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'NMC orders to reduce fees for 50% students in private medical colleges 'unconstitutional' : Petitioners to Madras High Court.India sees steep rise in Covid-19 cases.Andhra Medical College plans to ...
Article about 10 months ago
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India registers 20,551 new COVID-19 cases.Intas & Dr Reddy's in race with PEs to buy US' AthenexMonkeypox virus can persist in semen for weeks after recovery: Lancet.AstraZeneca says Lynparza gets ...
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NMC issues revised guidelines for competency-based postgraduate training programme for MD (General Medicine).Max 40 hour per week duty, crèche facilities at hospitals: Health ministry releases draft ...
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Assam: IIT Guwahati sets up Centre of Excellence for medical research.All Medical Colleges to have Aadhar-based biometric attendance, implement HMS like AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital: NMC.Monkeypox virus ...
Article about 10 months ago
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Sir JJ Group of Hospitals to offer post-graduate course in geriatric medicine.Two painful sensations in the arms might indicate high cholesterol in the body: Study.Assam health minister Keshab Mahanta ...
Article about 10 months ago
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Lowering medical education standards can wreak havoc on society: Delhi HC dismiss plea challenging 50th minimum percentile in NEET PG.7 medical students charged for ragging in Madhya Pradesh.CoWIN ...
Article about 10 months ago
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Puducherry private medical colleges cut additional fees by 50%."New variant of Covid likely by November, may evade vaccine", says Krishna Ella.India records 19,673 Covid cases, 39 fatalities in a ...
Article about 10 months ago
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Telangana DME extends Duty Hours for Doctors, faces flak.No stipend as per NMC norms: Maharashtra medical college interns on strike.India reports 20,409 new Covid cases along with 32 deaths in the ...
Article about 11 months ago
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WHO calls on global community to "do one thing" to save lives on World Drowning Prevention Day.Alcohol deaths from pandemic drinking are predicted to rise.Monkeypox: CDC says US leads globally in ...
Article about 11 months ago
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Junior doctors made 'Scapegoats', Medical Associations condemn actions against Safdurjung doctors.India reports 3rd case of monkeypox; WHO declares a global emergency.Polio case found in New York ...
Article about 11 months ago
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Male infertility increases by 40% due to rising temperature: WHO.Assam reports 110 fresh COVID-19 cases; the highest in four months.The Superintendent of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital tested ...
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IIL hosts anti-rabies vaccine drive on World Zoonoses Day
Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL), a leading vaccine manufacturer organised a nationwide free vaccination drive against zoonotic diseases on the occasion of World Zoonoses Day on 6 July, 2022. ...
Article about 11 months ago
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Israel follows US in approving Covid-19 shots for its youngest children.AI-Driven Care Not Free of Biases Against Women, Rural Patients: UNDP Research.India registers 16,159 new COVID-19 cases, 28 ...
Article about 11 months ago
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Serum Institute urges the health ministry to include Cy-Tb injection in the national TB elimination program.India registers 13,086 new COVID-19 cases, active cases jump to 1, 14,475.Drug pricing ...
Article about 11 months ago
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Novavax expects COVID vaccine targeting Omicron in the fourth quarter.TTK Healthcare launches "Love Depot".World Bank creates funds to better prevent and respond to pandemics.Hospital room charges ...
Article about 11 months ago
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Serum institute seeks government nod to export Covovax to the US.Ukraine returned MBBS students sit on hunger strike seeking admission to Indian medical colleges.Niti Aayog bats for setting up green ...
Article about 11 months ago
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16 new medical colleges to come up in Punjab.Monkeypox is spreading in vulnerable groups, including children, warns WHO.Novartis to slash up to 8000 jobs globally.India registers 18819 fresh Covid-19 ...
Article about 11 months ago
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NMC bar on MBBS internship in another college challenge.DCGI approves indigenous mRNA Covid jab for emergency use in 18 years and above.FSSAI issues new regulations for vegan foods.Union government ...
Article about 12 months ago
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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals acquire certain OTC drugs from Wockhardt in the US.Maksun Biotech to launch new division 'Vezin Pharma'.AstraZeneca gets EU backing for targeted breast cancer therapies.137 ...
