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The Conference in Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine (AMDP-2022)
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): The International Conference on Advances in Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine (AMDP) began on 15th September 2022 at Anna University, Chennai and will continue till 17th September. The conference revolves around various fa
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Hundreds of thousands of Pak flood victims face risk of infectious disease
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 5 (ANI): Pakistan's alarming flood situation pose a risk of hunger and disease for hundreds and thousands of flood-affected people left scrambling for shelter and aid after the devastating rains in the country.
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New Monkeypox strain identified in UK
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 2 (ANI): A new strain of Monkeypox has been identified in the UK, the country's health authorities said.
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BD India launches rapid molecular technique for detecting multidrug-resist
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI/NewsVoir): To enable clinicians to rapidly test for TB and multidrug resistance as a first-line test, BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD Lifesciences (Becton, Dickinson, and Company), today introduced the BD MAX molecular diagnostic system and availability of t
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Antony Fauci to step down as chief medical advisor to Biden in December
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): Top American doctor Antony Fauci said on Monday that he will quit as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and also as the chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden in December this year.
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Frontier Biotechnologies announces positive phase 1 results of its first c
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Atlanta (Georgia) [US], August 10 (ANI/PRNewswire): Frontier Biotechnologies, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and dissemination of innovative medicines that improve patient health, announced positive results from the Phase 1 clinical trial of its drug candid
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Researchers find new effective therapeutic approaches to treat tuberculosi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): The leading infectious disease around the world, tuberculosis, which affects around 25% of the world's population, is still caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Drug-resistant strains have made it difficult to treat infections, but professor Helen Zgurskaya
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WHO donates 2,400 monkeypox test kits to Uganda
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday donated 2,400 monkeypox test kits to Uganda to help with the African country's response to the infectious disease.
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Wet regions harbor dangerous germs: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 25 (ANI): A well-regulated hot water system can prevent the spread of waterborne pathogens, including an emerging infectious disease problem from 'superbugs' which can be resistant to most antibiotics.
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US: Fauci plans to retire by end of Biden's current term
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 19 (ANI): White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr Antony Fauci has said that he is planning to retire by the end of President Joe Biden's present term, which will end in January 2025, CNN reported on Monday.
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Ghana declares first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], July 18 (ANI): Ghana has officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola.
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Research institute plans to study whether BCG vaccine booster dose can red
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The country's apex tuberculosis (TB) research institute has planned a study to assess whether a booster dose of the Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccine can reduce the burden of Tuberculosis (TB), a highly infectious disease that primarily affects the lun
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