Tag: Infections
#IPledgeRED initiative from Roche Diagnostics and Apollo Hospitals puts the spotlight...
Initiative highlights the need for Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) to screen for underlying infections and reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted diseases
IIT Jodhpur researchers decode virulence of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in hospitals
This study will enable the development of methodologies to effectively control the spread of such strains and to treat infections caused by them
Novo Nordisk India launches world’s only peptide in a pill for...
Semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor analogue (GLP-1 RA), indicated for the management of type 2 diabetes has been developed in an oral formulation for the first time
Thermo Fisher Scientific claims its TaqPath COVID-19 tests can detect Omicron...
The TaqPath COVID-19 assays detect SARS-CoV-2 infections by identifying the presence of three gene targets from the orf1a/b, S, and N regions of the virus
Antiretroviral therapy effectively reduces HIV deaths: Study
Key findings of the study demonstrated the high impact of antiretroviral therapy and showed that the chance of death was halved among people on ART after 5 Years of treatment....................................
China focuses on next-generation intranasal COVID-19 vaccines amid rising mutant strains
Several pharmaceutical companies across the world have started working on the inhaled vaccine formulations and China is also developing next-generation intranasal COVID-19 vaccines, says GlobalData....................
C-CAMP, Applied Materials & Biomoneta collaborate for innovative anti-infection biotechnology
The solution uses Biomoneta’s innovative Zebox technology that has revolutionized the concept of air filtration and purification in infection-prone settings such as Intensive Care Units (ICUs)....................
India must prepare for manufacturing millions of low-cost ventilators
The Government of India should constitute a highly empowered task force which will carry out the tasks needed to start the production of the low-cost ventilators at a war-footing, write By Prof. V. Eswaran and Prof. B.S. Murty, Director, IIT Hyderabad.............
Kidney patients are more vulnerable to COVID-19 infections
The patients with damaged kidneys, also known as uremic patients, are particularly vulnerable to infection and may exhibit greater variations in clinical symptoms and infectivity.................
Climate change will add to health burden in India: study
Changing climate is resulting in alterations in temperature, precipitation and humidity, which in turn, is increasing the suitability for transmission of various infectious diseases, a new study has pointed out..............