Indian authorities are facing growing complaints from doctors who say their criticism of the response to the coronavirus outbreak and a lack of protective gear is being muzzled. The Resident Doctor’s Association of New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences, which represents 2,500 doctors, wrote on Monday to Prime Minister Narendra Modi complaining about…
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Mylan Waives Exclusive U.S. Distribution Rights for Potential COVID-19 Therapy
U.S. drugmaker Mylan NV said it had waived its exclusive U.S. distribution rights to its generic version of HIV treatment Kaletra, which is currently being tested against the coronavirus. The move would make other drugmakers eligible to seek U.S. approval for their generic versions of the drug and boost supply, which would help in case…
Risk Factors for Death From COVID-19 Identified in Wuhan Patients
Patients who did not survive hospitalization for COVID-19 in Wuhan were more likely to be older, have comorbidities, and elevated D-dimer, according to the first study to examine risk factors associated with death among adults hospitalized with COVID-19. “Older age, showing signs of sepsis on admission, underlying diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes, and the prolonged use…
United States Lags Behind Other Countries in Home Dialysis
The push for home dialysis in the United States is taking on a new urgency in the backdrop of COVID-19, according to nephrologist Christopher Chan, MD, head of the division of nephrology at University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto. The first two patients in the United States known to have died from COVID-19 were outpatients…
FDA Adds Boxed Warning to Montelukast Over Mental Health Risks
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is strengthening existing warnings about serious behavior and mood-related changes with montelukast (Singulair), which is used to treat asthma and allergy. The agency will add a boxed warning to montelukast advising healthcare providers to avoid prescribing montelukast for patients with mild symptoms, particularly those with allergic rhinitis, according…
Japan Confirms First Case of Infection With New China Coronavirus
TOKYO – Japan confirmed the first case of infection from the new China coronavirus that has killed one person and prompted a travel alert from the U.S. State Department. A man in his 30s from Kanagawa prefecture, next to Tokyo, tested positive, Japan’s health ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The man had been…
Happy New Year 2020
10 Interesting Facts About The Month December
December, a month filled with love, humanity and gift giving events like; Christmas and New Year Evening. It also be a month filled with Romance. What are some of the most interesting facts about the month December . December is the 12th and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars. And one…
WORLD AIDS DAY
World Aids Day is an international event observed worldwide on 1st December every year to raise public awareness about AIDS. AIDS is an abbreviation of Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome and it is a pandemic disease caused due to the infection of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). The First World AIDS Day was observed in the year…
FDA Clears Next-Gen Assay to Detect HIV-1 Drug Resistance Mutations
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Sentosa SQ HIV genotyping assay (Vela Diagnostics USA Inc) that uses next generation sequencing technology to detect HIV-1 drug resistance mutations from a blood sample. Recent data suggest that the percentage of people living with HIV around the world that have resistance to some HIV drugs has…
World COPD Day
World COPD Day is marked every year on November 20. This day raises awareness about the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to improve COPD care throughout the world. It is a lung-related disease that restricts the airflow from the lungs and causes difficulty in breathing. The theme for this year’s World COPD Day is “All…
Happy Milad Un Nabi
Eid Milad Un Nabi (Mawlid-al-nabi) is the observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad which is celebrated often on the 12th day of Rabi’ al-awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar. Milad Un Nabi is recognized as a national holiday in most of the Muslim-majority countries of the world. This year Milad Un Nabi…
