Modify COVID treatment protocol regarding use of antibiotics, steroids: PIL in Delhi HC Medical Dialogues Bureau25 May 2021 9:45 AM ISTThe petition mentions that there has been no clinical trial on the efficacy and safety of antipyretics usage in the treatment and the management of...
ICMR to study efficacy of Ayurvedic medicine touted as miracle cure for Covid-19 Medical Dialogues Bureau24 May 2021 9:30 AM ISTThe government also decided to send a team of experts to Nellore for an on the spot study of the formulation, popularly known as the 'Krishnapatnam...
First: Mylab gets ICMR nod to 2 minutes self use COVID test kit CoviSelf Medical Dialogues Team20 May 2021 4:50 PM ISTPune: In a first, Pune-based Mylab Discovery Solutions has bagged a milestone by offering India the self-use Covid-19 test kit, CoviSelf for Rs 250...
Cipla-Ubio Biotech launch RT-PCR test kit ViraGen in India Ruchika Sharma20 May 2021 1:00 PM ISTThis test is designed for the qualitative detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2 in the upper and lower respiratory specimens from individuals...
Irrational, non-scientific, no benefits offered: Plasma therapy removed from COVID treatment guidelines Farhat Nasim18 May 2021 10:15 AM ISTThe decision to remove it from the guidelines comes in the backdrop of some clinicians and scientists writing to Principal Scientific Advisor K...
Fungal infection Mucormycosis adds to India's Covid-19 woes Medical Dialogues Bureau12 May 2021 9:15 AM ISTP Suresh, head of Opthalmology at Fortis Hospital in Mulund, Mumbai, said his hospital had treated at least 10 such patients in the past two weeks,...
Doctors question irrational, unscientific use of convalescent plasma for COVID, write to Govt, ICMR MD Bureau11 May 2021 3:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Expressing concerns about the "irrational and non-scientific" use of convalescent plasma for treatment of Covid-19 patients in the...
Painkillers like Ibuprofen found to worsen Covid-19: ICMR Medical Dialogues Bureau29 April 2021 3:13 PM ISTOver reports of BP medications increasing the severity of the disease, the apex health research body said, "After the review of available information,...
Govt nod to ICMR drone trial for Covid-19 vaccine delivery Medical Dialogues Bureau25 April 2021 9:30 AM ISTConditional drone use exemption has been granted for said purposes for a period of one year or until further orders.
Bharat Biotech Covaxin shows 78 percent overall interim efficacy, 100 percent efficacy against severe Covid Ruchika Sharma22 April 2021 11:30 AM ISTHyderabad: Drugmaker, Bharat Biotech, has recently announced phase 3 interim analysis results of COVAXIN. The second interim analysis is based...
Covid Vaccines Are Disease-Modifying, Reduce Chances Of Severe Infection, Mortality: ICMR Chief Medical Dialogues Bureau14 April 2021 9:30 AM ISTICMR Chief Balram Bhargava said these are "disease modifying" vaccines and there is an 85 per cent reduction in hospitalization after vaccination...
ICMR appoints BP Acharya as National Animal Resource Facility for BioMedical Research Advisor Sanchari Chattopadhyay13 April 2021 9:15 AM ISTHyderabad: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recently appointed the former Special Chief Secretary BP Acharya as the Advisor of...