Article about 12 months ago
Members of the IMA chair a press meet at Gauhati Press Club
The members of the Indian Medical Association (Assam State branch) chaired a meeting at Gauhati Press Club on 26 June to announce the plans for Doctor's Day celebration on 1July, 2022.Dr. Manabendra ...
Article about 12 months ago
The Har Ghar Dastak Campaign: An insight
It was in the month of March 2020 when Covid arrived in India. And since then it has claimed lakhs of lives.After months of challenging trials and errors by various scientists in renowned ...
Article about 12 months ago
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BRICS nations stress on equitable distribution of Covid vaccines to fill the immunization gap globally.India registers 17,336 new Covid-19 cases along with 13 deaths.Covid vaccines saved 20M lives in ...
Article about 12 months ago
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8th International Yoga Day observed by Several pioneer hospitals in Guwahati on 21 June.Zimbabwe healthcare workers strike over wages, inflation crisis.Scientist comes up with methods to prevent ...
Article about 12 months ago
Narendra Modi officially inaugurates 8th International Yoga Day
"Yoga teaches us to cure what need not to be endured and endure what cannot be cured" - B.K.S Iyengar.Yoga has been a part of Indian society since the primitive age. It ...
Article about 12 months ago
Serum Institute's cervical cancer vaccine gets approval
In India, cervical cancer contributes to approximately 6 in "29% of all cancers in women. According to data, in India, Mizoram records the highest number of cervical cancer, which is 23.07 per ...
Article about 12 months ago
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India's first mRNA Covid vaccine is a gamechanger, can be stored in medical refrigerator.'Credit to healthcare' as Kerala tops with 42% stroke claims under Ayushman Bharat in 2019-21.Zydus Life ...
Article about 1 year ago
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China's Wuhan played role in amplifying Covid-19 pandemic, further investigations recommended: WHO.Union Health Minister chairs meeting to review Covid-19 situation.Covid-19: Daily positivity rate ...
Article about 1 year ago
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NEET PG candidate looses seat during upgrade from MD Gynaecology to MD Paediatrics, HC issues notice to NMC."First Time in History": Cancer vanishes for every patient in drug trial.Government plans ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Corbevax gets DCGI nod as heterogonous Covid booster dose for adults.Bharat centric education need of the hour: NE VCs in USTM.Diabetes drug leads to notable weight loss in people with obesity: ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Assam: National Health Mission organizes special cycle rally observing World Environment Day.India is inching closer to the Western figure of females developing breast cancer: Dr Rohan Khandelwal.WHO ...
Article about 1 year ago
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5 year old's samples sent for testing in UP's Ghaziabad suspecting Monkeypox Virus.FDA flags heart issues after taking Novavax vaccine.UHI will do for healthcare what UPI has done for payments: NHA ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Mumbai drives Maharashtra's Covid-19 surge; experts seek adherence to pandemic norms ahead of monsoon.Cancer-killing virus injected into human for the first time in new clinical trial.Government ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Consumer Comission orders ultrasound centre to pay Rs.1.25 crore comprehension in medical negligence case.Over 550 cases of Monkeypox confirmed over 30 countries: WHO.WHO: Covid-19 'getting worse, ...
Article about 1 year ago
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PM Modi's approval ratings surge to highest level since start of Covid-19 pandemic: Survey.Goa: 5 MBBS intern rusticated after ganja found in GMC hostel.Scientist identify new liver and kidney ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Twitching in the body can be a key warning sign for three major cancers.Antipsychotic safe, effective for resistant depression in phase 3 trial.Guidelines meant to stop cross pathy by doctors stir a ...
Article about 1 year ago
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India registers 2,124 new Covid cases along with 17 deaths in the last 24 hours.UCLA to pay record of nearly $700M in doctor abuse lawsuit.Admissions to eight new medical colleges in Telangana this ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Covaxin Phase 2 and 3 trials to resume in US after USFDA lifts clinical hold.Vaccine giant Serum Institute of India plans Africa plant in global expansion.AstraZeneca aims to transform cancer care ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Monkeypox reaches Israel as WHO confirms nearly 100 cases across the globe.Serum Institute of India seeks permission for Phase-3 trial of Covovax as booster dose in children aged 2 to 18 ...
