Medically Speaking Team

Omicron not to be considered ‘mild’, Killing people around the globe: WHO

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), warned in a press conference on Friday, 7 January,…

3 years ago

Alembic Pharma’s drug for depressive disorder receives tentative nod from USFDA

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd said on Friday that the US Food and Drug Administration has given its generic Vortioxetine tablets preliminary…

3 years ago

Guidelines on Covaxin for under 18 don’t mention EUL by WHO, says Health Ministry

The Union Health Ministry described media reports stating that authorisation for the Covaxin vaccine in the 15-18 age range had…

3 years ago

NEET PG Counselling: Supreme Court allows admissions with 27% quota for OBCs, 10% for EWS

The Supreme Court approved the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate and Postgraduate (NEET-PG) admissions on Friday, sustaining the OBC quota…

3 years ago

Bihar: Man claims to have received 12 shots of Covaxin, Arthritis ‘improved magically’

An 84-year-old man from Madhepura, Bihar, claims to have had 12 shots of Covaxin in the last year, indicating a…

3 years ago

OmiSure: First kit approved by ICMR to test for Omicron

A kit to detect Omicron has been authorised by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). OmiSure is the name…

3 years ago

Long Covid-19 Found To Cause Self-Harming Auto-Antibodies: Study

According to a new study by Cedars-Sinai researchers, infection with the COVID-19-causing coronavirus can induce an immune response that extends…

3 years ago

RNA based therapy may protect from many Covid variants, says study

According to a study conducted in mice, an RNA molecule that boosts the body's early antiviral defence system may provide…

3 years ago

T-Cells may provide ‘pretty Good backup’ against Omicron, study claims

T cells found in human bodies may provide protection against COVID-19, according to research. T-cells, or white blood cells that…

3 years ago

France detects new COVID-19 variant ‘IHU’, more infectious than Omicron

While the globe is grappling with an increase in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron form, scientists in France have…

3 years ago