Fenofibrate can reduce severity of coronavirus to that of common cold: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 July 2020 12:45 AM ISTJerusalem: A widely used anti-cholesterol drug, fenofibrate, can "downgrade" the danger-level of coronavirus to that of a common cold, a Hebrew...
COVID-19 linked to persistent hyperglycemia and ketonemia in diabetes Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 3:30 PM ISTUK: COVID-19 may lead to protracted ketonemia and hyperglycemia emergencies in diabetes patients, according to a case series published in the...
World first COVID-19 vaccine to be launched by Russia next month: Report Ruchika Sharma14 July 2020 11:30 AM ISTThe university began clinical trials of the vaccine produced by Russia's Gamalei Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology on June 18.
COVID-19: One in three South Korean patients showed improvement with Remdesivir Ruchika Sharma14 July 2020 10:45 AM ISTNine of the patients showed an improvement in their condition, 15 showed no change, and three worsened, KCDC deputy director Kwon Jun-wook told a...
RA drug tocilizumab lowers death risk in COVID-19 patients Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 9:45 AM ISTDelhi: Rheumatoid arthritis drug tocilizumab may lower mortality risk in COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation, reveal results from two new...
Govt should cancel license of private Hospitals, Medical Colleges which did not Handover 50 percent beds: Karnataka Deputy CM Medical Dialogues Bureau14 July 2020 9:30 AM ISTKarnataka Deputy chief minister Dr CN Ashwath Narayan on Monday urged chief minister BS Yediyurappa to cancel the license of private hospitals and...
Glenmark announces price reduction of 27pc for COVID drug FabiFlu Ruchika Sharma13 July 2020 2:01 PM ISTGlenmark has announced a price reduction of 27% for FabiFlu. The new MRP is INR 75 per tab from the earlier INR 103 per tab.
Bihar medical colleges directed to reserve 50 percent beds for COVID patients MD Bureau13 July 2020 1:49 PM ISTBihar: The Bihar government has issued a notice to nine medical colleges of the state instructing them to keep 50% of the total bed intake reserved...
Biocon Itolizumab gets DCGI nod to treat COVID-19 patients Ruchika Sharma13 July 2020 1:28 PM ISTItolizumab will be manufactured and formulated as an intravenous injection at Biocon’s bio-manufacturing facility at Biocon Park, Bengaluru.
Health Ministry raises alarm on usage of Remdesivir, Tocilizumab Medical Dialogues Bureau13 July 2020 1:00 PM ISTAccording to the health ministry, all the "investigational therapies" are required to be carried out only in proper health care facilities where close...
COVID-19: ICMR- AIIMS tells States to use Remdesivir, tocilizumab cautiously Ruchika Sharma13 July 2020 12:45 PM ISTThey told the states that the drugs mentioned as 'investigational therapies' should be used with caution due to their potential for serious adverse...
Indian-origin surgeon performs double lung transplant on second COVID-19 patient Hina Zahid13 July 2020 11:15 AM ISTNew York - Surgeons led by an Indian-origin doctor have performed a double-lung transplant on a second patient whose lungs were damaged by COVID-19,...
