EU, WHO Reject Trump’s Autism Claims on Paracetamol
Global health authorities moved swiftly on Tuesday (September 23) to counter U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks linking common medicines and…
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Red Cross Calls for Urgent Aid as Ebola Outbreak Strains Health System in Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing a severe Ebola outbreak, with local health facilities stretched beyond capacity and…
India Aims for WHO-Recommended Doctor-Patient Ratio: NMC Chairman
The National Medical Commission (NMC) Chairman, Dr. Abhijat Sheth, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to expanding the country’s medical workforce to…
NMC Directs Medical Colleges to Train Doctors Using ICMR’s Standard Treatment Workflows
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked all medical colleges and institutions under its purview to actively integrate and disseminate…
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…
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…