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No link between sudden deaths & Covid vaccination, says ICMR study. Family history, lifestyle factors

For the study, published in Indian Journal of Medical Research, the Indian Council of Medical Research examined 729 sudden death cases in apparently healthy individuals aged 18-45 yrs.

ICMR urges scientists to develop accurate typhoid test — ‘existing ones could spur drug resistance’

ICMR scientist says existing tests to diagnose life-threatening bacterial disease 'not very reliable'. India reports nearly 45 lakh cases of typhoid each year, highest in the world.

India has sought Nipah monoclonal antibody from Australia, says ICMR DG

Every confirmed patient needs two doses of therapy. In latest outbreak of infectious disease in Kerala, 6 cases have been confirmed of whom two have died.

Eye on 2030 target on neonatal mortality, ICMR to study possible interventions to lower newborn deaths

According to Indian Council of Medical Research, for India to reach neonatal mortality rate of 12 per 1,000 live births by 2030, up to 430 districts need higher improvement rate than shown by 2017.

Better nutrition in TB patients’ families can cut down new infections by over 40%, says Lancet study

New Delhi: A first-of-its-kind trial supported by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found that improving the nutrition of the family members...

26.4% in Goa have diabetes, just 4.8% in UP — Lancet study on lifestyle diseases in India

Study done by Madras Diabetes Research Foundation & Indian Council of Medical Research underlines the differences of disease prevalence across states & regions.

11% Indians diabetic, 36% have hypertension, says pan-India Lancet study on lifestyle diseases

Results of the study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology show prevalence of generalised obesity & abdominal obesity in India stood at 28.6 and 39.5% between 2008 and 2020.

Fever & cough just won’t go away? Here’s why H3N2 is likely hitting Indians so hard

No. of H3N2 cases has doubled since last spike in 2021. Experts say low popularity of flu vaccines, comorbidities & allergens in air can be why people are becoming more susceptible to it.

Influenza subtype A H3N2 major cause behind respiratory illness flare-up across India, says ICMR

About half of all inpatients, admitted for severe acute respiratory infections, and outpatients, being treated for influenza-like illness, were found to have H3N2, said ICMR.

Different kinds of labels on food packs affect your junk-food buying decisions, finds survey

Survey, conducted by National Institute of Nutrition across five cities, shows most consumers in India don’t look for nutritional value of a product, but just brand name and expiry date.

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Maharashtra’s language war reaches West Bengal. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is the first victim

While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.