Covid- 19 continues to mutate: New variant NeoCoV Dr. Nandita Mohan7 Feb 2022 6:03 PM IST Covid- 19 continues to rise its threat with newer variants, pandemic continues to last as its adverse effects are becoming difficult to...
Inequality in Cancer Care : WHO MD Bureau6 Feb 2022 3:00 PM ISTGeneva: On World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the gap in the availability of cancer care in high and low-income...
NeoCov's potential danger to humans requires further study: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau29 Jan 2022 9:45 AM ISTResearchers from Chinese Academy of Sciences and Wuhan University noted that NeoCov is found in a population of bats in South Africa and to date...
COVID not reaching its end game, rather new variants will emerge: WHO MD Bureau25 Jan 2022 10:00 AM IST"It is dangerous to assume that Omicron will be the last variant, or that we are in the endgame. On the contrary, globally the conditions are ideal...
WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19 Hina Zahid18 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTThe drug baricitinib (a type of drug known as a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis) is strongly recommended for...
COVID-19 cases Tsunami due to Omicron, Delta will drive Health Systems towards Collapse, warns WHO MD Bureau30 Dec 2021 11:30 AM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned that the more transmissible Omicron together with the currently circulating Delta variants...
Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate, not seen with any previous variant: WHO MD Bureau15 Dec 2021 9:15 AM IST"Omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant. I need to be very clear: vaccines alone will not get any country out of...
Prioritize investments in primary health care for universal health coverage: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau14 Dec 2021 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Noting that primary health care (PHC) plays a crucial role in addressing people's health needs close to where they live and work, reduces...
Vaccine hoarding will prolong pandemic, warns WHO amid Omicron spread Medical Dialogues Bureau10 Dec 2021 9:45 AM ISTWHO's vaccine advisors warned that a rush to stockpile more jabs would only exacerbate the already glaringly inequal vaccine access around the globe.
WHO recommends against use of convalescent plasma for covid-19 Dr Kartikeya Kohli7 Dec 2021 10:57 AM ISTThe Guideline Development Group (GDG) made a strong recommendation against the use of convalescent plasma in patients with non-severe illness, and a...
WHO experts recommend booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine for immunocompromised group Dr Kartikeya Kohli13 Oct 2021 9:45 AM ISTGeneva, Oct 12 -Vaccine advisers of the World Health Organization (WHO) have discussed and evaluated several vaccine issues, including a...
Breakthrough: WHO approves First Vaccine against Malaria, Mosquirix Revu suresh7 Oct 2021 11:00 AM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organization, in a major breakthrough, recommended the use of the first malarial vaccine, called Mosquirix or RTS,S/AS01...
