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No heart issue despite hypertension in patients with short fingers: Study

Researchers in Berlin have spent decades on a peculiar hereditary illness that results in extraordinarily short fingers and incredibly high blood pressure in half of the members of specific families

Covishield production stopped in Dec 2021, says Serum Institute's CEO

CEO Adar Poonawalla said Serum Institute of India stopped producing Covishield vaccine from December 2021 and of the total stock available at that time, about 100 million doses had already expired

23 contact lenses found stuck in 70-yr-old woman's eye: US ophthalmologist

An elderly woman who thought there was "something in her eye" actually had 23 daily disposable contact lenses lodged under her eyelid, according to her ophthalmologist

Single-dose approach: Global cholera outbreak leads to vaccine crunch

One dose of vaccine has proven effective in stopping outbreaks, even though evidence on the exact duration of protection is 'limited'.

Senior citizens must exercise caution due to new Covid variants: Guleria

Scientists, physicians, and senior administrators suggested to ramp up surveillance and genome sequencing

New Covid strains, seasonal ailments may spike hospitalisation in winter

13 XBB variants detected in Maharashtra are all under home-isolation; the strain spreads rapidly and is said to be behind the recent spike in Singapore

Over 14.8 million US children tested positive for Covid since 2020

Over 14.8 mn children in US have tested positive for Covid since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, according to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics

Bangladesh reports its highest single-day dengue fever cases of 900

A total of 900 people tested positive for dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day spike so far this year, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said

Thane records 78 new coronavirus cases; active tally at 372

Thane district of Maharashtra has recorded 78 new coronavirus positive cases, which took its infection tally to 7,45,628, a health official said on Thursday. These cases were reported on Wednesday, and there are now 372 active cases in the district. The death toll remained unchanged at 11,962 as nobody succumbed to the infection during the day, he said, adding that the recovery count stood at 7,33,965.

Gambia urgently recalls cough syrups blamed for deaths of 66 children

Gambia has launched an urgent door-to-door campaign to remove cough and cold syrups blamed for the deaths of more than 60 children from kidney injury in the tiny West African country. Speaking to The Associated Press, the Director of Health Dr. Mustapha Bittaye confirmed the wave of child deaths from acute kidney injury, sending shockwaves across the country of 2.4 million people and around the world. The World Health Organisation has issued an alarm in response to the deaths. WHO has issued a medical product alert for four contaminated medicines identified in The Gambia that have been potentially linked to acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement issued on Wednesday. The loss of young lives is beyond heartbreaking for their families, he said. The four medicines are cough and cold syrups produced in India, said the WHO statement. While the contaminated products have so far only been detected in Gambia,

Haryana sends syrup samples to Kolkata lab after WHO flags Sonipat firm

Samples of four cough syrups manufactured by a Sonipat-based firm have been sent to the Central Drugs Laboratory in Kolkata for examination, Haryana's Health Minister Anil Vij said Thursday, a day after the WHO potentially linked them to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that four "contaminated" and "substandard" cough syrups allegedly produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited based in Haryana's Sonepat could be the reason for the deaths of children in the West African nation. A probe has already been initiated by India's drug regulator, the Drugs Controller General of India. "The samples have been collected by a team of the DCGA and Haryana's Food and Drugs Administration Department and sent to the CDL, Kolkata for examination," Vij told PTI over phone on Thursday. He said a senior official of Centre's Department of Pharmaceuticals spoke with Haryana's Additional Chief Secretary (Health). Vij said the cough syrups ..

New Zealand could face another Covid-19 wave before year-end: Report

New Zealand could be hit by another wave of coronavirus before the end of the year, a Covid modeler warned

Ajay Singh-owned SpiceHealth's auditor resigns, says busy with other work

On August 1 this year, Bubber Jindal and Company tendered its resignation as statutory auditor of SpiceHealth

Redefining 'death': Organ transplants, donation may get a legal nudge

The government is considering changing the definition of "death" in the law on organ transplants

How artificial intelligence is making diagnosis faster and more accurate

It addresses the shortage of radiologists and pathologists and frees up doctors to deal with complex cases

Most job vacancies recorded during third Covid wave were in health sector

Besides health, trade and IT/BPO sectors saw vacancies increasing during the pandemic's Omicron phase

Pharma supply start-up Saveo Healthcare raises $4.5mn in venture round

Company founded by 4 IIT graduates will use money to expand its presence and for improving technology

Torrent Pharma acquires cosmetic derma player Curatio for Rs 2,000 cr

First major acquisition by Aman Mehta after taking charge at Torrent Pharma in August

Stay committed to patients in India and Fortis Healthcare, says IHH

Taking legal advice on next steps to pursue open offer for 26% stake in Fortis

Spike in fever cases: Dengue, malaria, swine flu take over from Covid-19

Some cities like Delhi and Mumbai are also witnessing cases of leptospirosis and gastroenteritis fevers