Article about 1 year ago
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First human trial of experimental cancer-killing virus underway.A Rs 100 Med Tablet gives traders profit margin of over 1000%, shows drug price watchdog's analysis.Supreme court orders 7 point ...
Article about 1 year ago
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After cement, Adani forays into healthcare services.Huge demands for Ayush products, services; market size has crossed $18 billion: Ayush Ministry.India reports 2259 new Covid cases.India supplies ...
Article about 1 year ago
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NEET PG 2022: ABVP delegation meets Mansukh Mandaviya seeking postponement of exam.North Korea Covid outbreak is 'worrying' for new variants-WHO.Adani Group enters healthcare, will set up medical ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Global Covid caseload tops 524.6 mn.India records 1829 new Covid cases along with 33 deaths.In Europe's first, Spain aims to introduce paid menstrual leave.US FDA finds flaws at Sun Pharma's Guj ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Mumbai: MBBS students worry about internship before NEET 2023.Pain caused by TMJ disorders may be aggravated by the late menopause transition,The world observes World Hypertension Day.MBBS course in ...
Article about 1 year ago
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India's pharma industry is valued above $50 billion for FY 2020-21: Mandaviya.Omicron infection Turbo-Charges immunity in vaccination, claims early study.USTM faculty recieves DST-SERB International ...
Article about 1 year ago
WHO organizes 3rd Health for All Film Festival
Films have always been a very strong sources of entertainment and education for the people. More than 1000 film makers from over 110 countries have submitted short films for the 3rd edition of the WHO ...
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Cruise tourism has potential to grow 10 folds: Sarbananda Sonowal
Union MInister for Pots, Shipping & Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has asserted that Indian Cruise market has the potential to grow 10 folds over the next decade driven by rising demand and ...
Article about 1 year ago
40 digital health service applications integrated with ABDM
The Indian Government has always been very sensitive towards a certain section of the society which are financially weaker and cannot afford access to health services.Several health schemes have been ...
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Price of Covovax vaccine dips to Rs 225: SII
The Serum Institute of India (SII) Director for Government and Regulatory Affairs Prakash Kumar Singh had recently made a written request to the Union Health Ministry for the inclusion of Covovax in ...
Article about 1 year ago
Thousands participate in Yoga Utsav at Sivasagar
The Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, with active support from Government of Assam, organized a Yoga Utsav today at the iconic holy site of Shivdol at Sivasagar in Assam to mark the 50 days ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Pfizer's vaccines head Kathrin Jansen to retire this year.Pak detects 2nd polio case in a week, triggers concern over possible spike during Eid holidays.India sends critical medical aid to SL facing ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Advanced cancer: Two drugs show promise in early clinical trials.Centre's decision on mix-and-match boosters likely in two weeks: Official.Fortis Healthcare case: Sebi slaps Rs 24 cr penalties on ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Zydus Lifesciences gets USFDA nod for generic products.Coronavirus infection: Omicron variant likely to cause Upper Airways Infection in kids, finds study.Omicron-specific Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Medical colleges cannot start new courses without permission from the central government.India hopes 'Pharma City' in Hyderabad will break China's grip on the industry.One-dose Human Papillomavirus ...
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33 new ambulances gets added for Covid response in India
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare flagged off 33 Ambulances (13 Advanced Life ...
Article about 1 year ago
ISRN conducts health camp at Peren district of Nagaland
Indian Social Responsibility Network (ISRN), the sub awardee of Momentum Routine Immunisation Transformation and Equity (MRITE) with an aim to promote good health and create awareness on preventing ...
Article about 1 year ago
Doctors across India observe Protest Day
The Assam Branch of the Indian Medical Association observed a protest day today in the state to demand justice for Dr Archana Sharma.The protest was carried out by each state unit of IMA ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Government to operationalise Ayurveda Centres at 37 cantonment hospitals across The Country from 1 May.Roche's lung cancer gamble flames out as TIGIT digits come up short in phase 3.ReAlta gets FDA ...
