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87-year-old doctor braves COVID-19 pandemic to treat villagers in Maharash
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandrapur (Maharashtra) [India], October 23 (ANI): While the COVID-19 phase led to hardships for many, healthcare facilities in villages were severely affected, but even during this crisis, an 87-year old doctor from Chandrapur continued braving the pandemic to reach his patients on a bicyc
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60 per cent of cancer patients do not respond effectively to chemotherapy
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Indiana [US], October 23 (ANI): Scientists estimate that nearly 60 per cent of all cancer patients do not respond effectively to chemotherapy treatments. Even worse - many of those same patients experience toxic and sometimes deadly side effects.
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US FDA approves remdesivir, first drug to treat COVID-19 patients
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Remdesivir for the treatment of coronavirus, Al Jazeera reported citing a statement issued by Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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Anti-parasitic drug ivermectin not to be included for COVID-19 treatment p
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has decided not to include ivermectin medicine (anti-parasitic drug) in the National Clinical Management Protocol for COVID-19 for the treatment of virus-infected patients.
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'Too early to say', AIIMS on ICMR observation on discontinuing plasma the
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Even as the Indian Council of Medical Research announced that plasma therapy may soon be discontinued from the Covid-19 national treatment protocol, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi's Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Thursday said th
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Kerala: Ramesh Chennithala demands judicial probe on COVID-19 deaths due t
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 22 (ANI): Kerala Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday demanded a comprehensive judicial probe into deaths in COVID-19 hospitals across the state due to alleged medical negligence and ill-treatment.
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Gut bacteria may lead to weight gain following chemotherapy for breast can
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): A recent research suggested that gut bacteria are partially responsible for metabolic changes that lead to weight gain following chemotherapy treatment.
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Naveen Patnaik reviews COVID-19 management amid festive season, cautions p
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 22 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday reviewed the COVID-19 situation and its management in the state and advised the concerned officials to pay more attention to the treatment of patients with co-morbidity.
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Delhi Health Minister asks ICMR to not remove plasma therapy from COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): After an India Council of Medical Research(ICMR) made an announcement that it may remove plasma therapy from COVID-19 national treatment protocol, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain asked the council to not do so.
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Couple booked for negligence after COVID-19 positive wife skips treatment
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): A couple has been booked under charges for negligent act likely to spread infection of a disease dangerous to life in Delhi after the wife left a hospital, where she tested positive for the virus, to avoid being shifted to a dedicated corona centre.
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Plasma therapy may be removed from national Covid-19 treatment guidelines:
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Convalescent Plasma Therapy may be removed from the national guideline for the treatment of novel coronavirus after an India Council of Medical Research study revealed that it did not help in reducing mortality or slow the progression of Covid-19, the ICM
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Jeff Bridges announces lymphoma diagnosis, to undergo treatment
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): American actor Jeff Bridges announced that he has been diagnosed with lymphoma.
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