AIIMS: Covid-19 pandemic yet to peak in India
“According to modeling data and the way our cases are increasing, it is likely that peak can come in June and July warned director of All India Institute Medical Sciences…
Export of Alcohol-based hand sanitisers banned
The Centre government has banned the export of alcohol-based hand sanitisers to other countries also suffering with coronavirus pandemic. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) that comes under the…
COVID-19: Health Ministry asks AIOCD to ensure availability of critical drugs management of virus
Health ministry has forwarded a list of 55 drugs for ICU management of Covid-19 patients and a list of 96 drugs for general availability and treatment of various other health…
68 Pharma Companies gets permit to manufacture HCQ: FDCA
AHMEDABAD: In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, firms are rushing to manufacture hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), an anti-malarial drug used in the treatment of across the world, including India. Permit have been…
Successful Bone Marrow Transplant saves lives of Thalassemia Siblings
New Delhi: On the eve of World Thalassemia Day (May 8), the news of two thalassemia children of pauper parents getting precious gift of life for free is really heart…
Ensure Corona reports be available within 2 days: Delhi High Court
New Delhi: Delhi High Court asked the Delhi government to ensure that reports of Covid-19 tests conducted on suspected patients is available within 24-48 hours. A bench of Justices Hima…
Gilead: Remdesivir to be available globally
New Delhi: For the expansion of global capacity and production of remdesivir, the drug that has shown results for shortening time for Covid-19 patients, the Gilead Science Inc has said…
COVID-19: Health Minister calls upon all scientific departments to develop enhanced synergy
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, the minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare reviewed through video-conferencing the various initiatives CSIR has taken up to mitigate COVID-19 in…
Vaccines Task Force permits institutes to share bio-specimen
NEW DELHI: The Vaccine Task Force (VTF) set up by Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for research on Covid-19 vaccines has permitted research institutions and laboratories to use the samples of…
COVID-19: PGIMS, Rohtak granted approval by DCGI to start clinical trials on BCG vaccine for treatment
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted approval to Pandit B.D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak in Haryana to start clinical trials on tuberculosis vaccine,…
