covid

2DG: How effective is it?

How 2DG works against Covid? 2DG is actually an altered form of the 2DG molecule that treats tumors, cancer cells.…

4 years ago

10,000 doses of DRDO’s 2-DG drug for Covid treatment to be released by Saturday

After the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted emergency use authorisation to the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s 2-DG drug for…

4 years ago

Newborn infected with Covid recovers after three week long battle with life

A 25-day-old infant in Odisha’s Bhubaneshwar recovered fully from Covid-19 infection after a tough 10-day battle for life on a…

4 years ago

Covid Case Update: 3.62 cases reported in last 24 hours

India reports 3,62,727 new cases, 3,52,181 discharges and 4,120 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry.…

4 years ago

Among COVID-19 survivors, an increased risk of death, serious illness

As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed, it has become clear that many survivors -- even those who had mild cases…

4 years ago

SARS-CoV-2 research: Second possible effective mechanism of Remdesivir discovered

When a cell is infected, SARS-CoV-2 not only causes the host cell to produce new virus particles. The virus also…

4 years ago

GoI to increase production of Amphotericin B amid rising cases of Mucormycosis

Amid a sudden increase in demand observed in some states for Amphotericin B which is being prescribed by physicians to…

4 years ago

India’s recovery rate at 83.04% today, says Health Ministry

India’s total active caseload of Covid-19 dipped to 37,04,099 on Wednesday and now comprises 15.87% of the country’s total positive…

4 years ago

WHO chief scientist says India’s Covid figures are worrying

As India is in the grasp of a devastating second wave of Covid-19, World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya…

4 years ago

DCGI nod to emergency use of 2-DG for Covid treatment

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given permission for the emergency use of drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) as an…

4 years ago