Article about 1 year ago
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MGM medical college hospital to get additional five departments.Kerala High Court issues notice to Centre, NMC on Foreign Medicos plea seeking practical training in India.T cell immune responses seen ...
Article about 1 year ago
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BA.2.2 sub-variant sparks fresh Covid-19 concerns but scientists allay fears.British scientist says flawed PCR tests mistook common colds, flu for Covid-19.ASG Eye in talks with PEs to sell 49% ...
Article about 1 year ago
Longest vessel ever to sail on Brahmaputra river anchors at Pandu port
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways achieved a landmark on Tuesday when Ram Prasad Bismil became the longest vessel ever to sail on Brahmaputra river. The 90 meters long flotilla is ...
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Indian students look for new destinations to chase medical education dreams.Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant from pet hamster to humans, leading to onward human-to-human transmission: A case ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Guidelines to lower fees in 50% seats in private medical colleges to begin next year.The study says Covid patients with newly diagnosed diabetes may have transitory blood sugar disorder.Indian rules ...
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for expanding medical education in the country.Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday launched the Polio National.Biocon Biologics to acquire ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Bone Death is a major emerging aspect of Post-Covid syndrome: Study.1st round of counselling: 70% BDS, 40% MBBS seats remain vacant in Punjab Medical College.UNWTO and WHO call on lifting to travel ...
Article about 1 year ago
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Bharat Biotech's Covaxin gets the nod for human trials in the US.Much awaited book on communication for MBBS and PG medicos released.New data says Omicron is spreading and infecting those vaccinated ...
Article about 1 year ago
ICMR carries out quality check on RT-PCR labs
The Indian Council of Medical Research recently carried out a quality assessment of the 953 RT-PCR Covid testing labs. The result of the assessment revealed that 891 labs have passed the assessment ...
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Nagaland sees 59 fresh COVID-19 cases with 1 death
Nagaland has been witnessing slow rise of Covid cases in some places of the state in last couple of days. The state health department has been trying to curb the Covid situation at the same ...
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Assam start-up promotes black garlic for its multiple health benefits
Black garlic is not a new concept in the world of food but a product not promoted as a snacking item with multiple health and wellness benefits in the Northeast. Black garlic is basically raw garlic ...
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9 schools in Guwahati declared as 'containment zones'Dibrugarh University gets ISO CertificationNext pandemic: Antimicrobial resistance causes more deaths than HIV/AIDS and malaria combinedNight ...
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Assam logs highest single-day spike of 8,339 Covid cases.ICMR approves KRIVIDA Novus RT-PCR kit.Hoping diagnostic industry will be a major focus in Union Budget 2022 as it is the starting point to ...
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IIT-Guwahati conclave starts Jan 20 to promote start-ups
The Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati is hosting a research and industrial conclave from January 20 to 23 to promote start-ups and encourage industrial interactions. For the first time, ...
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Serum Institute of India has applied for full market authorization.WHO warns of "tsunami of cases" from Omicron, Delta.From January 10, front line health workers, government officials and elderly to ...
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Assam Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary flags off Traffic Interceptor Vehicles in Guwahati.Noted ophthalmologist from Jorhat, Hiren Saikia passes away at the age of 64.University of Science ...
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Precautionary measures taken across nation to restrict Omicron spread
Since its detection in South Africa, Omicron has been a cause of fear, affecting many lives across the world.Due to its rapid spread, every country has taken all necessary precautions to restrict the ...
Article about 1 year ago
Assam makes 7-day quarantine mandatory for international traveller
Omicron has rapidly spread to many countries over the world but researchers from various parts of the world say that it is not fatal but has the capacity to multiply or spread rapidly. Precautions are ...
Article about 2 years ago
World Health Organization worries over rising Omiron cases
The new variant of Covid, Omicron having the capacity of rapidly multiplying has been a matter of fear and panic. In India, the total of infected cases of Omicron has risen to 23 in only 24 hours. ...
