In a paper, researchers linked to ICMR’s antimicrobial resistance division & others said that while introduction of new antimicrobials offers hope, resistance may develop rapidly.
Interventions to be studied include administration of antenatal corticosteroids, early enteral feeding, immediate kangaroo mother care & use of continuous positive airway pressure.
Project by ICMR has been started in Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru, Indore, Shillong and Purulia as part of which 3,000 children will be enrolled and tracked over the next two years.
New Delhi: India’s top health research agency—the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)—is urging states to purchase and deploy a fully made-in-India hand-held portable...
Wastewater surveillance works as an early detection system for outbreaks, allowing public health officials to better understand and respond to public health threats.
Fewer than 10 percent of people with hypertension had their blood sugar under control & fewer than 66 percent of diabetics had metabolic disorder under control in 2019-21.
‘Miracle drug’ can cost Rs 13 lakh for haemophilia A patient annually, but reduced dose found efficacious & cost-effective in small trial. Larger trial is under way.
Chandrapur (Maharashtra): An India-made, low-cost, point of care (POC) test to detect certain life-threatening blood related genetic disorders including Hemophilia that enables even rural...
ICMR-NIN Dietary Guidelines for Indians 2024 term HFSS foods as those prepared with excessive fats, sugar or salt. Scientific panel giving final shape to food regulator’s labelling policy.
Survey also found a shortage of 82.2% physicians and 83.2% surgeons at community health centre-level facilities, considered crucial for providing secondary-level healthcare services.
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.
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