Black Fungus Infection

In the first evidence-based multi-centre study on mucormycosis (black fungus) in India, doctors at the PGIMER here said on Saturday that uncontrolled diabetes and improper use of steroid were the major factors for its emergence. However,…

Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu today said that Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab Government is committed to save the lives of patients suffering from Mucormycosis (Balck Fungus) in the same spirit as it has been fighting for prevention…

Department of ENT and Head Neck Surgery of Government Medical College Jammu have so far operated 09 patients of Mucormycosis (confirmed and suspected).Various surgical procedures like endoscopic approach, open approach and combined approach…

Punjab Government today issued the treatment and diagnosis guidelines for Mucormycosis.Disclosing this here today, the Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that State Government has already declared Mucormycosis, popularly known as black…

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday suggested the young patients should be prioritised in the distribution of Liposomal Amphotericin B drug, used for treating black fungus, "as they hold promise of future over the older ones who have lived…

Amid rising cases of black fungus, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the government for not providing proper treatment to patients suffering from the disease.Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday in a tweet said, "Government should clarify…

Sukhpinder Kaur of Muktsar was reffered to the Mohali Indus Hospital three weeks ago with symptoms of blackness in the palate, swelling and numbness on the right side face. Endoscopy of the nose was performed which showed gross black…

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramaniam has said that the government has roped in multi-specialty experts and doctors to carry out a detailed study on Mucormycosis or Black Fungus. He said further action of the government will be based on…

 Amid the second wave of the Covid pandemic, Delhi isn't just battling a shortage of vaccines, it is also grappling with a scarcity of drugs required to treat patients infected with the black fungus infection, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind…

As the country battles the Covid pandemic, besides its twisted off-springs the Black and White fungi wreaking havoc, now the first case of Yellow Fungus has also cropped up in Ghaziabad.ENT Specialist B.P. Tyagi has claimed that there is a…