Article about 2 years ago
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Two cases of Omicron variant detected in Karnataka.More than 124 positive cases of Covid-19 were detected in the last 24 hours in Assam.Cadila's Covid vax to be introduced in 7 states first.Airborne ...
Article about 2 years ago
Union Minister stresses on creating awareness on food choices
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar reviewed the activities of the food regulator FSSAI.She stressed the need to create awareness among the next ...
Article about 2 years ago
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Third Covid wave of magnitude comparable to the first two unlikely to hit India: AIIMS chief Randeep Guleria.India is likely to utilize only half of the vaccines produced in December. The last lap of ...
Article about 2 years ago
Blood test developed in India to detect breast cancer gets US nod
Breast cancer is increasing at an alarming rate and the awareness of the people regarding it will play a huge role in bringing down the number of its cases, said senior breast surgeon of ...
Article about 2 years ago
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Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal steps forward to promote AYUSH in Northeastern region.Cancer claims over 1000 lives in Mizoram last year.Single-day recoveries surpass new cases in Arunachal.No ...
Article about 2 years ago
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Europe is the only region with increasing Covid deaths: WHO.Officials say that US overdose deaths topped 1,00,000 in one year.India is likely to achieve 30% reduction in tobacco use by 2025: WHO.Local ...
Article about 2 years ago
Covid-19 claims lives of 45 doctors in Northeast: IMA
Since its start, Covid-19 has changed many things in various ways. Not only things, but it has also got many changes in people's life. The biggest thing, it has caused is that it has claimed billions ...
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Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma says that government is ready with plan to inoculate children in Assam.India allows foreign tourists as Covid cases decline.The Covid positivity rate in Assam stands at ...
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HelpAge India brings light into the lives of elderly
As the country slowly steps towards some form of normalcy amid the Covid-19 pandemic, this Diwali, non-governmental organization HelpAge India working for disadvantaged elders, celebrates the festival ...
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In India, Covid-19 vaccination to be available at the health centres.In Kochi, Ayurvedic patients can treat Covid category B patients.High Court restrains generic pharma firms from making, selling ...
Article about 2 years ago
How can telemedicine serve as a blessing in treating neonates
The first month from its birth, the health of a neonate is extremely crucial and needs complete parental attention. During this period, several babies might face health issues like respiratory ...
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Centre asks Assam government to enforce Covid-19 norms.India to build Rs1.200 cr ship for hi-tech research.Guwahati women create records by riding to World's highest motorable road.India is fully ...
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India registers 1, 67,695 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours.Assam scientists demonstrate Covid-19 cure potential of snake venom.Uttar Pradesh gets 30 medical colleges under Pradhan Mantri Swastha ...
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65% single Indians claim pandemic has changed their approach to sex
The pandemic and lockdown restrictions have changed dating for single Indians and shaped the way single people in India are approaching sex and intimacy. In its Intimacy in a Pandemic Report, Bumble, ...
Article about 2 years ago
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India Government keen to expand Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.Narendra Modi inaugurates Kushinagar International Airport.India crosses 1 billion Covid-19 vaccination, Government gears up for ...
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US surgeons successfully test pig kidney transplant in human patient.India records 14,623 fresh cases and 197 deaths in within the last 24 hours.Over 11 lakh Covid tests conducted in India in the last ...
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Covid-19 vaccines for children to be available soon
The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on Covid-19 has granted emergency use approval to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for children in the 2-18 years age group.Phase-2 and Phase-3 trials of Covaxin on ...
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National master plan for multi-modal connectivity launched
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 13 launched the PM GatiShakti - National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity which aims to develop India's infrastructure.The plan envisages a centralized ...
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India slips 7 spots to 101st on Global Hungary Index, 2021.Kamrup Metro witnesses 63 new Covid cases; the positivity rate stood at 0.93 per cent.FDA panel endorses booster shots for Johnson & ...
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The government applies quantitative restrictions on the export of certain types of syringes.Reports of World Health Organizations say that the World has failed to achieve the 2020 mental health ...
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How sex and intimacy can be normalized: Know here
Indian blogger, model, and TEDx speaker Anwesh Sahoo, along with comedian and YouTuber Kaneez Surka discuss physical and emotional intimacy, consent and the importance of sexual health and awareness ...
