Tag: Viral
Zydus’s COVID-19 drug ‘Virafin’ gets DCGI nod
91.15% of patients treated with PegIFN were RT PCR negative by day 7. A single dose of the antiviral Virafin administered subcutaneously early on shows significant clinical and virological improvement in moderate COVID-19 adult patients.......................
COVID-19 may affect the brain causing loss of smell and taste,...
A new study by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur has highlighted that loss of smell and taste of infected patients makes their entire Central Nervous System (CNS) and the underlying structures in the brain more prone to viral infection with devastating effects.................
COVID-19 test now available on Practo
Practo partners with Thyrocare to make these tests available in Mumbai, to begin with, ICMR & Government of India certified labs...............
WHO calls for urgent action across South East Asia to tackle...
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia in her World Hepatitis Day message called for an urgent action to find, test and treat the missing millions suffering viral hepatitis and achieve the time-bound targets of regional action plan...…………….
Race for 7 to raise awareness of rare diseases
The 7000 metres of race is to bring attention to the needs of estimated 70 million rare disease patients in India..........