical seats that remain vacant after counselling https://ift.tt/HKdrNp3

These seats were not filled even after four rounds of online counselling - two normal rounds plus one mop-up and one stray round by the centre and the deadline for admissions ended on December 29.

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India in advanced stage to deliver on global plan for new TB vaccine by 2025: Mansukh Mandaviya https://ift.tt/HKdrNp3

The minister said India recently launched a very unique campaign of community engagement, 'Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan', which aims to provide TB patients with increased nutritional diagnostic and vocational support delivered through the community.

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Merck set to remove cancer-causing chemical from top diabetes drugs https://ift.tt/HKdrNp3

The company submitted a report to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulators after identifying the root cause for the presence of a nitrosamine called NTTP in certain batches of the drugs, according to the report, which cited a person familiar with the situation.

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Govt forms select panel to finalise Right to Health Bill https://ift.tt/HKdrNp3

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has appealed to the state government to make certain amendments to the Bill, which was referred to the select committee in the last assembly session.

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India story in fight against Covid a global example, says Gates Foundation CEO https://ift.tt/HKdrNp3

The government of India's stated ambition to try and tackle both, the issues of pandemic preparedness and global health response, so that we can both finish the job on COVID and be ready to address the next pandemic, and also to think about these wider development challenges and using new tools like the digital financial infrastructure that India has developed through UPI. Additionally, new initiatives like the use of environment Digital Health Initiative, we'll be able to use in Africa and other parts of the developing world, said Mark Suzman.

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G20 Health Working Group meeting: India to play proactive role in negotiations https://ift.tt/HKdrNp3

India is known as the Pharmacy of the World and the country will be able to utilise the agenda (of the Working Group) to promote distributed manufacturing of vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics globally so as to manage future health emergencies: Lav Agarwal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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COVID 19's XBB.1.5 variant cases rise to 26 in India: INSACOG https://ift.tt/LgTXWUD

The cases of XBB.1.5 variant have been found across 11 states and Union territories till now, including Delhi, Maharashtra and West Bengal, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) said.

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Glenmark launches Sacu VTM to treat chronic heart failure https://ift.tt/LgTXWUD

Sacu VTM, the brand name for Glenmark’s ‘sacubitril + valsartan’ tablets are affordably priced at INR 19 per tablet for a dose of 50mg. It has been claimed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalisations and to improve symptoms associated with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

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India records 89 COVID cases in last 24 hours, lowest since March 2020 https://ift.tt/LgTXWUD

The Union Health Ministry updated that India’s active cases declined to 2,035. The total COVID-19 case tally now stood at 4.46 crore. The active caseload was updated owing to the 1,63,342 COVID tests conducted in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that a total of 91.34 crores of COVID-19 tests have been conducted in India so far.

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Private hospitals to shun govt schemes if Assembly passes Right to Health Bill https://ift.tt/LgTXWUD

The Bill was presented in the Assembly in September last year but had to be recalled after objections from the Opposition and private hospitals. The health department then invited suggestions from the protesting groups and prepared a revised draft that is to be presented in the budget session.

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Ukraine returned medical students future remains a tragedy https://ift.tt/LgTXWUD

Ten months post the evacuation from Ukraine, medical students are still confused and concerned regarding their medical careers. Approximately of the 15,783 medical students who returned from Ukraine, 640 have returned to Ukraine and nearly 170 students have been granted admission to partner universities in different countries under the NMC’s academic mobility programme while the remaining 14,973 have opted for online classes and are still struggling with their academic careers.

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Ukraine returned medical students future remains a tragedy https://ift.tt/LgTXWUD

Ten months post the evacuation from Ukraine, medical students are still confused and concerned regarding their medical careers. Approximately of the 15,783 medical students who returned from Ukraine, 640 have returned to Ukraine and nearly 170 students have been granted admission to partner universities in different countries under the NMC’s academic mobility programme while the remaining 14,973 have opted for online classes and are still struggling with their academic careers.

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Health records of over 10 crore linked digitally to Ayushman Bharat Health Account https://ift.tt/LgTXWUD

On September 2021, the prime minister had announced the nationwide roll-out of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) which aims to develop the backbone necessary to support the integrated digital health infrastructure of the country.

