Medically Speaking

DELHI DOCTORS SUPPORT IMA PROTEST WITH BLACK RIBBONS

12 Dec 2020 04:31 AM IST

Doctors at several hospitals in Delhi supported the IMA’s call for protest by wearing black ribbons. The protest was against the Centre’s move of allowing postgraduate practitioners of Ayurveda to perform certain surgical procedures after training. Doctors from AIIMS, DDU Hospital, GTB Hospital, LNJP Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital,

MAKING DEAD VIRUS KILL LIVE ONES: A CASE FOR INACTIVATED COVID-19 VACCINES

12 Dec 2020 04:24 AM IST

Among the vaccines against Covid-19 likely to become available in India in early 2021, Covaxin is an indigenous vaccine, being developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL), Hyderabad, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi. The candidate is an inactivated whole virion vaccine. Most of

We are at the doorstep of getting a coronavirus vaccine: Dr V.K. Paul

12 Dec 2020 04:22 AM IST

India is fully prepared for a vaccination drive and will lead the world in ending Covid-19 once we have a vaccine, says Dr Paul, Member (Health) at NITI Aayog and head of the National Expert Group for Vaccine Administration, in an exclusive conversation.

42.5% INDIANS WITH DISABILITIES FACED HEALTHCARE PROBLEMS: STUDY

05 Dec 2020 19:48 PM IST

A a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Hyderabad, has revealed that the Covid-19 pandemic impacted the physical and mental as well as rehabilitation, education, livelihood and social participation of persons with disabilities significantly. About 42.5%, i.e., two out of every five people with disability, reported

ZYDUS CADILA TO START PHASE-3 TRIALS IN DECEMBER

05 Dec 2020 19:43 PM IST

Drugmaker Zydus Cadila said that it has received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to start phase 3 clinical trials with its biological therapy PegiHep among COVID-19 patients. The trials will start in December and will be conducted on 250 patients across 20 to 25 centres in

NCDRC GIVES RELIEF TO MEDANTA FOR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASE

05 Dec 2020 04:33 AM IST

ZYDUS CADILA TO START PHASE-3 TRIALS IN DECEMBER 42.5% INDIANS WITH DISABILITIES FACED HEALTHCARE PROBLEMS: STUDY

COVID-19 MANAGEMENT: THE JOURNEY SO FAR & WAY FORWARD

05 Dec 2020 04:29 AM IST

It was in the month of March that meetings were being conducted in different health organisations in India and many hospitals to formulate plans to tackle coronavirus regarding which there was a paucity of information other than that available from studies conducted in China, anecdotal stories on the social media

MASS VACCINATION REQUIRES SUCCESSFUL SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGIES: PAWANEXH KOHLI

05 Dec 2020 04:25 AM IST

Q. What would be the first step basic to start mass vaccination? A. A mass vaccination exercise will require diligent planning and like all successful supply chain strategies, the basic step must be to first identify the destination points. After terminal inoculation centres are known, the strategy will be to

We should overcome Covid in India by mid-2021: Dr Srinath Reddy

05 Dec 2020 04:23 AM IST

In an interview with The Daily Guardian, the president of the Public Health Foundation of India says that an effective vaccine will help save lives and reduce transmission, but not throw the virus out of the planet.

OXFORD-ASTRAZENECA VACCINE IS SAFE, SAYS SERUM INSTITUTE

28 Nov 2020 09:47 AM IST

In a statement released by AstraZeneca, the company has admitted to its dosing error and said that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective. Partnered company Serum Institute of India (SII), which is holding trials for the vaccine in India, also said that the vaccine candidates are safe and trials

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE: SILENT KILLER IN THE SHADOWS OF COVID-19

28 Nov 2020 09:43 AM IST

Covid-19 has led to loss of many lives and crippling of economies of several countries. However, beyond the most obvious fallouts of this deadly disease caused by an insidious virus, the shadow of upsurge of antibiotic resistance is looming over the entire mankind which will be realised in the time

SOCIAL VACCINATION IS STILL THE WAY FORWARD

28 Nov 2020 09:39 AM IST

The festive season is here, and so is winter. With all of us stranded at home for most of the year, the desire for celebration and social gathering is climbing. We are all eagerly waiting for the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, so we may gain immunity and go about our