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An innovative initiative with leftover Covid medicines
A group of students from the Rotaract Club of Jagannath Institute of Management Sciences (JIMS) at Vasant Kunj has initiated an innovative idea to ensure adequate supplies of Covid-19 medicines for those undergoing free treatment in…
DRDO develops Covid-19 antibody detection kit
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an antibody detection kit known as Dipcovan, which is expected to be available at Rs 75 per test in the market from June first week onwards.The kit has been developed by…
Opening Covid vax for multiple age groups created scarcity: SII
Opening up vaccinations against Covid for people from all age groups led to the scarcity of vaccines, a senior Serum Institute of India official said on Friday.India first rolled out vaccinations for healthcare workers on January 16, and…
Now, patient in UP found affected by White Fungus
As the dreaded Black Fungus or Mucormycosis disease -- spreads across Uttar Pradesh, a case of White Fungus has been found in a patient from Mau district.This is probably the first case of White Fungus that has been traced in India.White…
Govt to import 3,63,000 vials of Black Fungus medicine Amphotericin-B
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has made efforts to ramp up supply and availability of Amphotericin-B, the anti-fungal drug used in treatment of Black Fungus disease.A statement from the government said on Friday, "In May…
Lab escape from Wuhan can explain coronavirus more easily
Proponents of lab escape can explain all the available facts about SARS2 considerably more easily than can those who favour natural emergence, said Nicholas Wade, a science writer.Writing in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Wade said,…
Aster RV Hospital Bangalore launches free of cost Modular Emergency Unit to help COVID patients
In order to help critically ill Covid-19 patients, Aster RV Hospital Bangalore in association with Aster Volunteers, the global CSR arm of Aster DM Healthcare, has set up a modular emergency unit to provide immediate care and attention. The…
Samsung India Donates Medical Kits, Oxygen Concentrators and Oxygen Cylinders to Help Karnataka…
Samsung India has donated 14,000 Medical Kits, 24 Oxygen Concentrators and 150 Oxygen Cylinders to Karnataka, supporting its fight against the current surge of Covid-19. As part of this support, Samsung R&D Institute Bangalore (SRI-B),…
IOL Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd Donates 30 Oxygen Concentrators To District Red Cross…
In order to assist the administration in the war against Covid-19 pandemic, city based IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd handed over 30 oxygen concentrators to the district administration through the District Red Cross Society. All…
India’s largest Covid centre gets 150 GPS-based ventilator beds
India's largest Covid care facility, the Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre (SPCCC), Radha Soami Beas, in Delhi's Chhatarpur area was on Thursday equipped with 150 GPS-based ventilator beds.These beds have been provided by the PM-CARES Trust…