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India's First G20 Presidency: First Health Working Group to be held from 18-20 Jan in Kerala https://ift.tt/LgTXWUD

The health track of the G20 India Presidency will comprise four health working group meetings and one health ministerial meeting. The Centre is also planning to host a side event along with each HWG meeting to enrich, supplement, and support G20 discussions. The side events will touch upon topics like Medical Value Travel (MVT) and digital health; a workshop on collaborative research on drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines amongst others.

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Vaccines or villains? Government admits multiple side-effects of COVID-19 jabs in RTI reply https://ift.tt/LgTXWUD

The startling revelations are made by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in an RTI reply to Pune businessman Prafful Sarda.

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Hybrid immunity will save India from variant driving China surge: Experts https://ift.tt/1gsCE4t

Scientists worldwide have been researching hybrid immunity to learn more about the phenomenon. Early investigations discovered that serum samples from vaccinated individuals who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 fought off the virus better than samples from those who were vaccinated, but had never been infected.

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Swiggy rolls out ambulance service for delivery partners https://ift.tt/1gsCE4t

Delivery partners can reach the ambulance service instantly by tapping the SOS button on the partner app or through a toll-free number. The current average response time is 12 minutes.

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Anti-vaccine misinformation hampers the conversation about genuine vaccine injuries https://ift.tt/1gsCE4t

With more than 13 billion doses administered to date, we know COVID vaccines are overwhelmingly safe, effective, and a vital tool that must continue to underpin the pandemic response. In very rare cases though, vaccines can be linked to serious injuries and even death. Vaccine injuries (also often called adverse events) are a difficult area in which to carry out research or advocacy, partly because anti-vaccine communities persistently muddy the waters with misinformation and abuse. This does a disservice to those who have a genuine vaccine injury.

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WHO welcomes China COVID death data, asks info on virus origin https://ift.tt/1gsCE4t

While the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has earlier reported that Omicron sublineages BA.5.2 and BF.7 are currently circulating, WHO continues to ask that further sequences be shared with open access databases such as GISAID for deeper phylogenetic analyses, and for continued collaboration with technical groups working on virus evolution, clinical care, and beyond.

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NEET PG blues: No seats in Chennai, Puducherry https://ift.tt/1gsCE4t

The online submission of applications began on January 7, but several candidates began the process only on Friday when the centre extended the cut-off dates for completion of the internship to June 2023.Tamil Nadu, which has the highest number of medical colleges in the country, is likely to have many students appearing for the post-graduate examination.

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India reports 104 new COVID in last 24 hours https://ift.tt/1gsCE4t

There is a slight drop in the COVID cases as compared to January 13, when the number of active cases were 2,257. The rate of active cases stands at 0.01 per cent while the current recovery rate has been at 98.08 per cent, since last week.

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China reports huge rise in COVID-related deaths after data criticism https://ift.tt/1gsCE4t

In early December, Beijing abruptly dismantled its strict three-year anti-virus regime of frequent testing, travel curbs and mass lockdowns after widespread protests in late November, and cases have surged since then across the nation of 1.4 billion.

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SII's free supply of Covishield to Centre: First lot of 80 lakh doses set for dispatch https://ift.tt/ZFub302

​​Since the launch of the anti-COVID vaccination drive, SII has so far provided 170 crore doses of Covishield to the government.

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India endeavours to imbibe requirements of Global South in its G20 health priorities: Mandaviya https://ift.tt/ZFub302

Our Prime Minister has said that our G20 priorities will be shaped in consultation with not just our G20 partners, but also our fellow travellers in the global South: Mansukh Mandaviya

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USFDA pulls up Sun Pharma for lapses in Halol plant https://ift.tt/ZFub302

A warning letter is issued when the US health regulator finds that a manufacturer has significantly violated its regulations. In the letter to Mumbai-based company, the USFDA pointed out drug firm's failure to establish and follow appropriate written procedures that are designed to prevent microbiological contamination of drug products purporting to be sterile, and that include validation of all aseptic and sterilisation processes.

