Delhi’s first drive-through COVID-19 vaccination facility, which opened with much fanfare two weeks ago, is being shut as the Centre’s price cap for vaccines has made operation unviable, officials said on Friday. The drive-through centre at Vegas Mall in Dwarka, an initiative by the Delhi government
A simple, less invasive nasal swab-based home test offering quick results in 15 minutes, with step-by-step guidance available on Meril’s mobile app, ‘Covifind’ Highly effective in detecting mid-to-high viral load cases CoviFind meets the rising demand to ramp up Covid-19 testing in India, offering
Poorly fitting face masks greatly increase the risk of infection from airborne diseases like COVID-19, compared to custom-fitted masks, according to a study. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati in the US used CT scans of three different-sized face masks attached to three different-sized dummy heads
A group of public health experts, including doctors from AIIMS and members from the national taskforce on COVID-19, have said that mass, indiscriminate and incomplete vaccination can trigger emergence of mutant strains and recommended that there is no need to inoculate those who had documented
The Healthcare Federation of India (NATHEALTH) on Wednesday urged the government to develop a transparent and predictable regulatory environment, particularly around pricing. It submitted its recommendations to PMO, pharmaceuticals department, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, health and family welfare ministry and NITI Aayog. The healthcare industry body
Clinical parameters of two COVID-19 patients improved significantly within 12 hours of administering monoclonal antibody therapy, doctors at Ganga Ram Hospital said on Wednesday. Dr Pooja Khosla, Senior Consultant, Department of Medicine, SGRH, said a 36-year-old healthcare worker with high-grade fever, cough, muscle pain, severe weakness
The government has come out with comprehensive guidelines for the management of COVID-19 among children in which Remdesivir has not been recommended and rational use of HRCT imaging has been suggested. The guidelines issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the health ministry
These are trying times for doctors all over the world, especially those dealing with patients living with chronic conditions like Diabetes. Not only is this group of patients more vulnerable to COVID-19, they also have a slower and more difficult recovery period. Doctors are now dealing
There has been a continued and sharp decline in daily new coronavirus cases in the country, the government said on Tuesday, but stressed on following COVID-19-appropriate behaviour to avert any future wave. In a joint press briefing on the pandemic situation, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav
States and union territories would aggregate the demand of private hospitals for Covid vaccines based on which the Centre will facilitate supply to these governments for timely and equitable distribution to smaller and remoter private healthcare facilities, according to the revised guidelines issued on Tuesday. Also,
