UK COVID variant had 23 mutations in just months- Is it a cause of concern Medha Baranwal24 Dec 2020 1:59 PM ISTA new SARS-CoV-2 variant has been in the news since 14 December 2020, when the authorities of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland...
Can dental procedures be made safer during COVID-19 pandemic: Study Hina Zahid24 Dec 2020 11:00 AM ISTAlexandria, Va., USA --Since It has been a great challenge during COVID-19 pandemic to control dental procedure spray emissions.The potential risk of...
Bharat Biotech re-applies with DCGI for emergency approval of Covaxin MD Bureau24 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, which is developing the country's indigenous coronavirus vaccine in collaboration with the Indian Council...
Junior doctors go on indefinite strike demanding stipend hike, healthcare services hit in Bihar Medical Dialogues Bureau24 Dec 2020 9:30 AM ISTPatna: Not given a hike in stipend for the past three years, over 1000 Junior doctors of government-run medical colleges and hospitals in Bihar called...
Health official says New Covid-19 strain detected in UK still not found in India Medical Dialogues Bureau24 Dec 2020 9:30 AM ISTV.K. Paul, a top Covid19 adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said the new virus strain would have no impact on vaccines being developed in India.
New Covid-19 strain doesn't appear to be deadlier: US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Medical Dialogues Bureau24 Dec 2020 9:00 AM IST"While it seems to be more transmissible, we do not have evidence yet that this is a more deadly virus to an individual who acquires it," Indian...
AIIMS plans extensive campaign to get candidates for Covid-19 vaccine trial Medical Dialogues Bureau24 Dec 2020 9:00 AM ISTThere is a mammoth refusal rate for the enrollment of candidates to undergo the Phase III human clinical trials of Covaxin at AIIMS.
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine likely to get emergency nod by next week in India: Report Ruchika Sharma23 Dec 2020 3:11 PM ISTThe Indian regulator is only considering the two full-dose regimen of the shot despite it showing a lower success rate, the sources said.
Delhi govt forms panel to decide on reducing COVID beds, resuming non-COVID services MD Bureau23 Dec 2020 1:55 PM ISTChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal led government formed the committee to "carefully assess the current position, including trends of hospital admission...
Dr Reddys, Global Response Aid, Appili Therapeutics file for COVID drug REEQONUS Ruchika Sharma23 Dec 2020 1:36 PM ISTREEQONUS is also known as Avigan (favipiravir) Tablets developed by FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd.
Covaxin: Bharat Biotech recruits 13000 volunteers for Phase 3 trials Ruchika Sharma23 Dec 2020 1:10 PM ISTThe indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine has been developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - National...
Vitamin D alone cannot treat or prevent COVID-19, suggests NICE Medha Baranwal23 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTLondon, UK: There is insufficient evidence that intake of vitamin D alone can prevent or treat COVID-19 infection, according to leading health bodies....