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US FDA, CDC see early signal of Pfizer bivalent COVID shot's link to stroke https://ift.tt/ZFub302

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday that a CDC vaccine database had uncovered a possible safety issue in which people 65 and older were more likely to have an ischemic stroke 21 days after receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech bivalent shot, compared with days 22-44.

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NMC allows foreign medical graduates to finish internship in India https://ift.tt/ZFub302

The Centre and NMC were discussing modalities to place these students in Indian medical colleges. While asking state medical councils to process such applications, the medical education regulator said such candidates must have cleared FMGE before applying for completion of internship in India.

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Uzbek cough syrup deaths: Noida company's licence cancelled https://ift.tt/ZFub302

A day after the World Health Organisation issued a medical product alert against two cough syrups manufactured by the Noida-based Marion Biotech Private Limited, the Uttar Pradesh government also suspended its production licence across all categories even as the test reports of the controversial cough syrup remain awaited. The company's name surfaced in connection with the death of 18 children in Uzbekistan in the second half of December 2022.

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Experts inform India's debut intranasal vaccine iNCOVACC will be a gamechanger https://ift.tt/ZFub302

Developed by Bharat Biotech, iNCOVACC has been approved as a booster dose for adults across India. Experts suggest that it will be a game changer for India's pharmaceutical industry and humanity's fight against COVID. Since the vaccine is delivered via the nose, right where the virus enters the body, it has the potential to block infection and break the cycle of transmission, as well as prevent lung damage.

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WHO calls upon countries in South-East Asia to accelerate measures to eliminate measles https://ift.tt/AH5lnko

As the pandemic hit, measles vaccination coverage, which had reached an all-time high of 94 per cent coverage for the first dose and 83 per cent coverage for second dose by 2019, declined to 86 percent and 78 per cent respectively, in 2021, leaving nine million children unvaccinated for measles and around 5.3 million children partially vaccinated against this highly infectious and killer disease.

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Japan's Daiichi Sankyo applies for approval of mRNA COVID vaccine https://ift.tt/AH5lnko

Approval would give Japan a home-grown mRNA vaccine of the type that has made up the bulk of its COVID inoculations so far.

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Global cyberattacks up by 38%, healthcare most targeted in India: Report https://ift.tt/AH5lnko

The report said that hackers like to target hospitals because they perceive them as short on cyber security resources with smaller hospitals particularly vulnerable, as they are underfunded and understaffed to handle a sophisticated cyberattack.

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Indian healthcare model must be aligned to regional requirements, local strengths and challenges : Mandaviya https://ift.tt/AH5lnko

Dr Mandaviya emphasised that moving with the philosophy of Antayodya, the government aspires to provide affordable, accessible, and quality healthcare services to each individual in every corner of the country, and called for a saturated and thorough approach that encompasses all aspects of health and has a noteworthy reach and impact on the community.

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NEET PG 2022 Special Stray Round Final Result released at mcc.nic.in, check here https://ift.tt/AH5lnko

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) had announced the provisional result yesterday i.e., January 11, 2023. Students can check the final result on the official website at mcc.nic.in. The result was originally set to be released on January 10 but it was delayed. Read the complete article below to find out more details.

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India's COVID-19 vaccination story should make every Indian proud: Health minister https://ift.tt/AH5lnko

There was a pro-vaccine tendency in the country, even as other nations were tackling vaccine hesitancy among their populations only because the government made it a point to take everybody along, and communicate effectively: Mansukh Mandaviya

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For second year, no admissions to Goa’s lone homeopathy college https://ift.tt/FZTPkRa

Though the college is governed by the health department, admissions to the first year are carried out through the directorate of technical education for students who have answered the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET).

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In new rules, govt set to cap steroid dose for hospitalised COVID patients https://ift.tt/FZTPkRa

The revised guidelines will fix the daily lower dose of methylprednisolone injection at 32mg or 40mg of predniselone or an equivalent daily dose of dexamethasone (6mg), irrespective of a patient’s body weight.

