Even Asymptomatic Healthcare workers treating Covid-19 patients to be tested once once day 5 and day 14: ICMR issues New testing Guidelines Medical Dialogues Bureau21 March 2020 2:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: As the country saw its highest single-day jump in the positive cases of coronavirus on Friday, with at least 63 new cases reported in the...
UP applies to ICMR for Covid-19 testing facilities nod at SGPGI,BHU, Aligarh and Gorakhput Medical Dialogues Bureau20 March 2020 11:40 AM IST"We are working on a war footing to deal with the situation arising out of the coronavirus outbreak. We have a virology lab in Gorakhpur, and...
ICMR releases Strategy of COVID19 testing in India Hina Zahid18 March 2020 9:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: With the rising cases of coronavirus in the country and the government finally engaging private laboratories for its testing, the apex...
HIV drugs in coronavirus patients: ICMR scientists release protocol for restricted public health emergency use Dr. K B Aarthi16 March 2020 12:00 PM ISTLopinavir/ritonavir combination does not remain the mainstay treatment to COVID-19, researchers advise its usage in case of severe cases
ICMR clarifies on use of anti-HIV drugs on coronavirus-affected patients Medical Dialogues Bureau13 March 2020 4:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Health ministry officials said on Thursday the decision to administer a combination of anti-HIV drugs -- lopinavir and ritonavir -- on a...
ICMR researchers isolate novel coronavirus, begin work on vaccine Medical Dialogues Bureau13 March 2020 2:37 PM ISTCoronavirus isolated: Indian Council of Medical Research said on Thursday that it had managed to isolate novel coronavirus (COVID-19). ICMR has said...
ICMR identifies 52 labs for testing, 57 labs for sample collection of coronavirus Hina Zahid8 March 2020 5:30 PM IST New Delhi: With the spread of coronavirus across the world, the Indian Council of Medical Research/ Department of Health Reserach has identified 52...
Coronavirus Update: ICMR gets emergency CDSCO nod for use of cocktail of anti-HIV drugs on nCoV patients Farhat Nasim6 Feb 2020 11:54 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a significant move to battle the epidemic, the Central Drug Control Organisation (CDCSO) has given an emergency approval to India...
Molecular assay TrueNat recommended as initial test for TB and MDR-TB Hina Zahid16 Jan 2020 3:59 PM ISTIn a significant development, WHO Global TB Programme has included an Indian Molecular assay TrueNat as initial test for TB and MDR-TB in view of its...
ICMR-NIN research establishes possible link between lead exposure and Alzheimer's disease Hina Zahid15 Jan 2020 5:00 PM ISTLead is a common pollutant that can get into the environment from a number of commonly used materials like paints, cosmetics, batteries, glass and low...
ICMR releases disease burden due to Mental Disorders in India, Key findings Meghna A Singhania25 Dec 2019 3:50 PM ISTThe ICMR findings have clearly noted that approximate 197 million persons, roughly one in seven Indians, suffered from any kind of mental disorders of...
ICMR developed world's first injectable male contraceptive: MOS Health informs on its features, side effects, expected launch Meghna A Singhania13 Dec 2019 5:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: RISUG (Reversible Inhibition of sperm under guidance), the world's first injectable male contraceptive, has gone to the Drug Control...
