Tag: Infants
CDSCO nod to Biological E’s pneumonia vaccine for infants
BE’s PCV14 is comparable in terms of serotype coverage for infants to the two pneumococcal conjugate vaccines Prevnar13 and Merck’s VAXNEUVANCE, which are currently approved globally
Pompe patients in Kerala awaiting treatment despite judicial intervention
Despite the judicial intervention, the government has not initiated the interim treatment and this has led to the funds being lapsed, leaving the patients in dismay.................
Special Startup Series: Innovative yet affordable solutions for improving newborn care
Hyderabad based Nemocare Wellness has developed a prototype of an affordable continuous monitoring system for checking the vital parameters of babies in hospital settings. The integrated diagnostic tool monitors the newborns' vital health parameters from a central platform....................
Special Startup Series: Affordable respiratory solutions for kids
Working on its mission to create affordable medical devices for respiratory disease in children, the Bengaluru based startup, Biodesign Innovation Labs is set to launch its first product this year.................
World Hearing Day: 7 in 10 newborns not tested for hearing...
An estimated 5-6 of every 1000 newborns suffer from some degree of hearing loss in India but only few parents are able to recognize signs or know how to seek treatment, thus delaying the chances of critical intervention...................
Public sector serving poor women for comprehensive abortion care: IDF study
An in-depth study undertaken by Ipas Development Foundation (IDF) recently explored the socio-economic profile of women accessing CAC services at different levels of public health facilities in rural and urban Madhya Pradesh.......
Access to medical technology can save thousands of premature babies
With hospitals and NICUs in India becoming equipped with the latest medical technologies, survival of premature babies in India has improved markedly says the Cloudnine Group of Hospitals....
Experts discuss ‘human milk banks’ at second edition of LactoClave 2016
The initiative organized by Medela India was to bring together experts and discuss the need...