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Over 200 air passengers found COVID positive; samples show presence of BF.7 variant: Mansukh Mandaviya https://ift.tt/FZTPkRa

Amid the COVID fourth wave in the world, we're monitoring every airport. So far 8,700 flights have been monitored. Over 15 lakh passengers have been traced and out of them over 200 passengers have been detected as Covid positive : Health Minister

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Indian Hospital Industry to post robust performance in FY2023: ICRA report https://ift.tt/FZTPkRa

ICRA finds that aggregate occupancy for the sample set is estimated at 62 to 64 per cent for FY2023. With ARPOB growth expected at 8 to 10 per cent on a YoY basis, that translates to 15 to 17 per cent revenue growth. Operating profit margin (OPM) will remain healthy at over 20 per cent in FY2023, supported by improvements in payor mix, operating leverage and cost optimisation measures.

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Union Budget 2023: Custom Duty, GST major pain point expresses Indian Medical Device Industry https://ift.tt/FZTPkRa

As we approach the Union Budget 2023-2024 to be announced on February 1, ETHealthworld spoke with medical device manufacturers and industry stakeholders to understand what are their expectations from this year's budget.

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HLL pays Rs 122.47 cr dividend to government of India for FY 2021-22 https://ift.tt/FZTPkRa

HLL had a turnover of Rs 35,668 crore and a profit before tax of Rs 551.81 crore during the financial year 2021–22.

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Maharashtra gets 1,400+, GMCs in Vidabrha get 400+ new senior residents https://ift.tt/gSiDT9O

This was the long-pending demand of resident doctors for which they had resorted to strike last week. The decision is going to leave a long-term impact on Maharashtra’s public health system.

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Bayer flags new blood thinner as $5 bln-plus opportunity https://ift.tt/gSiDT9O

The first revenue outlook for asundexian, designed to prevent thrombosis and strokes, shows Bayer's confidence that it can replace revenue from one of its pharmaceutical best-sellers, Xarelto, which is set to lose protection from key European patents in 2026.

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Sewage sampling results indicating no upsurge or new COVID variant in India: Dr NK Arora https://ift.tt/gSiDT9O

The sewage sampling is being done and there also we are not getting any indication that either a new variant is here or there is a possibility of an upsurge of cases in the coming days or weeks: Dr Arora

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Govt panel likely to decide on Covovax as a heterologous booster dose for adults on Wednesday https://ift.tt/gSiDT9O

The DCGI had approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations for adults on December 28, 2021, for those in the 12-17 age group on March 9, 2022, and also in children aged 7- 11 years on June 28, 2022, subject to certain conditions. It has been approved by the European Medicines Agency for conditional marketing authorisation. It was granted emergency-use listing by the World Health Organization (WHO) on December 17, 2021.

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Delhi High Court seeks Centre's stand on plea on sale of coronary stents https://ift.tt/gSiDT9O

Currently cardiac stents are allowed to be manufactured, imported and sold "without or with negligible supporting clinical study" and, in the interest of public health, the Centre should develop a robust mechanism for approval of these devices similar to Food & Drugs Administration in the US: The petitioner, an advocate, said in his plea.

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COVID vax acceptance up globally, young people hesitant about boosters https://ift.tt/gSiDT9O

The data reported correspond to the third survey conducted between June and July 2022. Of the 23,000 respondents, 79.1 per cent were willing to accept vaccination. The finding represented an increase of 5.2 per cent from June 2021.

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Rule pain: Government Medical College and Hospital interns not eligible for NEET PG exam https://ift.tt/5lWa2E8

The 2017 batch MBBS students of GMCH were scheduled to appear in their final exam in December 2021 and undergo internship from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022. However, due to COVID, the schedule was disturbed, and the session got delayed. The final year examination was held in March 2022 due to NMC guidelines.

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Shortage of healthcare workers globally may rise to 10 mn by decade-end: WEF study https://ift.tt/5lWa2E8

Launched in the run-up to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2023 in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos, the report said the rise in healthcare spending has fast-tracked progress in telehealth, vaccines and precision medicine, but businesses and policy-makers must tackle worker burnout and boost access to health.

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Moderna considers pricing COVID vaccine at $110-$130 https://ift.tt/5lWa2E8

Moderna had previously estimated the commercial price expectations in a range of $64 to $100 a shot.

