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Lecanemab: New Alzheimer’s Drug

In News Recently, the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has granted fast-track approval to an Alzheimer’s medicine, Lecanemab. The drug is marketed as Leqembi. It is the second such monoclonal antibody to receive an approval from the regulator. Alzheimer Disease About: It is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes the brain to shrink […]

Antimicrobial Resistance(AMR): a global threat

In News  A rising trend of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) has been observed among patients at an Ahmedabad hospital. About Antimicrobial resistance (AMR It is often also called antibiotic resistance. It occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk […]

‘Virovore’

In News  Researchers claimed that the first known “virovore” has been found. Virovore is an organism that eats viruses. About ‘Virovore’ Scientists found a species of Halteria – which are microscopic ciliates that populate freshwater throughout the world. They can eat huge numbers of infectious chloroviruses.  “They’re made up of really nucleic acids, a lot […]

Elimination of Kala Azar

Context The Union Health Ministry reported that India is committed to eliminating Kalaa-azar from the country by 2023. About Kala Azar:  Kala-Azar or Visceral Leishmaniasis is a slow progressing indigenous condition that is caused by a protozoan parasite.  Kala-azar is one of the most lethal and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The parasite infects the reticuloendothelial […]

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: Making healthcare accessible

In News India has demonstrated its digital prowess by building digital public goods (DPG) — the digital identity system Aadhaar, the DPGs built on top of Aadhaar, and the Unified Payments Interface. Aadhaar has become central to India’s public service delivery architecture, and UPI has transformed how payments are made.  About Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission […]

‘GNB1 Encephalopathy’ Disease

Context Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, Tel Aviv University and Columbia University are studying a rare genetic brain disease called “GNB1 Encephalopathy” and trying to develop a drug to treat it effectively.  GNB1 Encephalopathy GNB1 Encephalopathy is a kind of brain disease or neurological disorder which affects individuals in the foetus […]

Alleviating the Scourge of Private Healthcare

In News In India, private healthcare needs to be made affordable alongside expanding public healthcare. Key Indicators for Indian Health Sector Poor Ranking: India ranks poorly on multiple health financing indicators.  Meagre Public Health Expenditure: Its public health expenditure as a percentage of its GDP (1.28%) and share of general government expenditure dedicated to health […]

BF.7 Variant of Coronavirus

In News The current surge in Covid-19 infections in China is believed to be driven by the BF.7 sub-variant of Omicron that is circulating in that country. What is Mutation? Like any other organism, the Covid-19 is also constantly mutating, with some changes in its genetic structure happening in every replication cycle. The RNA strand […]

Rise in Organ Donations

In News Recently, as per the data presented by the government in Parliament it says that organ donation numbers rose back in 2021 again after a fall during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic. Major Highlights of the data Highest in last 5 years: The number of donations in 2021 were close to the […]

Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

In News  The soccer journalist Grant Wahl collapsed and died suddenly while covering the World Cup in Qatar.  The autopsy found that Wahl had an “ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm. About Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm An aneurysm is a localised weakening of the wall of a blood vessel, which causes the vessel to bulge in that area […]