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.
Covid-19 patients to be given 2 doses of Pfizer vaccine in 21-28 day gap: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau3 Feb 2021 9:15 AM ISTThe FDA warned that there was a "potential for harm" if people believed they were protected against COVID19 by a first dose of Pfizer's vaccine for...
WHO plans to combat 20 neglected diseases as Covid-19 strains healthcare Medical Dialogues Bureau29 Jan 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe plan comes as efforts to alleviate diseases such as leprosy, elephantiasis, intestinal worms and rabies are being hampered by a worldwide pandemic...
WHO tightens guidelines on COVID masks for public, health workers Hina Zahid7 Dec 2020 3:47 PM ISTGENEVA - The World Health Organization on fine tuned guidelines on wearing face masks, recommending that, where COVID-19 is spreading, they be worn by...
WHO guidance backs Use of Corticosteroids in Severe COVID-19 infection Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Sept 2020 10:30 AM ISTThe World Health Organization recommends systemic corticosteroids to treat patients with severe and critical COVID-19.WHO has updated its guidance for...
COVID-19: Face masks should not be used in children under 5 years, advises WHO Medha Baranwal25 Aug 2020 11:37 AM ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) has released guidance on the use of masks for children in the current scenario of the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
Living at higher altitudes linked to higher levels of child stunting: JAMA Hina Zahid25 Aug 2020 11:29 AM ISTAddis Ababa, Ethiopia:Researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Addis Ababa University have found in a new study...
WHO recognises evidence emerging of airborne spread of COVID Medical Dialogues Bureau13 July 2020 9:00 AM IST"We have been talking about the possibility of airborne transmission and aerosol transmission as one of the modes of transmission of COVID-19," Maria...
