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Saturday, August 16, 2025
TopicCovid-19 treatment

Topic: Covid-19 treatment

Can Dabur Chyawanprash or panchkosha meditation help with Covid? Unusual trials on in India

According to ICMR data, 63 Covid-related studies are in the clinical trial stage, with 15 testing the efficacy of Ayurvedic and homoeopathic treatments.

ICMR to fast-track WHO’s Solidarity trial roll-out in India, test 4 treatments for Covid

The Solidarity trial is an international clinical trial launched on 18 March by WHO to compare untested treatment options for Covid-19.

Bengaluru start-up’s AI tool can help analyse extent of lung damage in Covid-19 patients

The tool, LungIQ, can measure percentage of lung damage in patients through CT scans & help doctors understand how badly a patient is affected & if he needs a ventilator.

Remdesivir to be made in India as 3 firms get nod from US drug-maker for generic version

Cipla, Hetero Labs, Jubilant Lifesciences & Mylan have now been allowed by remdesivir’s patent holder, Gilead, to produce the drug that has shown promise in Covid-19 treatment.

Glenmark enrols 150 patients to test favipiravir, the ‘most sought-after drug for Covid’

The dosage frequency of the tablets will be 1,800 mg twice on first day, 800 mg twice on second day, which will then be followed for up to a maximum of 14 days.

Israel isolates antibody in ‘significant breakthrough’ for possible Covid-19 treatment

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

‘God was with us’ — Kolkata doctor behind recovery of Covid patient on ventilator for a month

Dr Saswati Sinha of AMRI in Kolkata has led the team that helped in ‘miraculous’ recovery of a 52-year-old diabetic Covid patient who was on ventilator for over a month.

Cocktail of three antiviral drugs helps coronavirus patients recover faster, says study

A study in The Lancet said the cocktail of interferon beta-1b with lopinavir–ritonavir and ribavirin saw patients improve 5 days earlier than the average.

Diabetic and on ventilator for a month, Kolkata ‘miracle’ man makes full recovery from Covid

Netaidas Mukherjee worked with West Bengal Police and was involved in distributing relief material among the poor in Kolkata and South 24 Parganas. Then he contracted coronavirus.

Covid-19 mainly kills old people. So do most other diseases

Covid-19 is a highly infectious disease for everybody over 40, but is less harmful than a disease of similar infectiousness.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?