Rotavirus vaccine: tortured data analyses raise false safety alarm Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: A recent study has revealed that Rotovac, an indigenous rotavirus vaccine by Bharat Biotech can lead to bowel complications. More on news: According to the study, the vaccine which is a part of the government’s immunization programme, […]
Antibiotics under development insufficient to tackle antimicrobial resistance Sub: Science and tech Sec: health WHO 2023 Report on Antibacterial Agents: The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its latest report on antibacterial agents in preclinical and clinical development as of December 2023. The report analyzes traditional and non-traditional antibacterial agents under development globally, […]
Cambridge study findings on Regulatory T cells hold promise for inflammatory disease treatment, organ transplants Sub: Science and tech Sec: health Context: Scientists at Cambridge University have discovered a new property of Regulatory T cells, a type of white blood cell. It is a discovery that could have a significant impact on the […]
Patent filings credit Bharat Biotech as ‘inventor’ of Covaxin, omit ICMR Sub: Science and tech Sec: IPR Context: In Rajya Sabha, Health Ministry had claimed that intellectual property over Covaxin is “jointly owned” by ICMR and Bharat Biotech Key Highlights: India’s first indigenously developed coronavirus vaccine, Covaxin, was a joint collaboration between the […]
What is Claude 3.5 Sonnet and how is it better than GPT-4o and Gemini-1.5 Pro? Sub: Science and tech Sec: Awareness in IT and Computer Context: Anthropic, OpenAI’s biggest rival, has launched its latest AI model called Claude 3.5 Sonnet — the company’s first release in the upcoming Claude 3.5 AI model series. […]
Chad eliminates sleeping sickness as a public health problem Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: Chad becomes the first country in 2024 and the 51st globally to eliminate a neglected tropical disease (NTD) – the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness. To date, WHO has validated […]
Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy: Why spurious liquor can be deadly Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: At least 34 people have died, and around 100 others have been hospitalized after consuming hooch, or spurious liquor, in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi. What is hooch? Hooch is a commonly used term for poor quality alcohol, […]
‘School in a box’ for children in Assam flood relief camps Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: Flood-affected children are set to get a “school in a box” in model relief camps across Assam. More on news: Rainfall-induced landslides or landslides have killed more people than floods across seven of the eight […]
Sickle cell patients need better access to modern medication Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health What is Sickle Cell Anemia(SCD)? Sickle cell disease, a chronic condition, encompasses a group of inherited disorders affecting haemoglobin, the protein responsible for oxygen transport in the body. Red blood cells possess a disc-like shape and are flexible, […]
India getting close to developing gene therapy for sickle cell disease, say officials Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: India is getting closer to developing a gene therapy for sickle cell disease which is a genetic blood disorder with a high prevalence rate among the Scheduled Tribes. More on news: The National […]