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Black Fungus: Owing to costs of treatment, poor families stand helpless wh
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Soon after the battle for Covid-19 is over, recovered patients are falling prey to mucormycosis in huge numbers, which leads to fungal infection. The Centre declared it as a notifiable disease while 11 states have already declared it as an epidemic.
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Study shows how fungi, bacteria can activate genes associated with head, n
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], May 26 (ANI): A research group at Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) has analyzed how Candida albicans fungi and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria influence gene expression and tumour cell survival.
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AAP launches 'Doctor Helpline' for information on COVID, Black Fungus in P
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 26 (ANI): Punjab unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday launched 'Doctor Helpline' campaign to deal with COVID-19 and Black Fungus (Mucormycosis) infections in the state.
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Two held for black marketing black fungus drug in Hyderabad
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 25 (ANI): Special Operations team of Malkajgiri under Rachakonda Police Commissionerate oarrested two persons for black marketing of Amphotericin B Liposome Injection, an antiviral drug used in the treatment of black fungus.
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Black Fungus: 15 Lakh vials of Amphotericin-B will be available by next mo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Minister of State for Chemical and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said that the government is putting in all efforts to ramp up the production of Amphotericin-B in the country as well as importing 7 lakh vials of the drug through Indian companies
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Delhi High Court questions Ganga Ram Hospital on its utilisation of Amphot
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to explain how it is utilising Amphotericin B, an antifungal drug used for treating black fungus.
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Import vaccines to ramp up vaccination against COVID-19, says Dr Gagandeep
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): India should get more COVID-19 vaccine doses through import but globally there is a vaccine shortage and the option with the government is to buy Russian or Chinese vaccines, says Dr Gagandeep Kang, a top virologist.
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Black fungus classified as notified disease in Maharashtra
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 25 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday said that the state government has classified black fungus as a notified disease.
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Black fungus: Centre allocates additional 19,420 vials of Amphotericin-B t
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): In view of the rising Mucormycosis (commonly known as black fungus) cases across the country, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers on Tuesday informed that it has allocated 19,420 additional vials of Amphotericin-B to various States and Union Territor
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Facing Covaxin shortfall, Karnataka to give 2nd dose only to those above 4
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 25 (ANI): The Karnataka government, in order to tide over a shortfall in Covaxin stock in the state, has directed health officials to administer the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine only to people aged above 45 years.
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Black fungus treatment should start early, drug availability should improv
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): With rise in the number of mucormycosis cases in the national capital, doctors have urged caution and said availability of drugs should improve.
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Telangana to earmark 1,500 beds for black fungus cases
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 25 (ANI): Amid rising cases of black fungus in the state, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday instructed officials to enhance specific beds to treat the infection.
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