Black Fungus declared epidemic in J&K
While India has witnessed no respite from the COVID-19 pandemic, a countrywide outbreak of Black fungus infections among survivors and patients has added to the coronavirus-related death toll. With the shortage of drugs making treatment of the fungal infection which is also known as mucormycosis very difficult, Liposomal Amphotericin B (LaMB), a drug developed by B. Srikantha Annappa Pai has emerged as a lifesaver.
The medication, whose development was spearheaded by Pai way back in 2010-11, is saving lives across the country, and the researcher says that he is grateful for it. So who is Srikantha Annappa Pai and how does the drug engineered by him benefit sufferers of mucormycosis?
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Khokhar, a retired naval officer Captain Bhagmal, Girdhari Lal and two others were held guilty in a case relating to the murder of five members of a family in Raj Nagar area of Delhi Cantonment on November 1, 1984. Photograph:( Others )
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The observation by the high court came during the hearing of a Delhi citizen s plea seeking Liposomal Amphotericin B Injection /Amphonex-50
The deadly and highly infectious nature of the second wave of COVID-19 and unpreparedness of the national capital s health infrastructure forced citizens to visit hospitals in neighbouring states, the Delhi High Court said and rejected the Delhi government s argument that such patients should seek medical relief from the state where they are getting treatment.
Unprepared health infra in Delhi forced people to visit hospitals in neighbouring states: High Court
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Last Updated: May 22, 2021, 07:38 PM IST
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The observation by the high court came during hearing of a Delhi citizen s plea seeking Liposomal Amphotericin B Injection /Amphonex-50, used in treatment of black fungus, for his father who is admitted in a hospital in Gurugram.
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The court also issued notice to the governments of Delhi and Haryana and the Centre, asking for their stand on the plea by May 25, the next date of hearing.
The deadly and highly infectious nature of the second wave of COVID-19 and unpreparedness of the national capital s health infrastructure forced citizens to visit hospitals in neighbouring states, the Delhi High Court said and rejected the Delhi government s argument that such patients should seek medical relief from the state where they are getting treatment.
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