Health Care

Chennai scientist gets patent for medicinally important compound

Single parent beat odds to develop green synthesis method for compound present in a range of medicines for osteoporosis, asthma
The one-step synthesis of the compound reduces risk of explosion, decreases cost of process & obviates toxic steps involved in current method
The new method uses water medium, room temperature, is odourless and carried out in open air […]

Health Care

Indian scientists develop a next-generation probiotic that provides hope for longevity and healthy aging

Next-generation probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus Plantarum JBC5 identified
Scientists searched for healthy bacteria to promote healthy living in fermented dairy products following proposal of Nobel laureate Dr. Elie Metchnikoff
Yogurt developed using the probiotic bacterium can promote healthy aging in elderly population & improve longevity […]

Finance

ADB to fund $300Million for Primary Health Care

The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday signed a $300 million loan to strengthen and improve access to comprehensive primary health care in urban areas of 13 states that will benefit over 256 million urban dwellers including 51 million from slum areas. […]

Health Care

Biotech Startups to get Special Incentives

Government to offer Special Incentives to support 75 Start-ups in areas of Telemedicine, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health to coincide with ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’; Dr Jitendra Singh says this will give fillip to R&D in health sector in view of challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic […]

Health Care

Battery-powered medical-grade refrigeration device to carry vaccines to remote india

DBT-BIRAC supported startupBlackfrog Technologies has developed Emvolio, a portable, battery-powered medical-grade refrigeration device that improves the efficiency of the immunization by strictly maintaining preset temperature for up to 12 hours, thus enabling the safe and efficient transportation of vaccines to the last mile. […]

Foreign Relations

India & Myanmar to work in the field of Health

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India and the Department of Medical Research (DMR), Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar […]

Corona Virus

Modi chairs meeting with CMs on COVID-19 vaccination

PM chairs meeting with CMs on COVID-19 vaccination; State governments will not have to bear any cost towards vaccinating 3 crore Health Workers and Front Line Workers in the first stage; Co-Win digital platform to assist vaccination drive and issue digital vaccination certificates; India aims to achieve vaccination for 30 crore people in the next few months; Plan to tackle Bird Flu put in place; constant vigilance paramount […]

Health Care

Centre rushes medical experts team to Eluru

Centre rushing medical experts team to Eluru following Vice President’s intervention; Vice President speaks to Union Health Minister after children with an undiagnosed illness are hospitalized in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh; Health minister assures all help; says reports of samples are awaited; Vice President was informed that blood samples sent to AIIMS Delhi […]

Corona Virus

VNIR Biotech launches molecular probes used in COVID-19 test kits

VNIR Biotechnologies Private Limited, a spinoff by Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India launched indigenous fluorescence probes and Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) mix for Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) detection which are molecular probes used in COVID-19 test kits. […]