Medibulletin Desk
US and Japanese universities collaborate on research that shows that UV light can be used to kill the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2)
When US President Donald Trump talked of a UV light inside the body to kill the Novel Coronavirus, he...
As cases continue to touch daily highs, experts from three associations say in joint statement that community transmission of COVID 19 is here, govt policy is "incoherent"
Even as India touched yet another daily high - 8380 - in the...
Patients undergoing surgery after contracting coronavirus are at increased risk of postoperative complications, revealed a new global study
Researchers found that SARS-CoV-2 infected patients who undergo surgery experience substantially worse postoperative outcomes than would be expected for similar patients who...
Loss of smell (anosmia) and altered taste (dysgeusia) could provide clue for diagnosing COVID-19
Nearly half of individuals who contract COVID-19 experience changes in their sense of taste and smell, found two new research.
In a review published in the journal...
As lockdown 4.0 ends, analysis of government data show uptake of critical care facilities for COVID19 patients remains very low
As Lockdown 4.0 nears end, an analysis of the statewise usage of ICUs, ventilators and oxygen beds shows that India...
India is going all out to look to indigenous solutions to the COVID19 problem, even started a hackathon for new ideas on drugs and vaccines
Of the over 100 vaccine candidates around the world against the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID19),...
Day of testing plays a vital role in accurate diagnosis of COVID-19 as an early test amplify chances of being false negative
The most commonly used diagnostic tool for diagnosis of COVID-19 is reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test, commonly...
Goggles used by staff on COVID19 duty can be reused after disinfection, the ministry of health has said in an advisory
Government of India has issued instructions for the reuse of goggles - which are part of the personal protective...
Commonly prescribed BP medication called alpha blockers might prevent ‘cytokine storm’ in critically ill COVID-19 patients
A hyperactive immune system or ‘Cytokine storm’ is the reason for persistent high fevers, severe respiratory distress, and lung damage seen in some critically...
WHO on Monday suspended the hydroxychloroquine arm of a global trial on COVID19, India reiterated its faith in the drug on Tuesday
A day after the World health Organisation decided to suspend a global trial involving hydroxychloroquine, India reiterated its...