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Researcher claims mRNA COVID-19 vaccines can increase serious adverse events; calls for it to be withdrawn from the market https://ift.tt/5lWa2E8

Nations with higher mRNAs vaccine uptake have correlations of higher rates of excess mortality. While the cause of this excess mortality is not known, researchers analysing this data were unable to identify any other reasonable cause of the excess death other than the vaccines: Joseph Fraiman.

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Not NEET: Deadline throws out big chunk of students https://ift.tt/5lWa2E8

NMC, the apex body for medical education in India, released the date and information bulletin for the NEET-PG examination on Saturday. As per the notice, only those medical students who will complete their compulsory medical internship by March 31, 2023, will be eligible to appear for the examination.

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NHA introduces a new system to grade performance of hospitals empanelled under AB PM-JAY scheme https://ift.tt/5lWa2E8

Under the new model, the providers will be rewarded for helping the patients improve their health, which consequently will reduce the effects of disease in the population in the long term. The objective is to incentivise and encourage healthcare providers to focus on delivering patient-centric services. The new model aims to shift the focus of measuring hospital performance away from the volume of services provided and toward the value of healthcare services.

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AstraZeneca to buy US-based CinCor Pharma in $1.8 bln deal https://ift.tt/5lWa2E8

AstraZeneca said it will pay $26 per CinCor share in cash, a premium of nearly 121 per cent to the stock's closing price on Friday.

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Despite Centre’s COVID alert, precaution dose no.'s still low https://ift.tt/StsuhcW

If official figures are to be believed, between December 1 and December 20, a total of only 17,688 precaution doses were administered in the state as per the official sources. This averages to around 884 people taking precaution doses everyday during the first 20 days of this month.

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Demand for Indian generic drugs skyrockets in China amid Covid surge https://ift.tt/StsuhcW

Due to the massive short supply of Paxlovid, demand for Indian generic versions has gone up through Chinese e-commerce platforms. India has been persuading China to permit its pharma products to reduce costs for its citizens and to decrease the massive trade deficit between the two countries.

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'Health budget should be increased by 30-40 per cent to sustain growth' https://ift.tt/StsuhcW

The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry eyes on increasing the allocation for the growing need for health facilities and infrastructure across the country.

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International Year of Millets important step for recognising health benefits of millets: MoS Muraleedharan https://ift.tt/StsuhcW

Through education, research, and promotion, we can make sure that millet receives the recognition they deserve and help to improve food security and sustainability around the world: V Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs.

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‘Start dual degree programmes in AIIMS Bhubaneswar’ https://ift.tt/StsuhcW

AIIMS, Jammu and IIT, Jammu have jointly started a dual degree programme for a duration of 4.5 years for their students. Similarly, we can start dual degree programmes at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar and IIT, Bhubaneswar, said Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

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India reports 163 new Covid-19 cases; active cases dip to 2,423 https://ift.tt/StsuhcW

The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.80 per cent, the ministry said. A decrease of 86 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

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Quality tertiary healthcare, medical education prioritised in national health agenda: Mandaviya https://ift.tt/S3Uu2do

Mansukh Mandaviya highlighted that the new initiatives of "Heal in India" and "Heal by India" will give an impetus to medical value travel in the country and also fulfil the demand for skilled and qualified medical and para-medical human resources across the globe.

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China releases new COVID-19 control protocol, calls for monitoring mutated variants https://ift.tt/S3Uu2do

The 10th edition of the virus prevention and control protocol has been released in accordance to the decision to downgrade the epidemic management from Class A to Class B. The new version of the COVID-19 prevention and control plan calls for increased vaccination and self-protection and stresses on enhancing the monitoring of new variants and the use of the national influenza surveillance network.

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NEET PG 2023 registration begins, link activated on nbe.edu.in; apply now https://ift.tt/S3Uu2do

As per the official notification, the last date to register online is January 27, 2023. The NEET PG exam date was already announced and it will be conducted on March 05, 2023.

