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Dr Randeep Guleria, director AIIMS said, Surgery has been successful but they are still very critical and in ICU. They will need monitoring over the next 2-3 weeks. (Photo: PTI)

Not many aware of brain stroke, says AIIMS

The brain stroke patients need to be taken to the hospital in the first hour of getting a stroke.

27 Oct 2017 8:42 PM

Zika virus can infect these early microglia, sneaking into the brain where they transmit the virus to other brain cells. (Photo: Pixabay)

Zika cases rise to 86 in Jaipur; Centre sends ICMR team for vector...

Of the total affected 86 people, 23 are pregnant women, said a health ministry official.

17 Oct 2018 2:07 PM

Jivaji University vice-chancellor Sangita Shukla with AIMIL Pharmas Sanchit Sharma at the time of signing an agreement for research in ayurveda.

Nano tech to spur research in ayurveda

The university's Centre for translational Research excels in applying findings from basic science to enhance human...

20 Jan 2019 11:14 PM

Madhya Pradesh health officials are also on alert after a man said doctors at a private hospital told him his eight-year-old son, who died on Sunday, was suffering from AES. (Photo: AFP)

176 died in Bihar due to Acute Encephalitis this year, 872 cases...

At least half were found MCPG positive. Around 90 samples were tested for infectious agents at the ICMR and non-ICMR...

12 July 2019 9:58 AM

The government banned e-cigarettes, including vapes, on Wednesday with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating that the habit affected youth the most. (Photo: Twitter)

Twitter lights up with questions after government announces...

The Finance Minister said the decision was taken 'so that we could take early action with regards to health of people'.

19 Sept 2019 10:27 AM

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How many labs in India can test Coronavirus?

As of now, the Department of Health Research/ICMR has commissioned 52 laboratories for COVID-19 testing in India

7 March 2020 10:05 AM

A health official (L) collects a swab sample from a kid to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a mobile testing centre after authorities eased restrictions imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Chennai. (AFP)

CCMB develops low-cost testing method for COVID-19

The method that can enhance the country's existing capacity of RT-PCR screening several folds, has been sent to the ICMR...

17 Jun 2020 9:25 AM

A quarantine center with 300 beds set up for treating COVID-19 patients during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, at Nagpada area in Mumbai. PTI photo

Maharashtra govt hiding 950 Covid-19 deaths from Mumbai: Fadnavis

Some 500 death cases, which have occurred in various hospitals due to corona, were not even referred to the committee

16 Jun 2020 6:37 AM

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AA Edit | With Covid-19 vaccine, make haste slowly

No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time

6 July 2020 12:11 PM

ICMR has laid out a schedule of human trials of a vaccine candidate with results expected by August 15, 2020. (Representational image)

Central government MoST likely very confused over COVID-19 vaccine

Ministry of Science & Technology says a vaccine is unlikely before 2021, and then redacts statement

6 July 2020 5:17 AM

Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan. (PTI Photo)

Prithviraj Chavan questions ICMR plans for vaccine by Aug 15

To support his claims, Chavan referred to article in New York Times saying Can a vaccine for Covid-19 be developed in...

5 July 2020 6:14 AM

Representative image of a vaccine being administered to a person. (Photo | US Air Force - Briana Jones)

Amid criticism, ICMR defends move to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine trial

ICMR said that the letter by DG Dr Balram Bhargawa was intended to cut unnecessary red tape, without bypassing any...

4 July 2020 4:56 PM