Export of Serum Institute COVID-19 vaccine delayed as infections surge Ruchika Sharma25 March 2021 2:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: India has put a temporary hold on all major exports of the AstraZeneca coronavirus shot made by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the...
Zydus reduces COVID-19 drug Remdesivir price to Rs 899 Ruchika Sharma25 March 2021 1:51 PM ISTAhmedabad: In a significant move Zydus has made its brand of Remdesivir, Remdac more affordable at Rs. 899 for a 100 mg lyophilized injection....
Health Ministry releases revised time interval between two doses of Covishield Medical Dialogues Bureau25 March 2021 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has increased the time interval between two doses of Covishield from 28 days to the...
Binding iron improves the effect of anti-TB drug Bedaquiline, find researchers Hina Zahid25 March 2021 10:30 AM ISTAlthough Tuberculosis, or TB, killed nearly as many people as COVID-19 (approx. 1.8 million) in 2020, it did not receive as much media and public...
Nearly 23 tons of Covid-19 related biomedical waste generated in last 1 year: lawmaker Amme Yajnik Medical Dialogues Bureau25 March 2021 9:15 AM IST"Most of the municipal agencies have not been provided with safety gear while disposing of these hazardous bio medical waste. The matter becomes more...
Move your body for five minutes every hour to counteract lockdown inactivity Hina Zahid25 March 2021 6:45 AM ISTA study which looked at activity levels before and during the COVID-19 pandemic has found lockdown restrictions significantly reduced light activity...
Flu shot may reduce number and severity of COVID-19 cases: Study Hina Zahid24 March 2021 7:00 PM ISTPeople who received a flu shot last flu season were significantly less likely to test positive for a COVID-19 infection when the pandemic hit,...
Monitor IBD patients on infliximab carefully after COVD-19 vaccination Hina Zahid24 March 2021 10:27 AM ISTCareful monitoring of patients treated with infliximab needed after COVID jab. Infliximab, a powerful biologic that is used to treat inflammatory...
GMCH Nagpur to use hospital basement for additional Covid-19 patients Medical Dialogues Bureau24 March 2021 9:30 AM ISTA division bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and Avinash Garote passed the order in view of the sudden spurt in new cases in the city.
NATHEALTH 7th Annual Summit: Healthcare leaders to envision Indian healthcare ecosystem future in post COVID era Medical Dialogues Bureau24 March 2021 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: With an objective to bring the healthcare industry together to engage, collaborate and deliberate, to chart a forward path together...
Pfizer initiates trial of oral antiviral therapeutic agent for COVID-19 Ruchika Sharma24 March 2021 9:00 AM ISTNew York: Pfizer has recently announced that the company is progressing to multiple ascending doses after completing the dosing of single ascending...
Increase interval between 2 Covishield doses to 4-8 weeks: Centre to States, UTs Ruchika Sharma23 March 2021 3:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: In view of the emerging scientific evidence, the interval between two doses of a specific COVID-19 vaccine i.e. COVISHIELD, has been...