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G20 Presidency apt opportunity to showcase India's health innovations globally: Experts https://ift.tt/S3Uu2do

The professionals from across the country came together on Friday at the strategic roundtable, organised by the health think tank IHW Council, and discussed the need of mitigating the aftermaths of the COVID-19 pandemic by building sustainable and resilient health infrastructures and to leverage opportunities of using G20 chair to initiate discussions on holistic health at the global level.

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Covishield immune responses against COVID variants higher than Covaxin: Study https://ift.tt/S3Uu2do

Covishield elicited immune responses of higher magnitude and breadth than Covaxin in both seronegative individuals and seropositive individuals, across cohorts representing the pre-vaccination immune history of the majority of the vaccinated Indian population.

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1,000 UG AYUSH seats vacant in Tamil Nadu https://ift.tt/S3Uu2do

The state is planning a special "walk-in" counseling, besides additional schemes to lure students to these courses. Medical selection committee secretary Dr Malarvizhi said at least 369 government quota seats were vacant after two rounds of counseling based on NEET-2022 scores.

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China's COVID situation is dire - but it shouldn't pose a big risk to other countries https://ift.tt/S3Uu2do

Despite the popular perception that the current wave of infections is a direct result of the country lifting its zero COVID policy in early December, this isn't quite true. Cases were already rising in China before restrictions were eased.

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18% GST for doorstep medical services https://ift.tt/S3Uu2do

The ruling came after a south Kolkata-based startup, which runs an elder-care programme in Kolkata to provide services to senior citizens who live alone without any family members, moved the GST body.

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Delhi's overall AQI deteriorates, Stage III of GRAP reimposed https://ift.tt/im4p8lt

In view of the significant deterioration in the air quality of Delhi-NCR in the last 24 hours, the Sub-Committee for invoking actions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) met on Friday to review the situation. The Committee advised people to work from home if their positions allow. It further appealed to people not use coal and wood for heating purposes.

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Cyber-attack: AIIMS misses deadline for starting purchase of orthopedic implants via AMRIT pharmacy https://ift.tt/im4p8lt

The decision of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in Delhi to start procuring all orthopedic implants via affordable medicines and reliable implants for treatment (AMRIT) pharmacy from January 1 has missed the deadline, as the tender process could not be completed by November 30, 2022 following the cyber attack.

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Clinical trials of new BCG vaccine for TB to start soon, says former CSIR chief https://ift.tt/im4p8lt

According to the India TB Report 2022, the number of 'incident TB patients' (new and relapse cases) notified during 2021 stood at 19.3 lakh. On the government's aim to make India TB-free by 2025: Dr Shekhar Mande, former director-general of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).

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Soaring Covid cases shine light on China's healthcare gap https://ift.tt/im4p8lt

China's centralised healthcare system drives money and resources towards urban hospitals at the expense of rural ones, a disparity that has become all the more intense as cases surge.

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COVID-19: Union Health Minister cautions people not to panic, remain alert and avoid rumours https://ift.tt/im4p8lt

The Health Minister said that the government is alert and making all preparations. Meanwhile, in India eleven types of COVID-19 Omicron Sub-variants were detected during testing of international passengers at airports and seaports between December 24 to January 3, official sources have said.

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Test reports of cough syrup linked to Uzbek deaths yet to reach regulator https://ift.tt/im4p8lt

The drug controller, along with Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), is probing Noida-based Marion Biotech's facilities that manufactured the alleged contaminated cough syrup linked to the death of 18 children in Uzbekistan.

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Covid's XBB.1.5 variant cases rise to 7 in India: INSACOG https://ift.tt/im4p8lt

The INSACOG data also showed that seven cases of BF.7 strain which is apparently driving China's COVID-19 wave have been found.

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Not cow dung or medical oxygen but filthy environment behind mucor: Expert https://ift.tt/B7mQ34R

It has also been proved that cow dung or medical oxygen cylinders didn't cause the black fungus like it was reported earlier. Health workers didn't adhere to infection protocols in ICUs for the fear of contracting COVID. Our dirty environment spread much of the fungal spores: Dr Tanu Singhal at the 108th Indian Science Congress

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MPPSC Medical Officer Recruitment 2023: Notification released for 1456 Medical Officer posts, registration begins Jan 20 https://ift.tt/B7mQ34R

The online registration process for the recruitment will begin on January 20, 2023. The last date to submit the application form for the vacancies is February 19, 2023. The service commission will open the application correction window from January 25 to February 21, 2023.

