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Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) Vaccine : No Protection Against Covid-19 Infection

Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) Vaccine : No Protection Against Covid-19 Infection The BCG vaccine, typically administered to prevent tuberculosis, did not provide any significant protection against Covid-19 infection to healthcare workers, a new study said Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) The vaccine was developed by Calmette and Guerin and was first […]

6th Edition Of One Earth One Health – Advantage Healthcare India 2023

6th Edition Of One Earth One Health – Advantage Healthcare India 2023: The Prime Minister inaugurated the 6th Edition of One Earth One Health – Advantage Healthcare India 2023 meet and expressed India’s commitment to making healthcare accessible and affordable not only for its citizens but for the whole world. The need for an integrated, […]

Big Catch-up Initiative

Big Catch-up Initiative: A global effort called “The Big Catch-up” was announced by various health organizations Implementing Partners are WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Immunization Agenda 2030, and other health partners Objective is to Boost childhood vaccination rates and reverse declines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic 20 countries including […]

Vaccine For Shingles Disease

Vaccine For Shingles Disease: GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (GSK India) announced the much-awaited launch of its globally top-selling shingles vaccine Shingrix in India. Shingles disease is caused by the varicella-zoster virus the same virus that causes chickenpox. It can occur anywhere in the human body. It typically looks like a single stripe of blisters that wraps around […]

Injectable Cell Therapy To Treat Osteoarthritis

Injectable Cell Therapy To Treat Osteoarthritis: Scientists have recently developed a new injectable cell therapy to treat osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis  is a degenerative joint disease that can affect the many tissues of the joint. It is the most common type of arthritis. Arthritis refers to biomechanical changes within a joint. Osteoarthritis occurs when the protective cartilage […]