HIV drug resistance: brief report 2024
This brief report summarizes recent information on HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) in the era of integrase-strand transfer inhibitors (INSTI) for HIV prevention and treatment. In this report, WHO documents
Drugs
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Uganda to start Ebola vaccine trials
The trial is going to use the Janssen Ebola Vaccine that was developed by Janssen Pharmaceutical Company. Phase I and II human trials of the vaccine have already been carried out by the Oxford Vaccine
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Curd-peptide based novel hydrogel inhibits biofilm formation, quorum sensing, swimming mortility of multi-antibiotic resistant clinical isolates and accelerates wound healing activity
<p>The search for a bioactive natural antibacterial agent with wound healing properties is a common practice for the development of new-generation molecules. Antimicrobial peptides are a good alternative
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No time to wait: securing the future from drug-resistant infections
UN, international agencies and experts released a groundbreaking report demanding immediate, coordinated and ambitious action to avert a potentially disastrous drug-resistance crisis. If no action is taken
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Malawi Piloting the World's First Malaria Vaccine
Malawi government says a vaccine against malaria could be a vital new tool in the fight against the debilitating illness as the Ministry of Health starts immunising children in the world's first large-scale
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Diabetes drug also helps kidney, heart
NEW DELHI: A drug used in India and abroad for over four years to control blood sugar has been found to also reduce kidney damage in diabetics by over 30% — a finding that could have huge impact on diabetes
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Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccination and Autism: A nationwide cohort study
<p>The hypothesized link between the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism continues to cause concern and challenge vaccine uptake.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/MMR-Vaccine-Autism.pdf"
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India short of 6 lakh doctors, 2 million nurses: U.S. study
The study also noted that lack of access to antibiotics kills more people than antibiotic resistance. Report highlights lack of access to life-saving drugs India has a shortage of an estimated 600,000
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Order of the Delhi High Court regarding permission to avail “Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy”, 15/04/2019
<p>Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Aditya Bhatia Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/04/2019 regarding permission to avail “Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy” being provided
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Award-winning start-up targets affordable medicine for every African
A Ghana-based start-up has received $1.5 million from Ebay billionaire Jeff Skoll to support its work in changing Africa's pharmaceutical industry to make medicines more affordable. MPharma is one of
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Tuberculosis and social networks: a narrative review on how social network data and metrics help explain tuberculosis transmission
<p>Social network data of tuberculosis (TB) patients could explain the source and pattern of disease spread. A review of the published literature highlights that social network data could identify hidden