iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- A new mutant of the coronavirus has been detected in India. This strain is termed as highly infectious and may make the current vaccines less effective. If this strain becomes loose, it may hinder the country’s progress made in the last few months in controlling the spread and complicate the battle to […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- An Indian-origin doctor in the US and his team has successfully completed a ‘double-lung transplant’ of a COVID-19 patient. According to Dr Ankit Bharat it is the first of its kind surgery where a Covid-19 infected patient’s lung were transplanted into another victim of the disease whose lungs were irreversibly damaged. The […]
AstraZeneca said on Monday that the company plans to apply for emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for its Covid-19 vaccine in the first half of April.
US-based biotechnology company Moderna on Tuesday announced that it is now testing a Covid-19 vaccine designed to be used on children aged between 6 months to less than 12 years old.
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- Research led by an Indian American doctor and her team has led to a major breakthrough for patients suffering from brain cancer. In a study led by Dr. Priya Kumthekar of Northwestern University, Illinois, her team has come across a potential for treatment for brain cancer glioblastoma, where they have developed […]
Covid-19 vaccines developed by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech significantly appear less effective against the Covid variant that first emerged in South Africa, says a new study published in the journal Nature.
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- Earlier last week, when India kicked off the second phase of vaccination, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received his first India’s indigenously manufactured Covaxin vaccine dose. As good news for the Indian research department, Covaxin has been getting excellent reviews from health experts, across the country and the world. Dr. Lalit Kant, […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- Even though the vaccine drives are in full steam across the world, many countries are seeing a slow rise in the positive cases yet again. This could mainly be as people are slowly becoming lax to the certain safety protocols in public, especially in ensuring to wear their masks at all times […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- Americans will now get a third vaccine against the COVID-19 virus. After a grueling eight hours of non-stop debate, a high-powered US vaccine advisory panel endorsed the mass use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. In a 21-0 vote, the usually obscure Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), decided […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- Since the news of Tiger Woods’ car crash, many of his fans were anxious and waiting to get an update on the sporting legend. In the early morning of February 24, Wednesday, the update was shared to the public his Indian American doctor Dr. Anish Mahajan. Dr. Mahajan, is the chief medical […]
