According to state health department officers, once the centre comes up, Assam would represent the northeastern states on the world map of research hubs as a result of the state-of-the art facility here.
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Bronchitis, pneumonia by age 2 can double early death risk as adults
Children who had lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), such as bronchitis or pneumonia, by the age of two were almost twice as likely to die prematurely in adulthood from respiratory diseases.
Those infected in 1st Covid wave were 40% less likely to get Omicron
Adults infected with the coronavirus in that first wave (March-September 2020) were 40 per cent less likely to become infected during the first six months of Omicron wave (December 2021 to May 2022), a new study has claimed.
Influenza A subtype H3N2 major cause of current respiratory illness: ICMR
About half of all inpatients, admitted for severe acute respiratory infections (SARI), as well as outpatients being treated for influenza-like illness, are found to have influenza A H3N2, said ICMR.
H3N2 flu virus on rise, IMA advises against antibiotic use
Several patients have reported a rise in flu cases with symptoms including high grade fever and persistent cough, said the Indian Medical Association on Saturday, while cautioning against use of antibiotics.
US records 18K flu deaths so far this season: CDC
There have been at least 26 million illnesses, 290,000 hospitalisations, and 18,000 deaths from flu so far this season in the US, according to the latest estimates published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Death toll rises to 104 in Nigeria's Lassa fever outbreak
In its latest update on the outbreak which has spread to 88 local government areas across 22 states in the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Friday said the death toll climbed to 104 as of February 26.
How microbes hijack brain cells to cause meningitis
The team led by researchers at Harvard University in a mice study showed that bacteria exploits nerve cells in the brain's protective layers -- the meninges -- to suppress the immune response and allow the infection to spread into the brain, or meningitis.
Delhi sees rise in flu cases with cough lasting for two weeks
"Viral fever, cold and cough, and severe lung allergies like bronchitis are being reported majorly in patients visiting the hospital," S.K. Chhabra, Head of Department - Pulmonary, Sleep and Critical Care Medicine, at Primus said in a statement.
5-day-old infant operated on to correct rare skull defect in Mumbai hospital
The infant was brought to the Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital in early January and admitted to the neonatal ICU, under the care of Dr. Nilesh Satbhai, the hospital's Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon.
PM Modi applauds AIIMS Bhubaneswar doctors for conducting rare surgery
The surgery was conducted on a 37-year-old female patient from Aul block of Kendrapara district. She was admitted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar with severely painful arthritic knee and hip joints of both sides.
mRNA Covid-19 vaccines can increase serious adverse events, claims US researcher
Joseph Fraiman, the lead author of the peer-reviewed research that re-analysed Pfizer & Moderna trials for mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, has tweeted: "I believe the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines need to be withdrawn".
98 people died of heart attack in a week in Kanpur
The figures are scary enough to give a shock. In the past five days, 98 persons have died due to heart and brain stroke in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur. Of the 98 deaths, 44 died in the hospital while 54 patients died before treatment.
Indian scientists discover new anti-cancer agent showing huge promise
This development is considered significant given the limited applicability of platinum drugs, currently the main treatment option for many types of cancer, due to the fast resistance developed by the patients.