The Health Ministry released its first COVID-19 management guidelines about a year ago. Policymakers should have waited for the final publication, worked with industry to scale-up production of budesonide, and bolstered supply chains till the final results came in, rather than hastily making recommendations that may trigger panic buying and a crisis for patients who actually need it. Lastly, absence …
Washington CNN — A different approach toward the coronavirus pandemic is taking hold at the White House, as newcomer adviser Dr. Scott Atlas eclipses Dr. Anthony Fauci in influence and President Donald Trump and aides are resigned to the virus’ inevitable spread. They’re doing it with the imprimatur of Atlas, a neuroradiologist whose voice within the White House is drowning …
Amidst the spike in Covid-19 cases in Odisha, the Naveen Patnaik-led government in the state announced that plasma therapy for novel coronavirus patients will begin from Wednesday. The Odisha government said the plasma therapy will be introduced at the three dedicated COVID Hospitals including KIMS and SUM in Bhubaneswar and IBS Ashwani Hospital in Cuttack. In view of the maximum …
We have made amazing progress in the treatment of COVID-19. Ritonavir increases the level of Lopinavir in the blood so the lopinavir/ritonavir combination was tested in a randomized controlled clinical trial for COVID-19. Steroids – yes for almost all COVID-19 patients When a synthetic steroid hormone, called dexamethasone, was given to patients with COVID-19 the drug decreased 28-day mortality by …
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