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International conference emphasises global collaboration to accelerate mal
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The International Malaria Conference (IMC) 2026, organised by the ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research under the Indian Council of Medical Research, concluded successfully in New Delhi after three days of scientific deliberations and global engagement.
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ICMR convenes SANVAD 2026 to nurture next-generation research leaders
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SANVAD is an annual ICMR initiative conceptualised as a rotating national platform, hosted each year by different ICMR institutes to promote sustained engagement with doctoral scholars across the network. By decentralising its organisation, the initiative strengthens institutional collabo
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Shorter all-oral regimens for drug-resistant TB are cost-effective in Indi
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An economic evaluation published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research has demonstrated that shorter, six-month all-oral treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) are cost-effective and offer improved health outcomes compared to the c
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Why More Women Get Cancer in India -- But More Men Die
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 3: Cancer is a growing public health challenge in India, affecting millions of families every year. Recent data from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) reveal a notable paradox: women in India report a slightly higher incidence of cancer, ye
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Union Budget 2026 takes major steps to overcome shortcomings in Pharma sec
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Speaking on the Union Budget 2026-27, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Rajiv Bahl noted that the government has initiated a significant push to transform the country's pharmaceutical landscape by addressing regulatory gaps and enhancing research infrastructure. S
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India has potential to be a leader in bio-medicine: ICMR DG Rajiv Bahl hai
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Apart from the increased allocation, the central drug regulator has been strenghtened, a plan for building over 1,000 medical trial sites has been announced, and cancer medicines have been exempted from custom duties.
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Policy leaders and innovators deliberate future of responsible Health AI a
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The National Health Authority (NHA), in collaboration with the ICMR-National Institute for Research in Digital Health and Data Science (NIRDHDS) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, organised the Federated Intelligence Hackathon on the development of Digital Public Goods (
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"Coordinated action initiated to contain outbreak:" Union Health Minister
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda, amid reports of two suspected Nipah virus cases in West Bengal, said that the government has initiated a coordinated response to prevent a potential outbreak.
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West Bengal: 2 suspected Nipah virus cases, Centre deploys response team
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Two suspected cases of Nipah virus disease have been identified at the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL), ICMR, AIIMS Kalyani, West Bengal.
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Rampant use of antibiotics losing their effectiveness that don't kill bact
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In his recent 'Mann Ki Baat' address, PM Modi cited an ICMR report to underscore how indiscriminate antibiotic use is driving AMR, making common infections harder to treat. Dr Shetty echoed these concerns, describing AMR as a looming crisis that could revert medicine to a "pre-penicillin
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Chemists Association seeks PM Modi's immediate intervention on illegal e-p
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Referring to the Prime Minister's recent 'Mann Ki Baat' address, in which he emphasised the need to check upon the unchecked sale of antibiotics, AIOCD said that ICMR findings underline a national health emergency where commonly used antibiotics for pneumonia and urinary tract infections
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"Antibiotics are not routine drug and shouldn't be taken indiscriminately,
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reference to an ICMR report on antibiotic resistance, Dr. M Srinivas, Director of AIIMS Delhi, emphasised that antibiotics should not be taken casually and must be used strictly as prescribed by doctors.
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