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New deadly bat virus with zoonotic potential found in Thailand: Report
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New deadly bat virus with zoonotic potential found in Thailand: Report

New Delhi, Jan 11:A new deadly bat virus with potential to spillover to humans have been discovered in Thailand by a controversial research group previously linked to experiments in Wuhan, media reports said. Dr Peter Daszak, head of the New York based non-profit EcoHealth Alliance, reported the...
5-yr breast cancer survival rate in India stands at 66.4%: ICMR study
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5-yr breast cancer survival rate in India stands at 66.4%: ICMR study

New Delhi, Jan 10: The five-year survival rate for breast cancer, the most common cancer in India, stands at 66·4 per cent, with variations across 11 geographical areas, according to a study led by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Breast cancer is the most common cancer in India,...
Holiday gatherings, JN.1 variant fuel Covid-19 spread: WHO
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Holiday gatherings, JN.1 variant fuel Covid-19 spread: WHO

Geneva, Jan 11: Holiday gatherings and the globally dominant JN.1 variant fueled the spread of Covid-19 across the world in December, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus head of the WHO, said. Almost 10,000 deaths from Covid-19 were reported to the WHO in December, while hospitalisations rose 42 per cent...
HC issues notice to Centre, Delhi govt over rampant re-packaging of expired products
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HC issues notice to Centre, Delhi govt over rampant re-packaging of expired...

New Delhi, Jan 10: The Delhi High Court has raised alarm over a "coordinated and systematic" mechanism involving the re-packaging and re-branding of expired products with new expiry dates, and re-introducing them into the market. A bench of acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet P.S....
UP hospital develops ‘Ram Kit’ to help heart patients in emergency
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UP hospital develops ‘Ram Kit’ to help heart patients in emergency

Kanpur, Jan 11: An emergency kit for heart patients, developed by Kanpur’s Laxmipat Singhania Institute of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, has been named ‘Ram kit'. The kit that comes with a photograph of Lord Ram follows the concept of ‘We Treat, He Cures’. It also has vital drugs and helpline...
IISc scientists develop new heat-tolerant vaccine for Covid-19, variants
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IISc scientists develop new heat-tolerant vaccine for Covid-19, variants

New Delhi, Jan 11: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are developing a new heat-tolerant vaccine that can offer protection against different strains of SARS-CoV-2 -- both current and future variants. This comes even as the country is under the grip of the new highly...
AINU completes 1,000 robotic surgeries
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AINU completes 1,000 robotic surgeries

Hyderabad, Jan 9: Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU), India’s largest single specialty hospital network of urology and nephrology care, on Tuesday announced that it has completed 1,000 robotic surgeries. The robotic surgeries were successfully performed for the treatment of kidney...
BJP MLA urges Odisha CM to grant maternity leave for women students
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BJP MLA urges Odisha CM to grant maternity leave for women students

Bhubaneswar, Jan 10: Odisha BJP MLA Mukesh Mahaling has written a letter to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik suggesting the state government to frame rules for granting maternity leave to women students studying in various colleges and universities in the state. Mahaling in his letter said on...
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin diagnosed with prostate cancer
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin diagnosed with prostate cancer

Washington, Jan 10: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and underwent a minimally invasive procedure, Walter Reed National Military Centre officials said in a statement. The latest announcement came on Tuesday, a day after the White House and the...
India reports 605 new Covid cases, four deaths
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India reports 605 new Covid cases, four deaths

New Delhi, Jan 10: India has logged 605 new Covid-19 cases and four deaths in the past 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Wednesday. The four new fatalities were reported from Kerala and Karanataka, two each, according to the ministry data. On Tuesday, six deaths...
TN health dept warns of more dengue, influenza cases
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TN health dept warns of more dengue, influenza cases

Chennai, Jan 10: Tamil Nadu Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has cautioned people of the state to watch out for Dengue and Influenza cases for two more weeks. Dr T.S. Selvavinayagam, Director of the department, said that the Dengue and Influenza cases would rise for another...
India reports 605 new Covid cases, four deaths
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India reports 605 new Covid cases, four deaths

New Delhi, Jan 8: The Union Health Ministry on Monday said the country reported 605 new Covid-19 cases and four deaths in the last 24 hours. The four new fatalities were reported from Kerala, Karnataka and Tripura, according to the ministry data. On Sunday, five deaths were reported in total...
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