High BP doubles risk of death in COVID-19 infection, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Jun 2020 12:45 PM ISTResearchers have found that patients with raised blood pressure have a two-fold increased risk of dying from the coronavirus COVID-19 compared to...
After Maharashtra, now Tamil Nadu fixes private hospital rates for Covid-19 patients MD Bureau5 Jun 2020 12:30 PM ISTIn the case of admission in an intensive care unit (ICU) with all facilities, the per day rates in the case of A1 and A2 hospitals will be Rs 10,000 -...
India records over 9,800 COVID cases in a day, total up to 2,26,770 MD Bureau5 Jun 2020 10:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: With the biggest-ever jump of 9,851 new cases and 273 deaths in past 24 hours, the Covid-19 tally in India reached 2,26,770 on Friday, a...
Private Hospitals not reserving beds for COVID-19 patients will be fully converted into dedicated COVID facilities, threatens Delhi Govt MD Bureau5 Jun 2020 9:55 AM IST"Those private hospitals which are facing difficulties in following the mixed system, will be completely converted into Covid-designated hospitals....
Indigestion drug may ease COVID-19 symptoms in mild to moderate disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Jun 2020 7:00 AM ISTTransmission of COVID-19 is on the rise and simultaneously search for drugs effective to curb the outbreak is continuing.Researchers have...
Lancet retracts major hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 paper, sparks a scandal MD Bureau5 Jun 2020 6:36 AM ISTSoon after the study was published, large randomised trials of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine came to a sudden halt.
New antibody technology for monitoring MS patients may have potential in COVID-19 testing Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Jun 2020 5:00 AM ISTA new study led by Queen Mary University of London has demonstrated the effectiveness of using a novel light technology to monitor the presence of...
Kawasaki like disease in Covid 19 more common in children of African origin Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Jun 2020 4:30 PM ISTAn inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents, believed to be linked to covid-19, seems to be more common among children of African ancestry,...
UP to reduce doctor, staff strength in areas where fewer coronavirus cases are reported MD Bureau4 Jun 2020 4:03 PM ISTLucknow: Facilities having less than 50 percent occupancy in its COVID-19 wards will now see a major fall its manpower strength as well. Confirmation...
Everest Organics discovers effectiveness of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) in fighting COVID-19 Ruchika Sharma4 Jun 2020 11:30 AM ISTOseltamivir (Tamiflu) is well known as key active ingredient in the prevention of influenza A and influenza B
FIRST: Eli Lilly begins human trial of potential antibody treatment for COVID-19 Ruchika Sharma4 Jun 2020 9:30 AM ISTThis investigational medicine, referred to as LY-CoV555, is the first to emerge from the collaboration between Eli Lilly and AbCellera to create...
Russia nod to COVID-19 drug Avifavir good news for India, say scientists Ruchika Sharma4 Jun 2020 9:15 AM ISTIt also said Avifavir has become the first Favipiravir-based drug in the world to be approved for the treatment of COVID-19, it said.
