Tag: COVID-19
Telemedicine Society of India & Practo launch ‘Rise of Telemedicine 2020’...
A joint collaboration with the Telemedicine Society of India (TSI), the report highlights the emergence of telemedicine in India, the reasons behind its meteoric rise amid the pandemic, and the advantages it can continue to offer in a post-COVID world.................
NFHS-5 data shows Anaemia continues to be a major concern
Test is the best option to prevent Anemia: Says National Health Authority Official..................
Stakeholder orchestration a key for effective vaccination program: experts at NASSCOM
The funding for such large-scale distribution would be huge, and India should be ready with a funding of around Rs 80,000 crore for the next one year for distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine......................
Fortis Hospital, Kalyan scales-up Critical Care program to build Center of...
The upgraded critical care unit will focus on evidence-based protocols for patient management, training, and capacity building of critical care specialists..................
28 million elective surgeries may be cancelled or postponed globally: Study
Whatever may be the reason behind postponing the routine elective surgery procedures, it can lead to complications....................
Cipla launches ‘CIPtest’ rapid antigen detection test for COVID-19 diagnosis
Validated and approved by ICMR, the test is found to have specificity and sensitivity of 98.09% and up to 75% respectively. This is Cipla’s second launch in the diagnostics space after Elifast: SARS CoV-2 IgG ELISA Test Kit......................
Now COVID-19 samples can be stored at room temperature for a...
RNA Wrapr from Azooka Labs based in Bengaluru inactivates the virus immediately only preserving DNA/RNA content required for RT-PCR tests...................
SpiceHealth partners CSIR-CCMB to launch dry swab direct RT-PCR Covid-19 test...
The game-changing technology of dry swab RNA-extraction free testing to be introduced across SpiceHealth mobile laboratories; will significantly ramp up testing, reduce cost and time...................
COVID-19 Vaccine Cocktail: AstraZeneca to use components of Russia’s Sputnik V...
AstraZeneca accepted the proposal by RDIF and the Gamaleya Center to use one of the two vectors of the Sputnik V vaccine in additional clinical trials of its own vaccine, which will commence before the end of this year...................
Top Asian oncologists bat for access to cancer services, say it...
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on cancer services negatively across Asia and there has been a drop in the number of patients accessing cancer services in the region....................