2 of 3 child deaths in India due to malnutrition: Report

Children under 5 in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam and Rajasthan worst-hit, finds study of 2017 data by ICMR, PHFI and NIN

Cancer now kills more than double the Indians it did in 1990

An ICMR study finds that while 3.82 lakh cancer patients died in 1990, the number jumped to 8.13 lakh in 2016

ICMR releases new draft guidelines on bio-medical research involving children

Children’s nod would be compulsory for making them part of any clinical trials, say guidelines

COVID-19: ‘Wait for field results to call rapid test kits faulty’

Population exposure to virus, time of conducting rapid test important factors, say experts

World Malaria Day: New coordinated effort for malaria research unveiled

The Malaria Elimination Research Alliance India will bring together various stakeholders on a single platform to identify and prioritise research …

As gutkha stands banned, dohra consumption rising in Uttar Pradesh

Dohra does not contain any statutory warning label and hence, consumers are unaware of its health hazards

COVID-19: ICMR study hints a quarter of India may be affected

Mathematical modelling indicates worst-case scenario may take death toll to 0.7 mln

ICMR launches third phase trial for adult anti-TB vaccine

The current vaccine for TB, the BCG, is only given to neonates

ICMR sero survey finds antibodies in only 21.5% Indians

The second sero study done in August-September had shown a seroprevalance of 7%

COVID-19 testing in India hits 1 mln

Country has ramped up its testing facilities

ICMR expands India Hypertension Control Initiative to 100 districts

The initiative earlier covered just 25 districts in four states

Why some women are more prone to develop cervical cancer

Researchers found a correlation between the composition of three micro-RNA genes in the DNA and the risk for a person developing cervical cancer

Treated but not cured

Ten years after India declared itself leprosy-free, drug-resistant strains emerge. The environment facilitates the spread of the disease

'We are in a much better position than in the past'

With the Zika virus spreading across the Americas, the international community has panicked. Kundan Pandey spoke to Soumya Swaminathan, Director …

AIDS vaccine under trial

Stem cell dilemma

How clinics use embryonic therapy not approved by ICMR

Convalescent plasma therapy doesn't really help beat COVID-19: ICMR-backed study

No lowering of mortality in multi-centre trial; disease progression towards severity also not impacted; shortness of breath reduced

Zika virus: US relaxes travel warnings to India

US health agency changes India’s status to “current or past transmission but no current outbreak” from the earlier “…

Cancer incidence in India higher than expected from earlier projections, says new data

National Cancer Registry Programme data also states that women are most at risk from cancer

Spotted rice gets clean chit

The fate of 400,000 tonnes of rice hung in balance for more than a year

As good as embryonic stem cells

COVID-19: India gets first tranche of 5 lakh antibody rapid test kits

New kits to be used for surveillance, not diagnosis

Gandhi at 150: He walked 18 kms a day and avoided using cars, rickshaws

He was ahead of his times in choosing sustainable transport for his tours and travel

ICMR scientists identify new biomarker for malaria

Researchers from National Institute of Research in Tribal Health, Jabalpur has identified a genetic sequence in the body of malaria parasite

Training health workers can help manage hypertension in villages 

Early detection and management of hypertension is necessary to prevent complications, but shortfall of trained health workforce, particularly in …