Those suffering from COVID-19 as well as those who have contracted it after taking the first vaccine dose should go for the jabs three months after fully recovering from the disease, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Also, COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all lactating
As COVID-19 strains Pakistan’s health system, tens of thousands of women doctors are sitting at home, their talents squandered in a country where millions have no access to medical care. Many families encourage their daughters to study medicine not for a career, but to bolster
Adding another leg to our battle against COVID19, the Government of India has introduced, a promising anti-COVID19 drug called 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG). The drug has been developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a lab of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO),
Fujifilm India Pvt. Ltd. is pleased to announce that FUJIFILM Corporation has introduced X-ray solutions augmented with qXR*1, Qure.ai’s computed aided radiology software application designed with deep-learning Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. According to Qure.ai, the AI will analyze X-ray images to detect abnormal findings within seconds. Fujifilm’s portable X-ray FDR Xair system are equipped
Even after recording cases below three lakh for the third consecutive day, India records its highest death toll ever. The country has recorded 2,67,334 new cases in last 24 hrs. While the cases in the country is falling, the daily death toll is on rise recording
Less than 2 per cent of the total population in India has been affected by COVID-19 so far and 98 per cent of the population is still susceptible or vulnerable to the infection, the government said on Tuesday. “Despite the high number of cases reported so
Serum Institute of India on Tuesday said it has never exported vaccines at the cost of the people in India and remains committed to support the vaccination drive in the country. In the past few days, there has been an intense discussion on the decision of
The United States will share 20 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses with other countries, taking the total number of such shots to 80 million, President Joe Biden said on Monday. “Over the next six weeks, the United States of America will send 80 million doses overseas.
The government on Monday revised the clinical guidance for COVID-19 treatment, dropping the off-label use of convalescent plasma as it was found not beneficial in reducing the progression to severe disease or death. The development came following a meeting of the ICMR-National Task Force for COVID-19
Padma Shri Awardee and former IMA President Dr. KK Aggarwal passed away after battling from Covid on Monday night. The 62-year-old was admitted to AIIMS several days ago and was on ventilator support. The renowned cardiologist Dr. Aggarwal was currently heading the Heart Care Foundation of