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Pricing pressures, regulatory overhang affect margins of Indian pharma cos in FY2023: ICRA https://ift.tt/B7mQ34R

ICRA maintains an overall stable outlook on the pharmaceutical industry, led by expectations of continued steady revenue growth and comfortable profit margins. It expects the sample set’s return indicators, capital structure, and coverage indicators to remain comfortable, despite higher capex and R&D expenses, which are likely to be partly funded through strong internal accrual generation and available surplus liquidity.

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GE HealthCare completes spin-off, begins trading on Nasdaq https://ift.tt/B7mQ34R

The Company expects its addressable markets will expand from $84 billion in 2021 to $102 billion by 2025. The company invests more than $1 billion in R&D annually and generates approximately $18 billion in revenue across its four business segments – Imaging, Ultrasound, Patient Care Solutions, and Pharmaceutical Diagnostics.

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Pitch in to develop new medical colleges, T Harish Rao urges NRI doctors from Telangana https://ift.tt/B7mQ34R

The health minister said the state plans to construct superspeciality hospitals at Warangal, four TIMS medical centres around Hyderabad and an additional 2,000 beds at NIMS.

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Omicron subvariants BA.5.2, BF.7 driving China's latest COVID outbreak - WHO https://ift.tt/B7mQ34R

The data was based on an analysis of more than 2,000 genomes by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the WHO said.

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'Take PG medical seat allotted or be barred from NEET' https://ift.tt/M8toEDs

The stringent rule has been imposed to deter students from blocking seats and wasting these for the 2022-23 academic session. In the past, the MCC only penalised students by forfeiting their deposit money which ran into thousands.

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Simple nasal swab can provide early warning of stealthy viruses: Lancet study https://ift.tt/M8toEDs

Nasal swabs are commonly taken from patients with suspected respiratory infections and are tested to detect specific signatures of 10 to 15 known viruses.

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NEET SS Counselling 2022 Round 2 Provisional Result announced at mcc.nic.in https://ift.tt/M8toEDs

MCC has also informed the candidates that the provisional result is only indicative in nature and subject to change. The candidates cannot claim any right over the allotted seat in the provisional result and the provisional result cannot be challenged before the Court of Law

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India registers 175 new COVID-19 cases, active cases stand at 2,570 https://ift.tt/M8toEDs

187 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours. The active cases in the country stand at 2,570 and the daily positivity rate is 0.09 per cent and the weekly positivity rate is 0.12 per cent.

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Health ministry proposes amendments in NMC Act; new board to conduct NExT exam https://ift.tt/M8toEDs

Since NBES is also giving degrees under the Diplomate of National Board (DNB) and NMC under the Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Master's in Surgery (MS), it was felt that keeping them under one regulatory control will lead to better and standardised medical education in PG courses, an official said.

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Leading WHO advisers call for 'realistic' COVID data from China at key meeting https://ift.tt/M8toEDs

The WHO has invited Chinese scientists to a virtual closed meeting with its technical advisory group on viral evolution on Tuesday, to present data on which variants are circulating in the country.

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What is Omicron's XBB.1.5 Sub-variant? Should India be worried? https://ift.tt/C7REQl9

According to Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, Co-chairman of the National IMA Covid task force, XBB.1.5 is an upgraded version of XBB, a recombinant sub-lineage of Omicron that was found a few months ago in multiple countries like Singapore and later in India.

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Why China's COVID wave is stirring fear https://ift.tt/C7REQl9

China has only reported 15 COVID deaths since it began unwinding restrictions on December 7, shortly after which it narrowed the criteria by which deaths from the coronavirus are recorded. This has stoked concerns that the wave of infections is not being accurately reflected in official statistics.

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Centre's flawed policy leaves 6 MBBS seats in Tamil Nadu vacant https://ift.tt/C7REQl9

These seats were not filled after four rounds of online counselling - two normal rounds plus one mop-up and one stray round - and the deadline for admissions ended on December 29. The seats were not returned to the state government either.

