The team of scientists, doctors and senior officials has also recommended increasing surveillance and genome sequencing
A health official department bulletin said the XBB variant reported in the state had a "growth advantage over BA.2.75 and immune evasive property"
Kerala Health Minister Veena George in a statement said as the new genetic variants -- XBB and XBB1 -- of COVID-19 are more contagious than earlier...
Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, WHO talks about the main lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic on the 12-hour Banega Swasth India telethon
The pandemic will be over but Covid will be here to stay, the scientists said as Covid numbers begin to ebb in several parts of the...
The study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, found that children with certain immunodeficiency diseases carry mutations in genes that regulate the body's...
The WHO Chief urged the world to seize this opportunity to end the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed over 65 lakh people across the world
The Lancet report noted that collective action should be taken immediately to promote public health and sustainable development to bring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman, said that India showed great examples on how to continue its own development trajectory notwithstanding various challenges including...
BA.4.6 is a descendant of the BA.4 variant of omicron. Both will be similar in many ways, as it carries a mutation to the spike protein...
In the study published in Microbiology Spectrum journal, the researchers found that the immune system could not produce the defence molecules against the Delta variant as...
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that the impact of health emergencies is not just limited to health, but has affected economies and social welfare of the...
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
