ICMR issues advisory on use of CBNAAT for Coronavirus testing, details MD Bureau20 April 2020 3:18 PM ISTAccording to the advisory, any laboratory, already functional for SARS-CoV-2 testing by real-time PCR with appropriate BSL-2 setup, may start testing...
Monitor the adverse drug reactions associated with Hydroxychroloquine : Health ministry tells Drug Controller Ruchika Sharma20 April 2020 1:39 PM ISTHealth Ministry has asked the DCGI to ensure the pharmacovigilance of the drug
Oxford University promises Coronavirus vaccine by September, ICMR calls candidate frontrunner Written By MD Bureau19 April 2020 7:06 PM ISTSpeaking at a daily media briefing in the Capital, Dr Raman Gangakhedkar who is the chief scientist of ICMR said that at least 70 groups of scientists...
DCGI permits clinical trial of convalescent plasma in COVID-19 patients, check out protocol Ruchika Sharma18 April 2020 12:04 PM ISTThe US FDA recently approved convalescent plasma from patients recovered from COVID-19 for the treatment of severe or life-threatening COVID-19...
Six medical colleges in Maharashtra to have Covid-19 research labs soon Medical Dialogues Bureau17 April 2020 1:09 PM ISTMaharashtra - The Maharashtra government has recommended the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to set up Covid-19 virus research and diagnosis...
ICMR notifies 176 govt and 78 private labs for COVID tests MD Bureau16 April 2020 1:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued a list of 176 government laboratories and 78 private laboratories for COVID-19...
ICMR study finds the presence of 'bat coronavirus' in two Indian bat species Written By Medical Dialogues Bureau15 April 2020 12:08 PM IST​​According to the study published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, there is no evidence or research to claim that these bat coronaviruses...
Antiviral drug Remdesivir, earlier used in Ebola, may hinder reproduction of coronavirus : ICMR Written By Medical Dialogues Bureau14 April 2020 12:45 PM ISTAccording to a recently published study in the New England Journal of Medicine, two out of three critically ill coronavirus infected patients who were...
Plasma exchange therapy in COVID-19 patients: ICMR invites institutions to apply for clinical trials MD Bureau13 April 2020 2:11 PM ISTThe project is named "Multi-center, Phase II, Open Label, Randomized Controlled Study of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in COVID-19".
All medical colleges to have COVID 19 Diagnostics says MCI; issues guidelines Garima13 April 2020 11:12 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Board of Governors in supersession of Medical Council of India (MCI BoG) has directed all the medical colleges to prepare for COVID 19...
Odisha: ICMR nod to MKCG Medical College and Hospital to conduct COVID-19 testing Medical Dialogues Bureau11 April 2020 1:16 PM ISTOdisha - The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday permitted MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Odisha's Berhampur to conduct...
ICMR issues advisory for rapid antibody test at hotspots, details Medical Dialogues Bureau6 April 2020 3:34 PM ISTRapid antibody testing ensures speedy detection of viral cases and normally takes around 15-30 minutes to give the result.
