Shalini Bhardwaj

HC PULLS UP NMC, CENTRE FOR ASKING MCI EMPLOYEES TO VACATE BUILDING

November 10, 2020

The Delhi High Court issued a contempt notice to the Union Health Ministry and National Medical Commission (NMC), expressing anguish for their disregard of its orders and asking employees of the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI) to vacate the council building. A bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Subramaniam...

We expect Covid-19 vaccine to be out by January: Serum Institute CEO

November 7, 2020

Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawala speaks to The Daily Guardian about the ongoing trials of the coronavirus vaccine and assures that it would be affordable. In an interaction with The Daily Guardian, Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawala spoke about the ongoing trials of the Covid-19 vaccine and when it is...

CENTRE WRITES TO STATES FOR SMOOTH VACCINATION DRIVE

October 31, 2020

The Centre has written a letter to the states calling for the constitution of committees for coordinating and overseeing the Covid-19 vaccination drive. The letter mentions that a coordination mechanism needs to be established at the state and district levels. It has been suggested to all states and union territories...

JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA TO PUSH FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

October 31, 2020

Jamia Millia Islamia’s (JMI) Vice-Chancellor announced that the institution would encourage medical education in the coming years. JMI VC Najma Akhtar also said, “Jamia Hamdard University and Jamia Millia Islamia will collaborate in the capital to set up medical and unani colleges and courses.” Speaking at an event on the...

DELHI MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING THIRD COVID WAVE: HEALTH MINISTER

October 31, 2020

Delhi has reported more than 5,000 Covid cases two days in a row, making this the highest daily spike in the national capital so far. In an update on the situation in the city, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said, “Delhi might be facing the third wave of the coronavirus....

HOW A STAGE-4 BREAST CANCER PATIENT WAS SAVED BY A COMBINATION THERAPIES

October 31, 2020

A 52-year-old former schoolteacher and a mother of two children was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer 10 years ago. Her latest scan shows no evidence of active cancer. Stage 4 cancer is considered incurable and a one-way-ticket but the case of Ruchi Dhawan gives new hope to breast cancer...

COVAXIN phase 3 trials will start soon: Bharat Biotech Executive Director

October 31, 2020

Bharat Biotech is soon going to start Phase-3 trials for ‘COVAXIN’ with an investment of Rs 150 crore that will include 26,000 participants. These trials will be conducted in 25 sites across India. Talking exclusively to The Daily Guardian, Sai Prasad, the Executive Director of Bharat Biotech International Ltd, spoke...

Resident doctors of NDMC, Hindu Rao go on strike

October 24, 2020

Resident doctors of the NDMC Medical College and Hindu Rao Hospital went on an indefinite hunger strike to protest the delay in payment of their salaries. Before starting the strike, the doctors had also written a letter to the Medical Superintendent about their demands. “We have tried to knock on...

ICMR issues guidelines for the use of feluda test

October 24, 2020

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory for the use of FELUDA paper strip test, the country’s first indigenously developed test for Covid-19. It detects active coronavirus infection by using CRISPR CAS9 and produces results in less than an hour. “Feluda stands for FnCas9 Editor Linked...

VIRAT TO MONITOR READINESS OF COVID-19 VACCINES

October 24, 2020

According to World Health Organization (WHO) South East Asia Regional Director Dr Poonam Ketarpal Singh, the assessment process for Covid-19 vaccines is being carried out using a tool named VIRAT. “Whenever a new vaccine is introduced in any country, an assessment is done on the capacity and preparedness prior to...

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