HONG KONG: Researchers in Hong Kong have urged people to get a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible, after a study showed insufficient antibodies were generated by the Sinovac and BioNTech products to fend off Omicron. Tuesday’s release of the results of a study by scientists in …
Read More »HealthPlix releases AI powered prescription summary dashboard for doctors, Health News, ET HealthWorld
Bengaluru: HealthPlix Technologies, an AI-powered EMR software today, announced the release of the Prescription Summary Dashboard (PSD) for doctors. The AI feature helps doctors to use real-time analytics and analyse their historical prescriptions within a few clicks and enable them to identify different cohorts of patients and the treatment given …
Read More »Cet Aspirants Missing Out On Seats, Health News, ET HealthWorld
BENGALURU: Hundreds of aspirants are in a dilemma this year because of the lack of coordination between various agencies. While CET and NEET counselling for engineering and medical seats, respectively, used to be held parallelly every year, it has not been so this time, leaving the decision-making process extremely tough …
Read More »After recommending booster dose for 40+, INSACOG says more experiments needed, Health News, ET HealthWorld
The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) in its recent weekly bulletin has said that many more scientific experiments are needed to assess the impacts of booster dose, which are being guided and monitored by National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) and National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for …
Read More »Survey, Health News, ET HealthWorld
NEW DELHI: Mask compliance continues to remain at its lowest in India despite concerns over detection of Omicron variant in the country, with only 2 per cent of surveyed citizens saying that people in their area, city or district are complying well with mask-wearing norms. According to a latest survey …
Read More »Government starts free teleconsultation service on WhatsApp, here’s how you can access it, Health News, ET HealthWorld
The Common Services Center (CSC) scheme by the Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology has announced a dedicated helpline on WhatsApp called ‘CSC Health Services Helpdesk’ aimed to provide teleconsultation solutions for people including in rural and remotest parts of the country. The helpdesk on WhatsApp is said to make …
Read More »Govt of India, Asian Development Bank sign $300 million loan to improve primary health care in the country, Health News, ET HealthWorld
NEW DELHI: The government of India (GOI) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a 300 million dollar loan to improve primary health care in urban areas of 13 states that will benefit over 256 million urban dwellers including 51 million from slum areas. As per an official release by …
Read More »Rupala, Health News, ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: Union Minister Parshottam Rupala on Tuesday stressed the need to create more awareness among farmers about antimicrobial resistance, which has emerged as a serious health problem globally. Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections …
Read More »Delay in NEET-PG counselling burdens resident doctors across Rajasthan medical colleges, Health News, ET HealthWorld
JAIPUR: Residents doctors at government medical colleges across the state are having to operate at 66 per cent of their total strength amid the ongoing spurt in dengue and Covid-19 cases due to the delay in NEET-PG counselling. The resident doctors across state medical colleges on Saturday were seen working …
Read More »CCI study, Health News, ET HealthWorld
A national digital drugs databank will help in addressing “information asymmetry” as well as provide key inputs in mapping the regulatory needs of different states, according to a pharmaceutical sector study conducted by the Competition Commission of India. The fair trade watchdog, which works on ways to foster competition and …
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