WHO okays antibody treatment for high risk COVID-19 patients: BMJ Dr Kartikeya Kohli24 Sept 2021 7:00 AM ISTWHO Guideline Development Group (GDG) panel of international experts and patients has recommended a treatment combining two antibodies (casirivimab...
New COVID-19 Variant Mu identified by WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau1 Sept 2021 4:33 PM IST"The Mu variant has a constellation of mutations that indicate potential properties of immune escape," WHO said in its weekly pandemic bulletin.
India on path to achieve WHO-recommended doctor-population ratio by 2024, says NITI Aayog member Medical Dialogues Bureau10 Aug 2021 9:00 AM IST"India is well on the path to having one doctor per thousand population by 2024, which is the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended doctor to...
Covid-19: No recommendation made to mix 1st, 2nd doses of vaccines, says Govt Medical Dialogues Bureau5 Aug 2021 9:45 AM ISTThere is no specific recommendation from the World Health Organization presently on mix and match of vaccines, Minister of State for Health Bharati...
WHO suggests Roche, Sanofi arthritis drugs to cut death risk in COVID patients Farhat Nasim8 July 2021 12:30 PM ISTA WHO group evaluating therapies concluded treating severe and critical COVID patients with arthritis drugs Actemra from Roche and Kevzara from Sanofi...
India expects Pfizer, Moderna COVID doses through COVAX by August: Report Farhat Nasim8 July 2021 10:30 AM ISTCovax, led by the GAVI vaccine alliance and the World Health Organization (WHO), could ship the U.S. made doses to India as early as this month, one...
Post Covid-19 Recovery - Incidence of Pulmonary Sequelae - Hype or Fact? Dr Sravan Kumar4 Jun 2021 12:30 PM ISTCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) announced in March 2020 as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) with the causative agent of COVID-19...
Poor iodine levels in women may risk fetal intellectual development in pregnancy Hina Zahid17 May 2021 9:30 PM ISTAn increasing number of young Australian women are at increased risk of having children born with impaired neurological conditions, due to poor iodine...
IMA JDN participates in WHO session on measures to minimize COVID transmission Sanchari Chattopadhyay10 May 2021 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Junior Doctors Network (JDN) of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) recently participated in an Ad-Hoc brainstorming session on...
WHO to set up global data hub in Berlin to analyse info on emerging pandemic threats Medical Dialogues Bureau6 May 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe hub will try to get ahead of the game, looking for pre signals that go far beyond current systems that monitor publicly available information for...
WHO expert panel strongly advises against use of hydroxychloroquine to prevent covid-19 Hina Zahid2 March 2021 7:15 AM ISTThe anti-inflammatory drug hydroxychloroquine should not be used to prevent infection in people who do not have covid-19, say a WHO Guideline...
WHO authorizes AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use Ruchika Sharma16 Feb 2021 2:26 PM ISTThe EUL allows for two doses of the vaccine to be administered at a four to 12-week interval.
