Shalini Bhardwaj

Results of anti-leprosy drug trials to be out soon

September 5, 2020

The results of Mwanti-leprosy drug trials, which were conducted on Covid patients, are expected to come out in a few days. The observations and data have already been sent to the Drug Controller General of India. The drug trials were conducted across ten centres in India, started in May. If...

Covid-19 can infect twice, has long-term effects, says Dr Ram Vishwakarma

September 5, 2020

How often can coronavirus happen in life, is still a big question and it is also a fear in the minds of those who have already been infected with the deadly virus. Researchers in Hong Kong recently reported the evidence in a person who got re-infected from Covid-19, months after...

Delhi might be witnessing second Covid-19 wave

September 5, 2020

The number of cases in Delhi is increasing again. Recorded cases are 50% higher after an increase in tests to cope with the pandemic, and according to doctors, such resurgence in cases is on the expected lines. The city has been experiencing a sudden rise in the number of Covid-19...

1,000 dental surgery seats remain vacant in India

August 29, 2020

Around 1,000 Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) seats are still vacant this year in India. Out of 6,511 seats, 5,549 seats have been filled and the reasons behind vacant seats could be Covid-19 or lack of interests of students in post graduate courses due to lack of jobs. “Students are...

MCI releases new module for MBBS students

August 29, 2020

The Medical Council of India (MCI) has decided to introduce a new Pandemic Management module for MBBS students. The MCI has prepared revised regulations for Graduate Medical Education and competency-based undergraduate curricula, accompanied by detailed guidance for its implementation. This programme will enable an Indian Medical Graduate (IMG) to be...

Enforce Unlock 4.0 strictly as Covid doesn’t spare anybody: Dr Trehan

August 29, 2020

As the country prepares for Unlock 4.0 from 1 September with more than three million Covid cases, Dr Naresh Trehan, chairman of Gurugram’s Medanta Hospital, says that the government has to play a balancing act between life and livelihood and has to open carefully with strict protocols. “We have to...

SC dismisses PIL on homoeopathy treatment for Covid

August 23, 2020

The Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL filed by two petitioners, Dr Ravi M. Nair and Dr Ashok Kumar Das, who were seeking directions from the Central Government for permitting homoeopathic treatment of mild cases of Covid-19. The bench, comprising of Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde and Justices A.S....

Hospital to stop OPD services

August 23, 2020

The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) in Puducherry, a Covid-19 designated hospital, is facing a huge crisis due to increasing numbers of corona cases. The viral infection has burdened the centre as more than 300 patients are admitted in the JIPMER Covid Block and the ICUs...

CCMB’s research stirs debate

August 23, 2020

A press release from the Centre of Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has stated that a study conducted by top scientists has projected roughly 6 lakh Covid-19 cases in Hyderabad, which is more than 6 times the number of cases which have been reported officially in Telangana till now. This...

Frontline workers should be vaccinated first: Dr Poonam Khetrapal

August 22, 2020

Do you think Indian authorities’ strategy is moving towards the right direction in handling Covid-19? What more can be done? A: India acted early and took bold and decisive steps while implementing core public health measures to detect, test, trace, isolate and treat Covid cases. The country has been scaling...

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