Covid treatment
- Health
Lung, heart stem cell study can pave way for new Covid treatments
Sydney: Researchers have used heart and lung stem cells infected with the virus that causes Covid-19 to better understand how the disease impacts different organs, paving the way for more targeted treatments.…
- India
Covid treatment: Govt issues revised guidelines on use of drugs, therapies
New Delhi: There is no evidence of injectable steroids benefitting Covid patients not requiring oxygen supplementation or in continuation after discharge, according to the revised ‘Clinical Guidance for Management of Adult COVID-19…
- India
State govt to provide free COVID treatment only for patients who fall under BPL category: Assam CM
Guwahati (Assam): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday announced that the state government will provide free of cost COVID treatment only to the patients who fall under the Below Poverty…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP govt to bear Rs 1.5 cr treatment cost for COVID +ve doctor
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government will bear the cost of treatment amounting to Rs 1.5 crore of a doctor named N Bhaskar Rao who tested positive for COVID-19. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister…
- Hyderabad
Monoclonal antibodies show encouraging results in COVID-19 patients
Hyderabad: Monoclonal antibodies is the latest in the treatment to fight against COVID -19. The drug cocktail has gained enough traction from global media ever since it got administered on ex-US President…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to bear COVID treatment expenses for traveling residents, GCC citizens
Riyadh: Saudi general authority of civil aviation (GACA) announced on Monday that it will bear all the expenses for the COVID-19 treatment for traveling residents and the Gulf cooperation council (GCC) who…
- India
Patients within 6 weeks of COVID treatment are at highest risk of black fungus: Expert
New Delhi: Patients within six weeks of COVID treatment are at the highest risk of black fungus, said senior neurosurgeon at AIIMS. Speaking to ANI, Professor of Neurosurgery at AIIMS, Dr P…
- India
Now, patient in UP found affected by White Fungus
As the dreaded Black Fungus or Mucormycosis disease spreads across Uttar Pradesh, a case of White Fungus has been found in a patient from Mau district. This is probably the first case…
- Bangalore
Karnataka announces Rs 1,111 cr COVID-19 relief package
Bengaluru: Amidst speculations about extending lockdown due to rising COVID cases in rural parts of the state, Karnataka government on Wednesday announced a relief package of Rs 1,111.82 crore for those in…
- Health
Have Australian researchers developed an effective COVID-19 treatment?
By Nial Wheate, University of Sydney Sydney (The Conversation): The world is now 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic and we’ve yet to find a single drug that can stop the virus.…
- Chennai
TN: Stalin govt to bear expenses of Covid patients in private hospitals
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday said that his government will bear all the expenses of the Covid patients in private hospitals. The state health insurance cover will bear the…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: 6 pvt hospitals booked for irregularities in COVID treatment
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Police has filed cases against six private hospitals for irregularities in COVID-19 treatment, informed State Vigilance and Enforcement Director General KV Rajendranath Reddy on Thursday. According to Reddy,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad-based VINS Bioproducts gets DCGI nod to start clinical trials for VINCOV-19
Hyderabad: VINS Bioproducts on Monday received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to commence the clinical trials for VINCOV-19, an antidote, and a cure against COVID-19, the Hyderabad based…
