Leptospirosis

Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: TH   Context: Leptospirosis is a dangerous infectious disease that has become significant worldwide, especially during monsoon season. It is caused by the bacterium Leptospira interrogans and is primarily transmitted to humans through contact with the urine of infected animals. The disease is more prevalent in warm, humid countries and …

Super-engineered vaccines created to help end polio

Facts for Prelims (FFP)   Source: BBC  Context: Scientists have “super-engineered” polio vaccines to prevent them from mutating into a dangerous form that can cause outbreaks and paralysis. The wild poliovirus is currently limited to small pockets in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and oral vaccines play a crucial role in eradicating polio worldwide. However, the oral …

Govt bans 14 fixed-dose combination drugs

Facts For Prelims:  Source: Firstpost   Context: The government has banned 14 fixed-dose combination drugs citing there is “no therapeutic justification” for these medicines and that they may involve “risk” to people. The decision was taken on the basis of the recommendations of an expert committee and the Drugs Technical Advisory Board. Prohibit the manufacture, …

Chytridiomycosis

  Source: TH    Context: A new study has now developed a method to detect all known strains of a disease-killing frog’s world over, caused by the amphibian chytrid fungus. Chytridiomycosis, or “chytrid” for short, has driven severe declines in over 500 frog species and caused 90 extinctions, including seven in Australia. The extreme rate …

Policy on rare diseases

Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: ET Context: The Delhi HC constituted a five-member ‘National Rare Diseases Committee’ to implement the National Rare Disease Policy-2021 efficiently and to “ensure that the benefits of the policy reach the ultimate patients of rare disease”.    Rare Diseases A rare disease, also referred to as an orphan disease, is …

Clinical trial

GS Paper 3  Syllabus: Science and Technology – Health   Source: TH  Context: The speedy approval of Covid-19 vaccines during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic highlighted the importance of clinical trials.   What is a Clinical Trial?  A clinical trial is a research study conducted on human participants to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and/or effectiveness of an intervention such as …

Plant fungus infecting humans

Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: DTE  Context: The first case of a plant fungus called Chondrostereum purpureum infecting human beings has been reported from Kolkata. The fungus is known to cause Silver leaf disease in plants, especially in species of rose families. However, there were no reported instances of this fungus infecting human beings from any part of …

[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 27 March 2023

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Guidelines on medical negligence under consideration says Union Health Ministry

GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Social Justice – Health   Source: The Hindu Context: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has taken into consideration the healthcare sector’s long-standing demand to frame guidelines for determining medical negligence cases. Background: It has been more than 17 years since the Supreme Court, for the first time in …

[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 14 March 2023

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[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 09 March 2023

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Integrated medicine system to alter the future of disease management

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Issues related to the development and management of the social sector related to health.   Source: The Hindu Context: A new study highlighted that using yoga as an additional treatment can help patients suffering from migraine headaches and from syncope (sudden drop in heart rate and blood pressure leading to fainting.) …

[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 06 March 2023

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[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 4 February 2023

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[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 3 February 2023

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