WHO Launches First-Ever Global Guidelines for Meningitis Diagnosis, Treatment, Care; Check out Major Recommendations Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 April 2025 10:00 AM ISTIn a significant public health milestone, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first global guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and...
GSK's Meningococcal Vaccine Penmenvy Approved by USFDA Farhat Nasim17 Feb 2025 5:19 PM ISTBengaluru: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved British drugmaker GSK's combination vaccine to protect against meningococcal infection for...
Nigeria rolls out new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis Ruchika Sharma15 April 2024 12:36 PM ISTThis new multivalent conjugate vaccine was 13 years in the making and was based on a partnership between PATH and the Serum Institute of India.
Contact with kids most important factor in the onward transmission of pneumococcal pneumonia to elderly: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 April 2024 8:15 PM ISTSpain: A recent study has suggested the main benefit of adult pneumococcal vaccination is to directly protect older adults exposed to children who may...
Could willow bark provides antiviral medicine? Isra Zaman9 Nov 2023 9:30 AM ISTScientists in Finland have discovered that an extract of willow bark has broad-spectrum antiviral activity in cell sample experiments. The extract was...
New pentavalent vaccine promising for eliminating meningitis across Africa: NEJM Medha Baranwal27 May 2023 9:15 AM ISTGambia: A phase 3 trial showed a pentavalent vaccine against Neisseria meningitidis to be safe and effective among children and young adults in...
Invasive Group B Streptococcus meningitis linked with heightened risk of epilepsy among children Aditi17 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTA study published in JAMA Network Open on Infectious Diseases is the first research regarding the long-term risk of epilepsy as an individual outcome...
Skin biopsy helpful in patients with suspected meningococcal Purpura Fulminans Medha Baranwal13 May 2023 5:45 AM ISTFrance: Skin biopsy with conventional culture and meningococcal PCR should be systematically considered in case of suspected meningococcal PF (Purpura...
Fortis Noida doctors treat World's First Rhodotorula Meningitis Case on 2-month-old infant Kajal Rajput3 May 2023 12:37 PM ISTNoida: World's First reported case of Rhodoturula infection (Rhodotorula is a genus of pigmented yeasts) coupled with CMV Meningitis in a 2-month-old...
USFDA nod to GSK Menveo in new single-vial presentation to prevent invasive meningococcal disease Ruchika Sharma18 Oct 2022 10:00 AM IST"The Menveo one-vial presentation now comes in a ready to use single vial giving healthcare providers a more convenient option," GSK stated.
Medical Bulletin 30/August/2022 Isra Zaman30 Aug 2022 5:30 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Lower heart failure risk by boosting physical activityA six-year analysis of more than 94,000 adults in the...
Merck, Pfizer settle patent dispute over pneumococcal vaccine Ruchika Sharma28 Sept 2021 12:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp and Pfizer's Wyeth LLC subsidiary have resolved a patent dispute over their competing vaccines for preventing...