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Two-day Indo-US Health Dialogue begins on Monday
The 4th Indo-US Health Dialogue started on September 27, 2021. The Union Minister of State for Health, Bharati Pravin Pawar was India's spokesperson at the event whereas Loyce Pace led the US ...
Article about 2 years ago
Shelter For Urban Homeless: A Ray of Hope for Destitutes in Guwahati
Lucky are the ones who have shelter over their head and a few caring family members to live with. But not all are so lucky, but God still has a solution for them. The Almighty has sent some ...
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Meghalaya put up a poor show in NIRF rankings
North-Eastern Hill University in Meghalaya has been ranked 90th in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (Overall ranking category) by the Union Ministry of Education.The University has ...
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Dementia: Early detection is an essential first step
There are more than 55 million people living with Dementia across the world, with a new case developing every three seconds, says WHO. However, despite being the 7th leading cause of death and a major ...
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India to provide Covid vaccine to at least at least six countries
In order to help and support the developing countries with low income, India in January 2021 launched an initiative named 'Vaccine Maitri'. The name of this initiative which meant the vaccine of ...
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Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta launches unique mobile app
While having a conversation with a neuropsychologist a few days ago, Fit Northeast came to know that cases of dementia as well as Alzheimer's are more as compared to other neuropsychological issues. ...
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India's Indigenous kit Truenat gets approval from DCGA
It is RT-PCR which has been used for a quick diagnosis of Covid-19. While people were busy in the vaccination drives throughout the world, the Nipah virus started affecting lives in Kerala. It became ...
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Panel of 8 members to frame new law for drugs and medical devices
With an increasing number of cases relating to medical issues, medicines and medical products have become an integral part of everyone's life.It was on June 12, 2021, that the Finance Minister of ...
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India's second indigenous Covid-19 vaccine gets approved by DCGI
Among all the Covid vaccines used throughout the world, the Covaxin was the first vaccine to be manufactured in India by the Bharat Biotech. The Drug Controller General of India on 20 August 2021has ...
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US to receive Pfizer's Covid-19 jabs by October
According to the former head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US drugmaker Pfizer's Covid vaccination is likely to get authorization for providing vaccines to children aged between 5 ...
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Fit India Mobile Application - step towards a healthy life
These days, people around the whole world are very conscious about their health, diet and lifestyle. Some of them have used the days of Covid lockdown as a challenge to regain their fitness and are ...
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First Covid Sahayata Kendra to be inaugurated tomorrow
In a bid to decrease Covid cases as much as possible, the Assam government has set the target to vaccinate the people by September. Child in Need Institute (CINI), a National Level NGO is organizing ...
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Fit India Freedom Run in 34 districts of Assam
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is organizing Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 from today, 13 August 2021 as part of its celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav-India@75 throughout the country. ...
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Govt. of India takes landmark decision for Medical Education
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has taken a historic and a landmark decision for providing 27% reservation for OBCs and 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in the All India ...
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AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria Advocates Reopening of Schools
It was in March 2020, when schools were closed in order to break the chain of transmission of the dangerous Coronavirus. A few schools in some states tried resuming their classes but could not ...
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India may become the first country to have a DNA-based jab: Union Health Minister Mansukh MandaviyaOver 2.11 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses available with states, UTs and private hospitals: ...
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77.8% Efficacy showed in Covaxin Phase-III Trial
The Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech India Ltd (BBIL) has announced the safety and efficacy analysis data from phase-3 trials of Covaxin, which is developed in partnership with NIV-ICMR (National ...
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India Celebrates National Doctor's Day
On July 1, India celebrates National Doctor's Day in order to offer gratitude and thankfulness to every doctor. This day was first observed in the year 1991 as an honour to the former Chief Minister ...
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Drugs Controller General of India approves Moderna's Covid-19 Vaccine
Permission for Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for restricted emergency use in the country. "This permission is for restricted use in ...
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Include Covishield in Vaccination Passport with EU: Serum Institute
In a bid to relieve students and the business travelers, the Serum Institute of India has requested the Centre to take up the matter of inclusion of Covishield vaccine in the EU COVID19 vaccination ...
