Everything you need to know about N95 Masks As COVID-19 spreads around the world and cases continue to increase, there are multiple aspects of the worldwide pandemic to pay attention to. From knowing the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic, the signs and symptoms of COVID-19, and what hospital…
EMA During a virtual meeting held on 2nd April 2020, EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) gave recommendations on how to use the investigational antiviral medicine, Remdesivir for treating coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in compassionate use programmes in the European Union. Remdesivir has been shown to be active against SARS-CoV-2 and other types of coronavirus (i.e. SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV)…
A Group Discussion or GD evaluates the qualities of a person. It assesses the leadership skills, social skills, team skills, problem-solving skills and presence of mind in an individual. Group Discussion is an energized discussion where a topic is examined and discussed, and in the end, the participants come to…
Scientists often use placebo-controlled trials to evaluate medical interventions, so understanding how and why these effects arise is important. After all, if people experience relief from their symptoms or develop side effects when they have only taken a sugar pill, this makes interpreting the results of studies more difficult. For…
When most people hear the phrase “Informed Consent,” they think of the legal document that explains the study and contains the required dated signatures. However, informed consent is first and foremost a continuing process. This includes a person voluntarily agreeing to participate in a research study after being fully informed…
As appreciation grows for the contribution of real-world evidence (RWE) and real-world data (RWD) to clinical research, the application of RWE/RWD within this space is treated with circumspection. The Renewed Importance of Documentation Inadequate/inaccurate case histories form the second most commonly cited deficiency in US-FDA inspections of clinical investigator sites….
India has a significant burden of typhoid, especially in young children. And, this disease is becoming more and more widespread along the length and breadth of the country. To help the entire country stay prevented against this disease, and effectively treat those that are already infected with it, it is…
India is among the countries with the highest amount of bacterial diseases in the world, and is also the largest consumer of antibiotics in the world, wherein the consumption has increased by 103% from 2000 to 2015! This is the highest increase in low and middle income countries. As per…
The blog title may scare you for once, wondering how you can take a medication without having it tested and approved. But hold on, there is more to what you have just read. You can trust the Indian government to not risk anyone’s life. So then, what it is about,…
