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Posted on September 6, 2019September 8, 2019

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal perform better than India in controlling hepatitis B

India introduced hepatitis B vaccine in the Universal Immunisation Programme in 2002 and scaled-up nationwide in 2011. But even eight years later, the prevalence among children less than five years…

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Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019

Kashmir editorial: Hey IMA, Lancet has commented on other countries too

How could the Indian Medical Association with over 500,000 doctors, which is supposed to be reading the journal regularly, be blissfully unaware of what The Lancet has always stood for.…

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Posted on March 5, 2019March 5, 2019

Alarming spread of H1N1 in 2019

As on February 24 this year, the number of H1N1 cases and deaths in India have been 14,803 and 448, respectively. The highest numbers are from Rajasthan (3,964), Delhi (2,738)…

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Posted on December 31, 2018December 31, 2018

HIV: Tamil Nadu case turns the spotlight on safe blood availability

A 23-year-old pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu tested positive for HIV after receiving a unit of blood at a government hospital blood bank, indicating glaring lapses in screening procedures. The…

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Posted on October 18, 2018October 18, 2018

What the latest Zika outbreak in India means

A small study undertaken at JIPMER has found Zika virus antibodies in 14 of 90 patients with Guillain–Barré syndrome. This indicates that there might be a remote possibility of Zika virus silently circulating in…

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Posted on September 5, 2017September 5, 2017

After 24 years, ISRO faces a small setback with the failed PSLV launch

The failed PSLV attempt to launch a navigation satellite is unlikely to affect future missions. After 39 consecutive successful launches, the Indian Space Research Organisation had almost made it appear…

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Posted on August 26, 2017October 3, 2017

Lessons India has not learnt on H1N1

The high H1N1 flu toll points to a failure of the government to put necessary systems and precautions in place. The number of influenza A (H1N1) virus cases and deaths…

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Posted on July 22, 2017October 3, 2017

H1N1 is back with a vengence

So far this year, 12,500 people have been infected with the influenza A (H1N1) virus in India, of which 600 have died. According to official data, Maharashtra alone has registered…

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