ICMR national protocol says no evidence of benefit of injectable steroids in patients not requiring oxygenThe revised guidance updated on January 14 also warns of potential risk of fungal infections such as invasive mucormycosis, if anti-inflamm...
17 Jan, 2022, 09.59 PM IST
DCGI nod to phase-I clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine of Reliance Life SciencesThe firm is required to submit the revised clinical trial protocol for immunogenicity to be assessed on Day 42, instead of Day 14, as recom...
03 Sep, 2021, 10.30 PM IST
Covid huge opportunity of hope, change which can be tackled by science & tech: Amitabh Kant"COVID-19 has destroyed normal life and disrupted economic activities, but it is also a huge opportunity of hope, change and a promise of a...
27 May, 2021, 11.27 PM IST
Children mostly asymptomatic but capable of spreading Covid-19: Govt“Response remains the same of what we do, we have to protect ourselves with Covid-appropriate behaviour and children have to be encouraged ...
19 May, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
Will examine data of 2-DG drug for adding it to national COVID treatment protocol: GovtNITI Aayog member (health) Dr V K Paul said Drugs Controller General of India has granted permission for emergency use of the drug after lo...
18 May, 2021, 08.19 PM IST
SC refuses to hear PIL for standard Yoga protocol to enhance COVID-19 resistanceThe Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to the Centre to develop "standard Yoga protocol" to enhance co...
23 Jul, 2020, 06.04 PM IST
Top-level task force finds anti-parasitic drug ivermectin ineffective against coronavirusIn a meeting held on July 14 to review the evidence, the task force headed by Niti Aayog member VK Paul decided against recommending the dr...
17 Jul, 2020, 10.18 AM IST
Remdesivir, convalescent plasma use based on limited available evidence: Health ministryThe ministry clarified that remdesivir has been included as an "investigational therapy" only for the purpose of restricted emergency use f...
14 Jun, 2020, 07.27 PM IST
Remdesivir, tocilizumab being considered for 'restricted use' on severely ill COVID-19 patientsThe much-touted anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine will continue to be used while azythromycin may be dropped from the treatment protoco...
11 Jun, 2020, 05.50 PM IST
US pharma firm Gilead Sciences likely to seek nod to market anti-viral drug remdesivir in IndiaOfficials of the Union Health Ministry, along with the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) held a discussion with the representatives ...
21 May, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
Empowered group working on protocol for non-Covid-19 careNudged by the empowered group, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have begun hol...
19 May, 2020, 09.05 AM IST
'Feluda': Made-in-India paper-based strip for rapid, mass testing for Covid-19A completely indigenous scientific invention, 'Feluda' has been designed for mitigating the ongoing Covid-19 situation and to cater to mass...
06 May, 2020, 10.28 AM IST
ICMR releases plasma trials protocol, seeks registrationsConvalescent plasma is an experimental procedure for COVID-19 patients. As per the guidelines, hospitals and institutions planning to provi...
13 Apr, 2020, 07.43 AM IST
In search for a cure, government set to start blood plasma trialsMove comes after Kerala used this approach. ICMR may release protocol in a couple of days. The convalescent plasma therapy works on the sci...
11 Apr, 2020, 07.13 AM IST
India reports 227 new coronavirus cases in a dayPeople not following social distancing norms or reporting symptoms, says health ministry
01 Apr, 2020, 08.48 AM IST
Karnataka launches online training programme for doctors to treat Covid-19The online training programme is a collaboration between Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) and NIMHANS, Bengaluru and cove...
31 Mar, 2020, 09.24 PM IST
Defence, atomic labs join the fight against CoronavirusThe country’s biotechnology, science and technology research institutions have also been tasked to source clinical samples from any governm...
23 Mar, 2020, 07.19 AM IST