Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 30 (ANI): Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech announced that it has successfully developed Covaxin, India's first vaccine candidate for Covid-19, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology (NIV).
Chandigarh [India], June 28 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical and Research (ICMR) has initiated a programme of clinical trials for rapid antigen detection assays for COVID-19 patients and PGIMER, Chandigarh has been selected as one of seven premier tertiary care hospitals across the count
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has included the use of Dexamethasone as an alternative to Methylprednisolone for managing moderate to severe COVID-19 cases.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 26 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has approved a proposal to reduce the fees of non-clinical PG courses in state medical colleges from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 1 lakh, the Chief Minister's Office said on Thursday.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): Chennai School of Music Therapy (CSMT), the Chennai-based music therapy training, consulting, and clinical services institute, is launching "Dhvani", a series of podcasts and videos on music and health, to help create awareness about the
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 24 (ANI): The Karnataka government on Tuesday announced that fever clinics would be established at all district-level and taluk-level hospitals, wherein fever cases would be screened in a separate area.
Ludhiana (Chandigarh) [India], June 23 (ANI): Private hospitals are observing a strike on Tuesday in response to the state government's plan to implement the Clinical Establishment Act in the state.
California [USA], June 23 (ANI): US-based biopharmaceutical major Gilead Sciences will soon start clinical trials for inhaled formulation of its anti-viral drug remdesivir used for the treatment of Covid-19.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], June 23 (ANI): Patanjali on Tuesday launched 'Coronil and Swasari', what it claims is the Ayurvedic cure for treating COVID-19, which they said has been shown 100 per cent favourable results during clinical trials on affected patients, at Patanjali Yogpeeth
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 23 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has instructed officials to conduct comprehensive screening and COVID-19 test to cover all households within the next 90 days. He said that the exercise must be carried out using 104 ambula
Geneva [Switzerland], June 23 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday (local time) emphasised on a rapid increase in production of dexamethasone, a cheap steroid which after clinical trials has shown life-saving potential for critically ill COVID-19 patients.
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Delhi government on Sunday said that individuals who are COVID-19 positive will be referred to coronavirus care centres for assessment of clinical conditions.