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Up to 70 per cent of Shanghai population infected with COVID: top doctor https://ift.tt/C7REQl9

The steep rise in infections came after years of hardline restrictions were abruptly loosened last month with little warning or preparation, and quickly overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums.

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No second COVID-19 booster dose required: Govt sources https://ift.tt/C7REQl9

India's active caseload currently stands at 2,582, with 134 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry data.

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Omicron's XBB most prevalent sub-lineage circulating all over India: INSACOG bulletin https://ift.tt/C7REQl9

BA.2.75 at 46.5 per cent and XBB and its sub-lineages at 35.8 per cent continue to be the most commonly circulating Omicron sub-lineage. INSACOG is closely monitoring the situation with respect to XBB and XBB.1.

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EU to discuss coordinated response to China COVID situation on Wed https://ift.tt/T9HeC5s

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said last week it did not currently recommend measures on travellers from China. It said the variants circulating in China were already in the European Union, that EU citizens had relatively high vaccination levels and the potential for imported infections was low compared to daily infections in the EU.

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Passengers taking transit flights to India from high risk countries also need a negative RT-PCR report to fill Air Suvidha form: Govt https://ift.tt/T9HeC5s

As per revised guidelines, a mandatory requirement for pre-departure RT-PCR testing (to be conducted within 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey) has been introduced for passengers in all international flights from (high risk) countries. This will also apply to transiting passengers through the (high risk) countries irrespective of their originating countries before coming to any Indian airport: Lav Agarwal, Addl Secretary, Union Health Ministry

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Pune Municipal Corporation's medical college students to intern with private hospitals https://ift.tt/T9HeC5s

The civic administration has started imparting medical education through this college since 2022. The classes are being conducted from a municipal school in Mangalwar Peth areas.

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Smart ring for women to tell heart rate, oxygen level https://ift.tt/T9HeC5s

Evie is expected to combine health and wellness metrics to give a full picture of one's health including resting heart rate, heart rate variability, SpO2, respiration rate and skin temperature variability.

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China to confront multiple COVID infections with new Omicron strains https://ift.tt/T9HeC5s

Omicron is much more transmissible and its reinfection rate is expected to be significantly higher. An even newer strain known as XBB.1.5 is now spreading quickly in some US states, especially New York.

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4 cases of XBB.1 detected in MP https://ift.tt/T9HeC5s

MP’s three bordering states to the west, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan have more than 50 per cent of all the XBB.1 and XBB variant cases reported in India.

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Medical colleges in each district of UP this year: CM Yogi Adityanath https://ift.tt/T9HeC5s

​The Government also will plan to strengthen the infrastructure of the rural areas of the state. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to organise Chaupals in rural areas to solve problems faced by villagers and give momentum to the development of villages from January.

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Tamil Nadu to introduce mental health programme in govt schools https://ift.tt/T9HeC5s

In order to address mental health issues among adolescent children in government and government-aided schools, a comprehensive programme will be launched in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and seven other districts on a pilot basis from this month. The four-year programme, following the pilot study, will be extended throughout TN from next year.

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Government focused on improving infrastructure under ESI health scheme: Union Labour Minister https://ift.tt/4LdaMWN

The government was focused towards creating medical infrastructure so that workers of the country could easily avail the medical care benefits: Rameswar Teli, Minister of State for Labour and Employment said after the review meeting to explore the possibilities of expansion of ESI health scheme.

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Nat’l Medical Commission to inspect five new colleges soon https://ift.tt/4LdaMWN

With five new medical colleges expected to begin their first new academic session and four have already begun their classes in 2022-23, the medical education in the state has received a major boost.

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Canada, Australia, Morocco add to Covid restrictions on Chinese travellers https://ift.tt/4LdaMWN

China has rejected criticism of its Covid data and said it expects future mutations to be potentially more transmissible but less severe.

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Genome sequencing of 500 Covid samples collected in Dec being done at INSACOG labs: Official sources https://ift.tt/4LdaMWN

​​Principal Secretary to the prime minister P K Mishra chaired the meeting with senior officials and experts to review the status of COVID-19 in the country and compliance of directions issued by the PM during the review meeting on December 22.

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