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COVID-19 vaccine to be out by first quarter 2021, will be happy to take first dose: Dr Harsh Vardhan

Govt considering emergency authorisation of COVID-19 vaccination and the vaccine is likely to be ready by the first quarter of 2021, Dr...

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AIOCD writes to PM Modi to bring amendments in telemedicine guidelines

Quoting the example of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) has written a letter to...

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Telangana: Doctors perform India’s first ever double lung transplant on COVID-19 patient

In a first, a team of doctors successfully performed lung transplant surgery on a 32-year-old COVID-19 patient, who was suffering from sarcoidosis...

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Healthcare should be available, affordable & accessible to all says Secretary, MoHFW

As a country we must try to achieve a mortality rate of less than one percent and healthcare should be available, affordable,...

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Wolfson Brands makes imprint in Indian market with Nutrafy to launch Wellness Products

Wolfson Brands, Global leaders in health and fitness supplements, has invested an undisclosed amount in Nutrafy India to grow its footprint in...

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Centre exhorts NE states to actively break COVID-19 chain of transmission

In order to limit the spread of COVID-19 in eight states of North East, the Central government has asked the states to...

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Rockefeller Foundation and ACCESS Health launch a report linking China’s COVID-19 experiences to the world

The Rockefeller Foundation and ACCESS Health International launched a new report on the role digital technology can play in response to pandemics...

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Countries in WHO South-East Asia Region to fight COVID-19 as ONE

The countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region agreed fully to engage in global discussion on equitable allocation of vaccines, medicines and...

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Abbott gets DCGI approval for Ivabradine, which treats heart failure and angina

Abbott has received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for its Ivabradine, once-a-day formulation indicated for patients with chronic...

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‘COVAXIN, India’s indigenous vaccine may be launched in early 2021’

There seems to be no respite from Corona in near future as cases are constantly on the rise. With more than 90,000...

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Kerala gets first dedicated COVID-19 hospital

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan recently inaugurated the first covid-19 dedicated hospital in Kasaragod district. Built by the Tata Group using prefabricated...

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Health ministers of WHO South-East Asia Region urged for greater investments, continued efforts and solidarity to combat pandemic

Participating in the 73rd Regional Committee Session of WHO South-East Asia Region the health leaders of the region emphasised on greater investments...

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ICMR approves HiMedia-Syngene COVID-19 antibody test kit

HiMedia Laboratories and Syngene International have collaborated to manufacture ELISafe 19, an IgG based ELISA test kit for COVID-19 now approved by...