WHO Urges Taliban to Let Female Aid Workers Help After Earthquake
The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked the Taliban to lift restrictions on female aid workers in Afghanistan. This would…
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IIT Madras Creates Affordable Chip-Based Tool for Faster Antibiotic Resistance Testing
A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has designed a low-cost diagnostic device that can…
World’s First Human Spinal Cord Implant to Be Performed in Israel
Israel is preparing to make medical history with the world’s first spinal cord implant in a human patient, using the…
IIT-Roorkee Scientists Develop Potential Weapon Against Antibiotic Resistance
In a major advance against the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee…
WHO Updates COVID-19 Guidelines-Advises Against Routine Antibiotic Use
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued updated clinical management guidelines for COVID-19, recommending against the routine use of antibiotics…
New XFG Covid Sub-Variant Detected in Telangana
For the first time, a Covid-19 sample from Telangana has tested positive for the XFG sub-variant, according to genome sequencing…
Centre Plans Gradual Shutdown of National Polio Surveillance Network
Indian government is preparing to gradually phase out the National Polio Surveillance Network (NPSN), a nationwide system established by the…
India Reports New Covid-19 Variant NB.1.8.1 and LF.7 Amid Localized Case Surges
India has detected one case of the newly emerging Covid-19 variant NB.1.8.1 and four cases of another subvariant, LF.7, according…
WHO Applauds India for Backing Historic Pandemic Accord
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has expressed his gratitude to India for its strong support and…
India Recognized for Eliminating Trachoma as Public Health Issue
India has officially been awarded the Certificate of Elimination of Trachoma as a public health problem by WHO Director-General Dr….