Lack of WHO-graded protective gear to doctors, nurses and medical staff: SC asks govt to respond MD Bureau2 April 2020 2:33 PM ISTThe plea has claimed that in the absence of appropriate protective gear, doctors and other medical staff are putting themselves at risk of being...
Maintaining essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: WHO guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 March 2020 8:00 PM ISTThe COVID-19 pandemic is straining health systems worldwide. The rapidly increasing demand on health facilities and health care workers threatens to...
India to participate in WHO ''solidarity trial'' that will test 4 potential COVID-19 drugs, What it means.. Hina Zahid30 March 2020 11:03 AM ISTSolidarity Trial was announced by the WHO last week as an internationa trial , which will compare the safety and effectiveness of four different drugs...
Global COVID-19 tally surpasses 634,000, toll approaches 30,000: WHO MD Bureau29 March 2020 11:30 AM ISTThe number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has reached 634,835, among them 29,957 fatalities, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on March...
Lockdown will not be enough, use this time to attack coronavirus: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau27 March 2020 9:15 AM ISTGeneva [Switzerland], : Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO on Wednesday said that a lockdown, which is being implemented by several...
US may become new epicentre of coronavirus pandemic: WHO MD Bureau26 March 2020 1:00 PM ISTThe death toll from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the United States has risen above 600, with more than 50,000 cases of infection...
WHO updates guidelines on TB prevention and treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 March 2020 8:30 PM ISTWorld Health Organization has updated its guidelines on tuberculosis preventive treatment. The new guidance shall help countries speed up efforts to...
Novel coronavirus doesn't spread airborne: WHO Hina Zahid25 March 2020 11:15 AM ISTNew Delhi : The World Health Organisation's (WHO) South-East Asia office on Monday said that the novel coronavirus doesn't spread airborne. However,...
Patna medical college cancels leave of doctors, support staff Medical Dialogues Bureau16 March 2020 10:30 AM IST"Vacation of all doctors and employees have been canceled due to coronavirus outbreak. Two nodal officers have been appointed for monitoring and...
Coronavirus: SKIMS cancels Leave of doctors, support staff Medical Dialogues Bureau15 March 2020 9:15 AM ISTJammu : Amid fears of coronavirus outbreak, Sher-I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences has cancelled the leave of all its doctors and support staff...
Magnolia bark compound may be new treatment option for drug-resistant epilepsy Hina Zahid13 March 2020 6:30 PM ISTIn patients with epilepsy normal neurological activity becomes disrupted, causing debilitating seizures. Researchers have found a potential new...
Coronavirus update: WHO declares Covid-19 as Pandemic, as India calls for one month lock-down Medical Dialogues Bureau12 March 2020 11:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: The new coronavirus outbreak can now be described as a pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization announced Wednesday just as...
