IANS- The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy (CDDEP) has endorsed an IANS report on a study “COVID-19 for India Updates” and confirmed that it is co-authored by faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and the work for the same was done at Princeton University. Kayli Hiban, Communications Associate, CDDEP based in […]
Arul Louis- US President Donald Trump has invoked special defense powers to force auto giant General Motors to make ventilators urgently needed to treat coronavirus patients after the company had backtracked on earlier promises and haggled over prices. Announcing on Friday that he was using the Defence Production Act (DPA) against GM, Trump said: “We […]
Nikhila Natarajan- Two renowned doctors on the White House coronavirus task force are headlining their guidance for Americans based primarily on three data sets: mortality data from Europe and data from the 8-10 week curves of China and South Korea which have moved off their infection peaks. When Dr. Deborah Birx and Dr. Anthony Fauci […]
Avinash Verma – The novel coronavirus pandemic has hit the world really hard, globally it has claimed more than 4000 lives and has got more than 485000 people infected. The countries have come together to fight the diseases and many are asking if there is a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus. The scientists and healthcare […]
Indica News Bureau Hantavirus is another dangerous virus which emerged in China a few days back and killed a man who was travelling in a bus. Is Hantavirus similar to Coronavirus? Yes and no. Though the symptoms seen in the man who died from Hantavirus was similar to that of Coronavirus but it is not […]
As people and governments search for effective drug for coronavirus, is hydroxychloroquine an option?
Quaid Najmi- At the current speed at which COVID-19 is spreading in the country, India is at the threshold of a major medical calamity within a month, and the country must implement a ‘Janata Curfew’ for at least two weeks, warns a leading microbiologist. “We feel if asocial distancing’ is not implemented seriously, by end-April […]
Ritu Jha- It seems like we are part of a Hollywood horror movie with government from the local to the federal level making announcements every minute. Scientists and healthcare workers have been working across the globe since January, around the clock, to find new solutions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. At breakneck speed, the […]
indica News Bureau- The University of California, Davis, researchers, including one of an Indian-origin, have found that ibuprofen, a pain killer easily available over the counter may have more significant effects on the liver. Ibuprofen belongs to a group of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, widely used over the counter to treat pain […]
IANS- If you are missing your gym sessions due to coronavirus outbreak, don’t worry. Actress Katrina Kaif has shared some amazing workout exercises you all can do at home, amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Taking to her Instagram account, Katrina posted a couple of her workout videos. She is seen performing squats, pushups and situps along […]
