Blood Transfusion: A Boon or a Bane?

Authored by: Sumit Bagaria, MD, Indian Foundation for Safe Blood Although blood transfusions are considered life-saving, unsafe blood transfusions can […]

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Alcohol top reason for liver failure: AIIMS study

Surpassing Hepatitis B, alcohol has become the top cause of liver failure among people visiting All India Institute of Medical […]

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Sanofi Pasteur launches 6-in-1 vaccine for kids

Sanofi Pasteur has launched a paediatric 6-in-1 vaccine which provides protection to infants and toddlers from six weeks to 24 […]

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Prevent Hepatitis, Act Now

Globally, viral hepatitis kills 4,000 people every day. Each year an estimated 1.5 million people die due to hepatitis, which […]

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Delhi Declaration on Public Health Challenges adopted by the SAARC Health Ministers

  The 5th meeting of SAARC Health Ministers held at New Delhi, adopted the “Delhi Declaration on Public Health Challengesâ€. […]

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Only 2 percent more Indian blood donors will address shortage

Despite being a country with a population of 1.2 billion, India faces a blood shortage of 3 million units. The problem […]

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Gavi Alliance calls on new goverment to bolster routine immunisation

ENN, (Elets News Network) The GAVI Alliance is calling for renewed efforts in India to bolster routine immunisation coverage and […]

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The Unsung Heroes!

While doctors strive to keep the blood flowing and the heart beating, the hospital administrator is doing his job in […]

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AIIMS Study Says Pregnant Women More Vulnerable to Hepatitis E-induced Liver Failure

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has conducted a  study that says that water-borne Hepatitis E was the […]

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Sahara Hospital Observes World Hepatitis Day

Sahara Hospital, in association with HOPE Initiative organised a free screening and vaccination camp at its premises to mark the […]

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Predictive software system may help HIV patients

A cure for the virus that causes AIDS may still be beyond our grasp, but European researchers have developed a predictive software system for HIV that could help extend the lives of victims of the killer disease.

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New test for Hepatitis B

The new hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) quant test enables physicians to assess a patient

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Nationwide Immunisation Programme in UAE

The UAE has launched a nationwide immunisation programme to protect infants from six diseases.

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