COVAXIN phase 3 trials will start soon: Bharat Biotech Executive Director

31 Oct 2020 06:22 AM IST

Bharat Biotech Executive Director Sai Prasad says that the company is aiming launch the vaccine in Q2 of 2021. It also plans to raise manufacturing capacity to 500 million doses per annum.

Resident doctors of NDMC, Hindu Rao go on strike

24 Oct 2020 07:47 AM IST

Resident doctors of the NDMC Medical College and Hindu Rao Hospital went on an indefinite hunger strike to protest the delay in payment of their salaries. Before starting the strike, the doctors had also written a letter to the Medical Superintendent about their demands. “We have tried to knock on

ICMR issues guidelines for the use of feluda test

24 Oct 2020 07:45 AM IST

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory for the use of FELUDA paper strip test, the country’s first indigenously developed test for Covid-19. It detects active coronavirus infection by using CRISPR CAS9 and produces results in less than an hour. “Feluda stands for FnCas9 Editor Linked

VIRAT TO MONITOR READINESS OF COVID-19 VACCINES

24 Oct 2020 07:31 AM IST

According to World Health Organization (WHO) South East Asia Regional Director Dr Poonam Ketarpal Singh, the assessment process for Covid-19 vaccines is being carried out using a tool named VIRAT. “Whenever a new vaccine is introduced in any country, an assessment is done on the capacity and preparedness prior to

HOW TO BOOST YOUR BODY’S METABOLISM TO LOSE WEIGHT

24 Oct 2020 07:29 AM IST

Just like a car runs on gas, a person runs on calories, which are units of energy. In fact, your brain alone needs about 420 calories a day to function. The food you eat is broken down by your body into the simplest forms of carbohydrates, protein and fat. The

AMID PANDEMIC, BE VIGILANT TOWARDS NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS

24 Oct 2020 07:27 AM IST

India has traditionally remained faithful in containing and preventing communicable diseases until very recently. It is only after the publication in November 2017 in Lancet Neurology of the landmark cumulative effort of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Indian Council of Medical Research and Public Health Foundation of India that

Can India manage storage, distribution for Covid vaccine?

24 Oct 2020 07:19 AM IST

Once the coronavirus vaccine is finalised, it will require a different temperature, handling procedure, storage, cold chains, equipment and transport. Now is the time to think if India is well-equipped to handle all that.

New blood test predicts which Covid patients at severe risk

17 Oct 2020 08:57 AM IST

Amid the ongoing battle with Covid-19, scientists have developed a score that can accurately predict which patients will develop a severe form of coronavirus. The measurement, called the Dublin-Boston score, is designed to enable clinicians to make more informed decisions when identifying patients who may benefit from therapies, such as

Delhi to be quack-free in 2021: New DMC chief

17 Oct 2020 08:56 AM IST

Dr Arun Gupta has been re-elected as president of the Delhi Medical Council (DMC) for a second fiveyear term. Dr Gupta, a practising paediatrician for the last 30 years, worked for digitising medical processes during his previous tenure. Speaking of the DMC’s current goals, he said, “One of the mandates

National Medical Commission starts its website

17 Oct 2020 08:55 AM IST

The National Medical Commission (NMC), constituted by the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, which came into force on 25 September, 2020, has launched its website. Citizens wishing to know about the National Medical Commission and its current medical working rules and regulations can log on to https:// www.nmc.org.in/. The NMC

India’s syringe makers to increase Covid-19 vaccine stocks

17 Oct 2020 08:54 AM IST

India is one of the largest syringe makers in the world when it comes to 0.5 ml auto-disable syringes for intramuscular vaccination. With the current race towards procuring and distributing a Covid-19 vaccine, syringe manufacturers in the country are ramping up their capacities further by over 30% to meet the

Efficacy of three primary diets in drug-resistant epilepsy

17 Oct 2020 08:53 AM IST

Epilepsy that fails to get controlled by two antiseizure drugs is unlikely to respond to the addition of other medications. These children are designated to have drugresistant epilepsy. The principal treatment options for these children include either surgery or starting them on a ketogenic diet. The choice of surgery cannot