With input from Dr Monica Vasudev1118: FDA Approves Remdesivir as the First Drug for COVID-19 a Week after WHO trial showed no survival benefitThe US FDA has approved remdesivir for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.The drug limits SARS-CoV-2 replication.It is indicated for hospitalized patients aged 12 years and above, weighing at least 40 kg.Previously, the injectable drug wa ...more
Prognostic test helps select breast cancer patients avoid chemotherapyPune: An advanced prognostic test is helping select breast cancer patients avoid chemotherapy, especially at a time when the scare of Covid-19 has confined many high-risk individuals to their homes. It helped doctors a great deal in the case of Prabhakar, in his 60s, who was diagnosed with a malignant tumour (breast cancer) at a ...more
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