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World Health Organisation Releases New Guidelines for Controlling Blood Pressure
28 Aug 2021
The new guidelines released by WHO recommend 130 as upper number threshold for starting medicines for anyone with risk factors or a history of cardiovascular disease, and 140/90 for others
Divya Shree
Abuse of Senior Citizens Worsened During Pandemic
11 Jul 2021
COVID-19 reports have mainly focussed on the risk of infection and mortality rates among the elderly.
Gyan Pathak
Reversing Development Setbacks and Renovating Health Infra Crucial
10 Jul 2021
The pandemic’s global spread had seen unfathomable economic consequences: zero economic development, supply chain network destabilisation, collapsing global demand, supply gluts resulting in price…
Sabrang India
Virologist Shahid Jameel Quits INSACOG; Offers no Reason, But Gov't Pressure Suspected
17 May 2021
The veteran scientist known to have openly criticised the central government for their poor management of the Covid-crisis in India, especially during the second wave of infection, said he had no…
The Leaflet
Plea Seeking Disclosure of Clinical Trials Data for Covid Vaccines Filed in SC; Urges Court to Stop Forcing Citizens to be Vaccinated Without Publication of Relevant Data
14 May 2021
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Central Government to make public the segregated data of clinical trials for the vaccines that are being administered in India…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
China on the Horizon as ‘World’s Pharmacy’
10 May 2021
The Western pharmaceutical industry’s monopoly has been breached, as Sinopharm’s is the first COVID-19 vaccine developed by a developing country to be validated by WHO.
Yoshita Singh/PTI
COVID-19: India Declines UN's Offer of Assistance from Integrated Supply Chain, Says it Has 'Robust System'
28 Apr 2021
'We've been told at this point that it's not needed because India has a reasonably robust system to deal with this. But our offer stands, and we're willing to help in whatever way we can.'
Sruti M.D.
TN: Is the AIADMK Govt. Diluting COVID-19 Protocols for Electoral Gains?
16 Jan 2021
Allowing mass gatherings for entertainment and celebrations is a huge step backward in the state’s fight against COVID-19, belittling the work put in by front-line workers to contain the spread of…
Peeyush Sharma, Richa Chintan
COVID-19: Why have States Across the Country Stopped Testing!?
02 Nov 2020
An analysis of the numbers says that testing has dropped across India and the results will inevitably be disastrous.
Newsclick Team
US Quitting WHO Will Hit Global Responses to Pandemics, Vaccine Development
09 Jul 2020
Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the US decision to leave the World Health Organization.