Infections have surged to record highs with more than 500,000 infections and more than 2,500 deaths – most of which have been in the past two weeks. Hong Kong resident Yeung waited for 13 hours outside a hospital in the city’s eastern district in cold, rainy weather with his 3-year-old daughter, who had a high … Read more
The country reported a record 54,122 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, a 12-fold increase from daily levels seen in mid-January, when omicron first became the country’s dominant strain. South Korea will begin offering Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine at hospitals, nursing homes and public health centres next … Read more
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New antiviral pills for COVID-19 recently authorized for emergency use in high-risk people by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should give doctors an easier means of keeping people out of the hospital. But the initial hype is … Read more
As many as 13 companies in the country will now manufacture Molnupiravir and it will be used for treatment of adult Covid-19 patients and those who have high risk of progression of the disease. The Central drug authority has granted approval to Serum Institute of India’s Covid-19 vaccine Covovax, Biological E’s jab Corbevax and anti-Covid … Read more
TUESDAY, Dec. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. announced Tuesday that a final analysis shows its experimental antiviral pill Paxlovid sharply reduced hospitalizations and deaths among people at high risk for severe illness. The latest results, which reinforce an earlier analysis released in November, Pfizer’s drug cut hospitalizations and deaths by nearly 90 … Read more
By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Friday, September 24, 2021 (Kaiser News) — Within a day of testing positive for covid-19 in June, Miranda Kelly was sick enough to be scared. At 44, with diabetes and high blood pressure, Kelly, a certified nursing assistant, was having trouble breathing, symptoms serious enough to send her to … Read more
MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Taking a drug meant for horses and cattle to prevent or treat COVID-19 is dangerous and could be fatal, the U.S Food and Drug Administration warns. The agency has received multiple reports of people who have been hospitalized after “self-medicating with ivermectin intended for horses,” the agency … Read more
During the surge in cases, those looking for the miracle drug were asked to be in touch with DRL which was sending directly to the hospitals on presentation of the prescriptions. (Photo source: IE) Wait for the 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG), could get longer. This anti-COVID-19 therapeutic drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) was supposed to be available commercially mid-June, … Read more
As per leading gynaecologists most women will only need symptomatic care with simple medications such a paracetamol. (Representational image: Reuters) By Namita Thapar, Far from waning, the pandemic brought millions of lives under its fold, plunging healthcare systems into a deep coma. Like all other crisis, the outbreak has affected women disproportionately. Historic anecdotes bear … Read more
So many people around the world are either positive for covid-19 or they are affected by the pandemic in some way. (Photo source: AP) By Devina Kaur, Since Covid-19 has reared its head, our lives have been a rollercoaster of physical, emotional and mental health challenges. We might often find ourselves wondering if we will … Read more