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AIIMS Delhi Director hopes for early approval of Covaxin by WHO

The dossier of Bharat Biotech is under review since July.

Reports about mass transfer of AIIMS doctors incorrect: Health ministry

The Union Health Ministry on Sunday termed as "fallacious" reports in a section of media alleging that Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said there will be a mass transfer of AIIMS Delhi doctors. According to the media reports, the minister made the statement while speaking on the 66th Foundation Day of AIIMS on Saturday "The reports further state that the government will soon implement a transfer policy to introduce uniform medical standards in all AIIMS across the country. This policy will lead to mass transfer of doctors of AIIMS Delhi to the new AIIMS, while new doctors will be appointed for AIIMS Delhi," the ministry said in a statement. "It is clarified that the headlines of various newspapers quoting the Union Health Minister from yesterday's AIIMS New Delhi 66th foundation day event are incorrect and misleading. The Union Minister did not make such statements yesterday. These reports are fallacious, ill-informed and have clearly misrepresented the facts," it said. Mandaviya

We need at least 600 medical colleges, 50 AIIMS-like institutions: Gadkari

The Road Transport and Highways Minister was speaking at the felicitation of COVID-19 warriors in Karad city of Maharashtra's Satara district.

Mandaviya urges all AIIMS to coordinate to provide best healthcare

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday urged all AIIMS in the country to coordinate with each other so that the best healthcare can be provided to the public.

Covid cases in Kerala likely to come down in next 2 weeks: AIIMS professor

Kerala has passed its COVID-19 peak and in the next 2 weeks, a decline in cases should start in the state, said Dr Sanjay Rai, AIIMS Professor on Tuesday.Rai told ANI, "Earlier sero survey in Kerala suggest that most population was susceptible but latest sero survey shows that 46 per cent had antibodies due to vaccine or by infection. The measures are taken by the state only slows down the spread. By looking at the data of the virus spread in last 2-3 months, Kerala has passed its peak and in the next 2 weeks, a decline in cases should start. Just like North-East, Kerala should also start witness drop in COVID cases by the start of October as per the epidemiological picture."AIIMS will be starting Phase 2/3 trials of Hyderabad-based COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech's nasal vaccine soon and the application has been put to seek the mandatory permission of the Ethics Committee."It is very early to say but we believe that future is promising for Nasal Vaccine as it can ...

Ex-Mauritius PM Ramgoolam admitted to AIIMS for Covid treatment

Former prime minister of Mauritius Navinchandra Ramgoolam was admitted to the AIIMS Trauma Centre on Thursday for treatment of Covid-19, sources said

IIT Madras ranked best institution in India, IISc in research: NRIF ranking

Eight IITs and two national Institutes of Technology (NITs) figured in the top ten engineering institutions in the country

SC extends medical bail of ex-statutory auditor of Amrapali Group of cos

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the medical bail by eight weeks of the former statutory auditor of Amrapali Group of companies

AIIMS Officers Association warns of going on strike by month-end

AIIMS may see its Officers Association going on strike by the end of this month to press for their demands, including cadre review "which has not been done for last 30 years"

Second Covid wave not over, daily cases still above 40,000: AIIMS chief

'It is important for everyone to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour. If we follow this, then another wave will not come,' says Randeep Guleria

Indoor services of AIIMS, Kalyani likely to start from September: Official

Indoor operations at AIIMS, Kalyani in West Bengal's Nadia district are likely to begin from September this year, a senior official of the medical establishment said on Tuesday.

Jailed gangster Chhota Rajan admitted to AIIMS with stomachache

Rajan is lodged at a high-security prison since his arrest upon his deportation from Bali in Indonesia in 2015.

Mental health wise, all of us have been affected: Harvard's Shekhar Saxena

Speaking to Anjuli Bhargava from his residence in Geneva, Saxena says the severest toll of the Covid-19 pandemic may be on the mental health of large sections of the human population

Human-to-human transmission of bird flu rare, no need to panic: AIIMS chief

AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 virus is very rare and there is no need to panic.

12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu succumbs at AIIMS in Delhi

A 12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu died at AIIMS in the national capital recently, official sources said on Tuesday.

Third wave may hit by August-end, but it isn't inevitable: ICMR official

The ICMR official cautioned the states to be more careful and said that they need to look into their own Covid-19 data and check at which stage of 'epidemic they are in.'

AIIMS Director lists three possible triggers for Covid third wave

Waning immunity, the emergence of a more transmissible Covid variant capable of escaping immunity shield and lockdown relaxations can be the likely causes for possible third wave

Kerala CM Vijayan meets PM, seeks clearance of GST dues worth Rs 4,500 cr

Vijayan urged the central government to set up an AIIMS in the state as well

Where is NCDC? It should have been better utilised amid Covid, say experts

National Centre for Disease Cont­rol has expertise in disease surveillance and prevention, and collaborates with global agencies

People living with HIV/AIDS may be less susceptible to Covid: AIIMS study

The average seropositivity in Delhi was 25.7 per cent at the time when the samples from persons with HIV/AIDS were collected between September and November 2020.