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Bharat Biotech, ExcellGene consortium to develop variant-proof Covid vax

The consortium is developing or designing a new vaccine concept that confers highly cross-reactive protection against numerous SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Free Covid-19 vaccination campaign lifted booster dose coverage: Govt

From a daily average of 4.7 lakh doses per day till July 15, the number of precaution shots went up to 20.4 lakh per day (from July 15 till date)

India working on indigenous kit to test monkeypox as cases on the rise

At present, 15 VRDLs are equipped to test for monkeypox, including the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune

WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency as infection count rises

According to WHO, monkeypox is a viral zoonotic infection caused by the monkeypox virus. It spreads mostly from human contact.

India's preventive healthcare market projected to touch $197 bn by 2025

India has traditionally focused on curative care as opposed to preventive care

Centre asks states to increase testing, vaccination amid recent Covid surge

Reviews Covid-19 situation in nine states where test positivity rates have been rising

Women in healthcare sector globally paid 24% less than men: UN report

The report documents a raw gender pay gap of roughly 20 percentage points which jumps to 24 percentage points when factors such as age, education and working time are taken into account.

Mylab launches combined RT-PCR test for Zika, malaria, dengue

Test can differentiate between seven diseases and give results in 2 hrs

No increase in hospitalisation, disease severity due to BA.2.38: Insacog

Omicron sub-variant BA.2's offspring BA.2.38 has not led to any increase in hospitalisation or disease severity, and a few deaths reported recently are due to comorbidities, Insacog said

These three sectors may sparkle if markets revive sooner-than-expected

While the Nifty Auto and FMCG indices are expected to rise 4%, the Nifty Health Care index may emerge as the dark horse

Biocon arm Syngene ends contract with Bioinnovat Research over graft case

Guljit Sethi of Bioinnovat was named in CBI FIR on a bribery case involving CDSCO official and Biocon Biologics executive

Apollo Hospitals, Singapore firm enhance AI-based tech for cardiac diseases

Move aimed to enable healthcare providers to predict risk of cardiac disease in patients and start intervention early

Covid-19: Experts bat for mixing vaccines in the wake of BA.2.75 variant

Senior research fellow at Oxford say BA.2.75 has several mutations in the spike protein, two of which are unique to it when compared to its parent strain BA.2

Health ministry building two 50-bed hospitals for Amarnath Yatra pilgrims

Health professionals, including doctors and paramedics, from 11 states and union territories will be deployed in batches

India's first mRNA Covid vaccine will be priced competitively, says company

Gemcovac does not require sub-zero temperatures for storage and transport, unlike two other international doses

India's health disorder

Dismal realities about health care in the National Capital Region

Centre asks states to step up surveillance to curb Covid-19 spread

States have been asked to screen 2 per cent of international travellers randomly with RT-PCR tests and send all positive samples for genomic sequencing

Delayed diagnosis, reluctance to take booster dose pushing severe cases up

Patients are turning up many days after onset of symptoms, say doctors

DCGI approves indigenous mRNA Covid jab for emergency use in adults: Report

It is for the first time ever that Covid-19 vaccine remains stable during storage even at 2-8 degrees Celsius

Education, health and personal care ads worst offenders: ASCI report

Regulator processed over 5,500 ads for its 2021-22 complaints report, 62% more than previous year