Ensure equitable distribution of Remdesivir, Tocilizumab drugs: Health Ministry directs DCGI Ruchika Sharma30 July 2020 12:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union health ministry has asked the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to ensure equitable distribution of Remdesivir and...
Setback to Biocon: Health Ministry Says NO To Psoriasis Drug Itolizumab In Clinical Management Protocols For COVID-19 Ruchika Sharma27 July 2020 3:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major setback to drug major, Biocon, the National Task Force on COVID-19 has decided against including Itolizumab drug in clinical...
Senior IAS officer Rajesh Bhushan appointed new Union Health Secretary Garima25 July 2020 3:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: In an administrative reshuffle effected recently, the central government has appointed senior IAS officer Rajesh Bhushan as Secretary,...
Govt raises alert against N95 masks with valves, says can be detrimental for preventing COVID-19 Ruchika Sharma21 July 2020 4:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent letter, the Centre has warned all States and Union Territories against the use of N-95 masks with valved respirators by...
COVID update by Health Ministry: Daily Growth Rate of cases Declined To 3.2 percent in India Medical Dialogues Bureau16 July 2020 9:30 AM IST"If you see, the daily growth rate in of COVID-19 cases in March was around 31.28 per cent, it declined to around 9 per cent in May and reduced...
Union Health ministry revises fund requirements to Rs 6.04 lakh Crore from Rs 4.99 lakh Crore Medical Dialogues Bureau15 July 2020 11:00 AM ISTThe Ministry after giving due consideration to the recommendations of the High Level Group of the XVFC on Health, and after partial back loading of...
Vacant PG Medical Seats: NEET PG 2020 Cutoff lowered by whooping 20 percentile points Meghna A Singhania14 July 2020 10:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: In order to fill up the vacant PG medical seats across the medical colleges and institutions in the country, the National Board of...
Health Ministry raises alarm on usage of Remdesivir, Tocilizumab Medical Dialogues Bureau13 July 2020 1:00 PM ISTAccording to the health ministry, all the "investigational therapies" are required to be carried out only in proper health care facilities where close...
COVID-19: Govt revises remdesivir dosage, now to be taken for five days Ruchika Sharma5 July 2020 10:45 AM ISTIn the latest protocol, the ministry has informed the dosage of remdesivir should be-- 200 mg IV on day 1 followed by 100 mg IV daily for 4 days (5...
Allow private doctors to prescribe COVID 19 tests: Health Ministry, ICMR directs states Garima2 July 2020 1:15 PM IST"At this juncture, it is absolutely necessary to facilitate testing at the earliest by enabling all qualified medical practitioners including private...
India's coronavirus cases per lakh population among lowest in the world: Union Health Ministry Medical Dialogues Bureau23 Jun 2020 9:00 AM IST"This low figure is thus a testimony to the graded, pre-emptive and pro-active approach the Government of India along with the states and UTs took for...
Suspected COVID-19 Bodies Handover: Health Ministry relaxes guidelines Medical Dialogues Bureau17 Jun 2020 9:00 AM IST"Pursuant to consultations between the central government and the Delhi government it is felt that a rapid assessment should be made of the existing...
