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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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Topic: covid

In a 1st, ICMR to build algorithms for antibiotic use in common illnesses to curb misuse

ICMR is working on guidelines on empirical use of antibiotics. Misuse of empirical antibiotics leads to antimicrobial resistance, a major public health challenge in India.

Mark Zuckerberg alleges ‘repeated pressure’ by Biden-Harris administration to censor Covid content

The Meta CEO in his letter to the House Judiciary Committee expressed regret over conceding to the demands of Biden administration, and not being more outspoken about the same.

A biomedical engineer with a mission & over 80 patents: Meet ‘Vigyan Shri’ awardee Rohit Srivastava

The IIT Bombay professor works on making healthcare accessible via affordable gadgets, like a glucometer and urine analyser.

ICMR seeks retraction of BHU study linking high rate of adverse health events with Covaxin

Study, which said nearly 30 percent of Covaxin recipients suffered from one or other side-effects, is 'misleading', says ICMR head. Journal & authors threatened with legal action.

AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine worldwide, cites commercial reasons

Firm says vaccine has been superseded by updated ones that fight new variants & is no longer being made, supplied. Earlier, it had said its vaccine can cause a rare, dangerous side effect.

AstraZeneca reaffirms Covid vaccine’s safety amid rare side effect concerns

AstraZeneca recently acknowledged that its Covid vaccine Covishield & Vaxzevria 'can, in very rare cases, cause Thrombosis Thrombocytopenia Syndrome'.

‘100 times worse than Covid’: Scientists warn of bird flu pandemic after rare human case in Texas

Around 52% of humans who have contracted H5N1 since 2003 have died, according to the World Health Organization.

42% parents say their child’s school fees increased by 30-50% post-Covid, shows LocalCircles Survey

8% parents said their child's school fees had increased by more than 50%, some parents also said they have had to 'dip into their savings'.

196 cases of JN.1 Covid variant recorded in 10 Indian states & UTs

Odisha joins states that have detected presence of variant, shows Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium data. WHO has classified it as 'variant of interest' but said it poses 'low' risk.

Noida reports its first Covid case in months as 54-year-old man tests positive

The patient lives in Noida but works at a multinational company in Gurugram, according to Gautam Buddh Nagar Chief Medical Officer Dr Sunil Sharma.

On Camera

Indians should adopt stray dogs. It’s what Hindu value system teaches

Compassion and cohabitation with animals are ingrained in the Indian value system. A humane solution must be found for the rising conflict between man and free-range animals.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Centre appoints Army ex-vice chief Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani as military adviser to NSC Secretariat

New Delhi: Former Indian Army Vice Chief Lt Gen N.S. Raja Subramani (Retd) has been appointed the new Military Advisor (MA) to the National...

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.