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Here are some tips and remedies for hair loss due to Covid-19
Many Covid-19 survivors have undergone the problem of hair fall. According to dermatologists, there has been a surge in issues of hair fall following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Stuti ...
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Covid found to reactivate a dormant bacterial infection
The research was carried out at the Indian Institute of Technology in Guwahati regarding the SARS-CoV-2 virus.As per the result of the research, it was found that the Covid causing virus may have the ...
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World Brain Tumour Day and Covid-19
In the year 2000, the German Brain Tumor Association announced World Brain Tumor Day on June 8. Since then, every year, this day is observed to make people aware of brain tumour.Being a health and ...
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Serum Institute of India prepares for the manufacturing of Sputnik V vaccines in India
The Serum Institute of India(SII) has received a green signal from the Drugs Controller General of India(DGCI)to manufacture the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in India.An official on Friday informed that ...
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Government creates milestone by launching the X-ray Setu app
Nearly 65% of the Indian population resides in the rural area. In the villages, there is hardly one radiologist against a million Indians. Healthcare in rural areas is not up to the mark. People are ...
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AIIMS starts Covaxin trials on children
As per a report by Prasar Bharati, the clinical trial of Covaxin has started at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Patna.Bharat Biotech International Limited has developed the vaccine in ...
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Serum Institute of India To Make 10 cr Covishield Available by Next Month
Replying to all the complaints by other states regarding scarcity or lack of vaccines, the Serum Institute of India has informed the Indian Government that it will be able to manufacture and supply ...
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Organisations that are serving Free/Economical meals for COVID Patients in Guwahati
The pandemic has been harsh. It has adversely affected numerous lives. People lost their jobs, faced health issues, financial crunch, emotional outbursts and what not. It's been a rough road for each ...
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Free Covid-19 vaccination drive put on hold in Nagaland! Know why?
Weeks after the Nagaland government announced free vaccinations for those aged between 18 - 44 years has been put on hold. Earlier the state government has announced that the vaccination drive will ...
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Vaccine shortage delays Covid-19 inoculation drive for 18-plus in Northeast
The second COVID-19 wave in India has proved far deadlier than the first wave as cases and deaths continue to increase at an unprecedented pace with more than four lakh positive cases reported every ...
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Know your Vaccination! It's Covishield vs Covaxin
Going through this pandemic was taxing but, we never forgot that "after a storm comes a calm". The announcement of the Covid-19 vaccination was a relief to our anxiety. Now we not only can get ...
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Covid-19 vaccine: Covishield most affordable jab, says Serum Institute of India
The Serum Institute of India (SII) on Saturday broke its silence over the pricing of its Covid-19 vaccine 'Covishield' and said that it is the most affordable vaccine available in the market ...
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Covid-19: Testing positive even after getting the vaccination, here's why?
Since the day this deadliest disease came knocking at the door, we have been eagerly waiting for a vaccine to end the mayhem created by it. We all like to believe that vaccination is the only way to ...
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Do northeast people stand a better immunity towards COVID19? Find out!
The undulated hills and valleys, the virgin forests, the cascading waterfalls, the crystal clear rivers, the lush green tea gardens, the mystic nature, the wildlife and varied, flora and fauna! People ...
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Indian vegan community set for 'Go Vegan' tweetathon
Indian animal rights and vegan activists across the country will use the Twitter platform to raise awareness about veganism on April 8. One of the key themes for the vegan movement in India is laws ...
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80 per cent Delhi residents often feel sleepy during work: Study
The fourth edition of a pan-India sleep study by Wakefit.co ranks Delhi-NCR as the top among those fearing insomnia across India. In Gurugram, a whopping 42 per cent of people complained about work ...
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Four in 10 urban Indians became lonelier amid pandemic: Survey
At least four in ten urban Indians (45 per cent) feel lonelier due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a new global survey by Ipsos has shown.However, a similar number of urban Indians also said their spirits ...
