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HIV, polio, now Covid — How CMC Vellore has been leading healthcare & research for 121 yrs
First open heart surgery, first detection of HIV in blood sample, first reconstructive surgery for leprosy, first bone marrow transplant — CMC Vellore has long list of firsts in medical
Covid-19 Frontline Warriors in Need of the Healing Touch
The medical firefighters are burning out body, mind and soul; And they’re too exhausted to seek help. Read more at The Hindu.
‘Planning Ahead for Oxygen Contingencies is Crucial’
Almost a year after installing an oxygen generator plant on its new campus at Kannigapuram in Ranipet district, the Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, is looking to set up two
Covid-19: Supreme Court Sets Up 12-Member National Task Force for Oxygen Distribution to States
India: The Supreme Court has set up a twelve-member National Task Force (NTF) to facilitate a public health response to COVID-19 based on scientific and specialized domain knowledge. Dr. J.V.
Study Warns Diphtheria Could Become a Major Global Threat
The relatively easily preventable infection has started to become resistant to several classes of antibiotics and in future, it may even become immune to vaccination. Read more at Down to
CMC Researchers Among the Top 2% of the Best Scientists in the World
In December 2020, Stanford University, in concert with the publishing house Elsevier and SciTech Strategies, published a ranking of the 2% of the best scientists in the world. Looking at
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