Provide black fungus injections to people for free, Priyanka Gandhi appeals to PM ModiThe number of patients with mucormycosis, which has a 50 per cent mortality rate, has crossed 11,000 in the country and there is a shortage...
04 Jun, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
Tell Centre that mucormycosis patients dying due to drug shortage: High Court to MaharashtraJustices R V Ghuge and B U Debadwar of the high court's Aurangabad bench was informed that patients in Marathwada were being under-treated ...
03 Jun, 2021, 07.16 PM IST
Mucormycosis no more rare disease in Nagpur, ensure supply of medicines: Bombay High CourtJustices S B Shukre and A G Gharote of the Nagpur bench of the high court made the observation while hearing a bunch of petitions pertainin...
02 Jun, 2021, 10.14 PM IST
CBIC notifies IGST waiver for Covid jabs, med suppliesImports of mucormycosis treatment drug Amphotericin B have also been exempted from IGST till the same period.
02 Jun, 2021, 07.25 AM IST
Over 50k imported vials of Amphotericin-B arrive in India, says minister Mansukh L MandaviyaAmphotericin-B is used to treat Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, which damages the nose, eyes, sinuses, and sometimes even the bra...
28 May, 2021, 07.08 PM IST
Experiencing facial pain or numbness? Black fungus infection can cause blindness, lead to deathIndia has so far reported over 8,850 black fungus cases from across the states.
28 May, 2021, 01.33 PM IST
Gujarat forms task force formed on black fungus amid rising casesMore than 11,000 cases of the disease have been reported from across the country, with Gujarat topping the chart with 2,859 active cases.
27 May, 2021, 07.46 AM IST
Maharashtra to get 60,000 vials of drug for mucormycosis from June 1 through global tender: Rajesh Tope"The state has floated a global tender for procuring Amphotericin-B vials for the treatment of mucormycosis. The state would get 60,000 via...
25 May, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Mucormycosis patients to be treated free of cost: Maharashtra to Bombay High CourtThe Maharashtra government told a bench of Justices R V Ghuge and B U Debadwar that it had identified 130 hospitals across the state for tr...
24 May, 2021, 02.22 PM IST
270 black fungus cases reported in Pune; therapy SOPs framedMucormycosis, also known as black fungus, whose treatment requires a multidisciplinary approach, has come in focus during the pandemic as i...
14 May, 2021, 04.22 PM IST
Black fungus has claimed 52 lives in Maharashtra so far: OfficialFor the first time, the state health department has compiled a list of deaths caused by black fungus," said the official who spoke on condi...
14 May, 2021, 11.36 AM IST
111 mucormycosis patients undergoing treatment in MumbaiAdditional municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani told the committee that 38 mucormycosis patients are being treated at the civic-run BY Nair...
12 May, 2021, 07.42 PM IST
Maharashtra may have over 2,000 cases of Mucormycosis: TopeThe state government has decided to select hospitals attached to medical colleges for treatment of Mucormycosis patients as it demands a mu...
12 May, 2021, 12.06 AM IST
Mucormycosis: Gujarat sets up special wards in hospitals, procures anti-fungal drug vialsGujarat has so far reported over 100 cases of mucormycosis, a serious but rare fungal infection which has left many patients blind and is a...
09 May, 2021, 04.20 PM IST
Mucormycosis fungal infections up among COVID-19 survivorsIn Maharashtra, at least eight COVID-19 survivors have died due to mucormycosis while 200 others are being treated, said Dr Tatyarao Lahane...
08 May, 2021, 10.20 PM IST
Eight COVID-19 survivors die of black fungus in Maharashtra: DMER"Eight out of 200 such patients treated so far in various parts of the state have died due to mucormycosis, also known as a black fungus. T...
08 May, 2021, 07.56 PM IST
Black fungus claims eyesight of some COVID-19 survivors in GujaratIn Ahmedabad, at least five patients with mucormycosis are being operated upon every day at the civil hospital at Asarva, a senior doctor s...
08 May, 2021, 05.13 PM IST