Tocilizumab holds little potential for treatment of COVID 19 patients with pneumonia: JAMA Medha Baranwal24 Oct 2020 5:15 AM ISTDelhi: Three JAMA studies have shed light on the use of the immunosuppressive drug tocilizumab for COVID-19 patients with pneumonia. One of them...
CDSCO says Covid vaccine Sputnik V to be tested on 100 Indian volunteers Ruchika Sharma23 Oct 2020 1:15 PM ISTAccording to Russian researchers, Sputnik V is a human adenoviral vector vaccine that fights against coronavirus disease.
Aspirin use cuts complications, improves survival in COVID-19, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Oct 2020 12:45 PM ISTCOVID-19 is associated with hypercoagulability and increased thrombotic risk in critically ill patients. Researchers at the University of Maryland...
CSIR-Centre developing proof of concept for Covid vaccine as part of Aurobindo Pharma pact Ruchika Sharma23 Oct 2020 11:30 AM ISTHyderabad: The CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology here has set in motion the process for development of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate...
Kerala CM refutes medical negligence charges over Covid patient death as baseless Medical Dialogues Bureau23 Oct 2020 9:45 AM ISTVijayan said there are isolated attempts to portray the health sector in the state in a bad light and termed it as a ''serious'' matter.
ICMR should not remove plasma therapy from COVID treatment protocol: Delhi Health Minister Medical Dialogues Bureau23 Oct 2020 9:30 AM IST"Plasma therapy has proved beneficial to more than 2000 people who have availed donations through the Delhi Governments plasma bank. I, myself am a...
India following pre-emptive, proactive response to manage Covid-19 challenges: Dr Harsh Vardhan Medical Dialogues Bureau23 Oct 2020 9:00 AM ISTThe theme of the meeting was "Unleashing the South Asian Century through Human Capital for All" and "Investing in Covid19 Vaccines and Primary...
FDA approves remdesivir for treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Oct 2020 4:50 AM ISTThe US Food and drug administration has approved the antiviral drug remdesivir for treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients—adults and children ages 12...
AstraZeneca COVID vaccine trial may resume this week in US: Report Ruchika Sharma22 Oct 2020 12:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States is expected to resume as early as this week after the US Food and Drug...
India likely to produce massive portion of COVID-19 vaccines, says CEO, Gates Foundation Ruchika Sharma22 Oct 2020 12:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: A very large portion of Covid-19 vaccines are likely to be manufactured in India through the country's strong and robust private sector...
Mouthwashes, oral rinses may inactivate human coronaviruses Hina Zahid21 Oct 2020 6:00 PM ISTHERSHEY, Pa. - Certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses, according to a Penn State College of...
COVID-19: Indonesia to provide vaccines to 9.1 million people at 1st phase Ruchika Sharma20 Oct 2020 10:00 AM ISTJakarta: Indonesia will at the first phase provide the Covid-19 vaccine to 9.1 million people between November and December 2020, the Health...
