HEALTH

‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs

11:43 pm July 8, 2020

Washington DC: Desperate to solve the deadly conundrum of COVID-19, the world is clamouring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste. The ironic, and perhaps tragic, result: Scientific shortcuts have slowed understanding of the disease and delayed the ability to find out which drugs help, hurt or have no […]

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Process for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials begins at NIMS Hyderabad

7:52 pm July 7, 2020

Hyderabad: The process of conducting clinical trials for Covaxin, a vaccine candidate for COVID-19, began on Tuesday at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) here, a top official of the state-run medical facility said. “We will select healthy individuals and draw blood and send the blood samples to designated labs in New Delhi. They […]

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Rajiv Gandhi hospital gets ICMR nod to conduct plasma therapy on 200 patients

5:34 pm July 7, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi government-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH), a dedicated COVID-19 facility, has received nod from the ICMR to conduct plasma therapy on 200 coronavirus patients, senior officials said on Tuesday. RGSSH in east Delhi has treated over a thousand patients after being declared a dedicated facility, and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on […]

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Scientists discover small proteins which may reduce inflammation caused by COVID-19

3:56 pm July 5, 2020

Toronto: Scientists have discovered a new drug which they claim could be useful to combat inflammation of all varieties, an advance that may help in fighting aggravated immune response in respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19. The therapeutic, described in the journal Cell Reports, is called TAT CARMIL1, and is actually a combination of two naturally occurring […]

COVID-19:After caution by experts, ICMR defends move to fast-track vaccine, says in line with globally accepted norms

11:34 pm July 4, 2020

New Delhi: After medical experts cautioned against rushing a COVID-19 vaccine, the ICMR on Saturday defended its move to fast-track clinical trials for a planned launch by August 15, saying the process was exactly in accordance with globally accepted norms. The premier medical research body said the letter by its Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava to principal investigators of the […]