HEALTH

Serum Institute of India, UNICEF enter into long-term supply for COVID-19 vaccines

4:03 pm February 4, 2021

United Nations: The Serum Institute of India (SII) and UNICEF have entered into a long-term supply agreement for the AstraZeneca/Oxford and the Novavax vaccines, with the UN children’s agency saying it will have access to up to 1.1 billion doses of vaccines for around 100 countries. India is one of the world’s biggest drugmakers, and an increasing number of countries have already approached it for […]

Sri Ramakrishna Hospital: Placenta Accreta Spectrum – A High-Risk Effect of C-Sections Pregnant Women Could Face

2:20 pm February 4, 2021

Coimbatore: Placenta Accreta Spectrum is increasing in women by the day- Here is why one should not be scared as an expectant mother COIMBATORE, India, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Suganya (name changed), the mother of a three-year-old girl, got pregnant for the second time at 28. Her first child came from a Caesarean section. […]

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‘Over 56 per cent people in Delhi have antibodies against COVID’

9:52 pm February 2, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said that the fifth serological survey has been completed in Delhi, and the report shows 56.13% of people have antibodies against Covid. He said that this is the biggest serosurvey carried out by any state in the country, the Delhi government had collected 28000 samples with […]

President Kovind launches pulse polio programme for 2021

10:29 pm January 30, 2021

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the pulse polio programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children below five years of age at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. In a statement, the Health Ministry said President Kovind and First Lady Savita Kovind administered polio drops to children on the eve of the Polio National Immunization Day, which is observed on […]

Obesity may exacerbate effects of Alzheimer’s disease: Study

10:35 pm January 29, 2021

London : Obesity is an additional burden on brain health and it may exacerbate Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. The pioneering multimodal neuroimaging study conducted by the UK-based University of Sheffield revealed that obesity may contribute toward neural tissue vulnerability, whilst maintaining a healthy weight in mild Alzheimer’s disease dementia could help to preserve brain […]