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Anokha Northeast India waiting for khul ja sim sim mantra
Arunachal boasts of cancer medicine Mishmi TeetaNorth-East India, based around the Himalayan landscape is historically, culturally and environmentally, distinct from the rest of India. Each of the ...
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Some healthy ingredients to include in diet to channelise women's inner body
Women have always been the epicenter of our family lives, and are now budding into entrepreneurs, impactful team players and opinion leaders that shape society and walk towards a brighter future. As ...
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Hai na hamara Bharat mahan?
India has sufficient stockpile of COVID 19 vaccines to inoculate priority groups, namely healthcare workers and frontline workers in the first phase, NITI Aayog member V.K. Paul had stated in ...
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Bit by the travel bug? Explore Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh, one of the 12 biodiversity hotspots of the world to earn numerous sobriquets like Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains, Orchid State of India and Paradise of the Botanists, offers a ...
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1,000 Covid 19 vaccine doses found 'frozen' at Silchar Medical College, probe ordered
The Assam Government is now probing how 1,000 doses of the Covid19 vaccine Covishield were found "frozen" at the vaccine store of the Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH). According to ...
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India versus the global COVID 19 vaccine race
As the COVID 19 pandemic continued to wreak havoc globally with another wave expected, the race to administer the vaccine also continued. In India, two COVID 19 vaccines, namely from Serum Institute ...
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Now students are getting back to offline classes
The ongoing COVID 19 pandemic has made a lot of things uncertain, complex and fragile and the education sector is perhaps the sector that has had the hardest time while coming to terms with the new ...
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COVID 19 is more dangerous for cancer patients
The COVID 19, an infectious illness caused by a new type of coronavirus, that emerged from Wuhan city of China in December 2019 and declared by the World Health Organization as pandemic on March 11, ...
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Instead of getting confused, wait and watch!
The COVID 19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus (CoV) called severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first detected in late December 2019 in Wuhan city of ...
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RBD testing before harvesting plasma is vital
With physicians finding receptor binding domain (RBD) plasma highly effective in the viremic phase (first 8 to 10 days) of COVID infection, the demand for strong anti viral therapy has steadily been ...
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Arunachal Pradesh: Primary healthcare at a glance
The health delivery system of Arunachal Pradesh, which is geographically the largest state of North-East India, is yet to reach desired levels. In Arunachal Pradesh, there are a total of 582 ...
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There is room for more change in medical education
Lack of quality healthcare services is a key concern for a majority of Indians. This is triggered by insufficient number of doctors catering to public health needs and the poor state of healthcare ...
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Soil to Silk ...the start of an entrepreneurial journey for Eri
Today, eco-friendly fashion is the fastest growing trend in the apparel industry. While connoisseurs and discerning buyers are vying for labels that are high on the sustainability quotient, fashion ...
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The state of ongoing vaccine trials
Throughout history, nothing has killed more human beings than the viruses, bacteria and parasites that cause diseases. Not natural disasters, like earthquakes or volcanoes, not event war but the novel ...
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World Walking Day honoured
Sikkim Manipal College of Physiotherapy, (SMCPT) had celebrated the occasion of World Walking Day on 4th October at its premises by adhering to all social distancing protocols. The event was supported ...
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An Independence Day breather for Assam
Independence Day brought a respite to the ongoing practice of weekend lockdowns in Assam. Today, movement of individuals had been allowed from 6am to 5pm subject to the mandatory adherence of COVID ...
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Three Indian vaccines are in different phases of clinical testing
As the numbers of COVID-19 cases are rising across the world, India has three vaccine candidates which are in different phases of clinical study, as informed by Indian Council of Medical Research ...
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Two Guwahati doctors won the coveted IMA Award
Two doctors from Guwahati won the coveted Indian Medical Association (IMA) Award for their contributions in the COVID-19 fight. Dr Ratna Kanta Talukdar and Dr Syed Tanwir Alam were conferred this ...
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Assam is the first Indian state to procure the controversial Itolizumab drug for Covid treatment
In India, Assam is the first state to procure a drug named 'Itolizumab' which can be used for the treatment of COVID-19 patients with moderate to severe psoriasis. Itolizumab with the trade name ...
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