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Washington [US]: A new discovery from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has clarified the long-established connection between inflammation and pancreatic cancer development. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Science’. According to the study, pancreatic cells display an adaptive response to repeated …

New Delhi : The Telangana government’s project– Medicine from the Sky– to deliver COVID-19 vaccines and drugs via drones trial to begin on 20th September in Vikarabad, Telangana and shall continue till 25th September, during which several healthcare logistics related use cases are said to be demonstrated. The drone trials …

Jaipur: Aiming to make medical education more accessible, medical education minister Raghu Sharma on Thursday directed the officials to ensure that four new medical colleges in Sriganganagar, Chittorgarh, Sirohi and Dholpur will start from new academic sessions. Sharma said that out of those 16 medical colleges approved by the Centre …

Kochi: The decision on school reopening should be decentralized and taken at the local level (districts or taluk/city/village/school) as per the prevailing pandemic situation there rather than at the national or state level, said Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), the largest association of paediatrics. IAP said that they would not …

LONDON: The health ministers from G20 countries, including India, have united to pledge global action to improve future health security, increase vaccine confidence and tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in a health declaration agreed in Rome. The G20 health ministers’ meeting in Italy this week is focused on building on strong …

Chennai: The state government’s bill mandating all shops and establishments to facilitate seating arrangements for their workers and staff has brought cheer among workers and healthcare professionals. On Monday, Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development C V Ganesan introduced a Bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments …

Bhubaneswar: The medical college and hospital at Sundargarh will be functional from the 2022-23 academic year with the state government starting the process required for the purpose, said health minister Naba Kisore Das. Making a statement in the assembly, Das said the state government has been taking steps to start …

Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Surya Gummadi, SVP & Head of Healthcare, Cognizant, to know more about the digital innovations that are transforming the way healthcare is administered and delivered. What are the critical factors that have provided the impetus to technology adoption in the healthcare sector? The global …

India’s rising output of COVID-19 vaccines and the inoculation of more than half its adult population with at least one dose are raising hopes the country will return as an exporter within months, ramping up from early next year. After donating or selling 66 million doses to nearly 100 countries, …

(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) TOKYO: Japan is looking into the possibility of mixing shots of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine with those developed by other drug makers in a bid to speed up its vaccine rollout, the minister in charge of vaccinations said on Sunday. Japan, which has previously relied on …