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Monkeypox: ICMR Invites EoIs for Vax DevelopmentDelhi-based ICMR has asked experienced vaccine manufacturers, pharma companies, R&D institutions and in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) kit manufact...
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...
Why is India reluctant to include Molnupiravir in its arsenal against Covid?Several doctors ET spoke to said ICMR's decision to not include the drug creates confusion, and questioned what the medical research body w...
Merck says no safety concerns observed in molnupiravir phase-3 trial, shared relevant data with DCGIMerck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) on Friday said its COVID antiviral molnupiravir has cut the risk of hospitalization or death in Phase 3 clinical ...
Clinical protocol to remain same for Omicron tooExperts at the ICMR have been reviewing the clinical protocol, following the emergence of Omicron.
Two-third of population surveyed in 11 states have coronavirus antibodies: ICMR serosurveyReferring to the findings, the Health Ministry has advised states and union territories to conduct seroprevalence studies of their own in c...
Decentralize public health management, create trust: Ex Health Secretary K Sujatha Rao“Decentralization and community engagement are fundamental pillars of public health management. India has the knowledge, capability and cap...
Top experts finds no proof baricitinib works against CovidExperts are of the view that the clinicians can use it in their wisdom, but decided against recommending the drug in the national guideline...
Over 2,000 patients benefited from plasma therapy in Delhi, says Health Minister JainThe first plasma bank was opened on July 2 by Chief Minster Arvind Kejriwal at the state-run Institute of Liver and Biliary Science (ILBS) ...
ICMR readies to conduct clinical trials of animal-derived antibodiesAntibodies from animals have been used to control many viral and bacterial infections such as rabies, hepatitis B, vaccine virus, tetanus, ...
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...
Indiscriminate use of hydroxychloroquine in Mumbai a cause of concern: Jan swasthya AbhiyanThe disclosure was made by the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) of Mumbai, which outlined its Covid-19 management proto...
Repurposed drugs offer hope in India’s Covid fightICMR has identified over a dozen other drugs, including remdesivir, mycobacterium W, disulfiram and resveratrol, which could be used for tr...
Faulty antibody kits trigger blame gameThe manufacturers deny the tests are useless and say they need to be used correctly. The rapid antibody kits are meant to check whether a p...
ICMR issues advisory for rapid antibody-based blood tests for COVID-19India will now start rapid antibody based blood tests in clusters or evacuee centres.
ICMR intensifies random testing to check for covid-19As the no. of positive coronavirus cases cross 100, ICMR intensifies the task to identify community transmission.
Battling the epidemic: India readies treatment protocol for CoronavirusThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to allow a combination of lopin...