"black-fungus"

There is sufficient evidence that household mould is associated with respiratory issues attributable to their allergic effects. However, there is no strong evidence mycotoxins from household mould – and in particular black mould – are associated with substantial health issues

Hyderabad: Three successive waves of Covid pandemic in the last two years, led to unique public health challenges for general public, private and government hospitals in Telangana. This was for the first time that State governments across the country had to face such unique healthcare difficulties during a pandemic that impacted a large cross section […]

Karimnagar: A local television channel reporter from Karimnagar town, Mekala Satyanarayana alias Satyam, who was bedridden for the last eight months after he was infected with black fungus, died on Saturday night. Satyanarayana, known as city cable Satyam, was infected with Covid-19 during the second wave. After recovery, he was infected with black fungus and […]

Hyderabad: The collaboration between practitioners of western and Indian medicine in Telangana to explore treatment modalities for black fungus not only has the potential to significantly reduce its treatment costs but also sets a template for similar initiatives in the near future. Due to a severe shortage and of anti-fungal drug Amphotericin and its prohibitively […]

A mix of Allopathy and Ayurveda to treat those suffering from the dreaded infection shows promise

The disease is being detected among patients who are recovering or have recovered from COVID-19.

A total of 565 individuals recovered on Wednesday with a recovery rate of 97.85 per cent

Of the total cases reported, only 1,418 were now active after 1,635 patients had recovered.

Police said the victim, a resident of Kukatpally, was in need of Amphotericin injections for his family members and was cheated of Rs 1.4 lakh by fraudsters in the guise of selling those injections online.

DV Sadananda Gowda said that a total of 53,000 vials of Conventional Amphotericin B have also been allocated to all the states, UTs and Central Institutions today.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam responded positively and assured to consider the suggestion from Telangana State

Amaravati: Black Fungus has so far claimed 103 lives in Andhra Pradesh, Principal Secretary (Health) Anil Kumar Singhal said here on Monday. In all 1,623 cases of the disease were reported in the state so far, he told a press conference. Though only 13,105 Liposomal Amphotericin-B injections were delivered to the state till date, they […]

Hyderabad: The State unit of the Congress accused both Central and State Governments of failure in controlling the spread of Coronavirus and demanded free universal vaccination to save people from the pandemic. A delegation of Congress leaders led by Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) N Uttam Kumar Reddy submitted a memorandum in this regard to […]

Policyholders must adhere to the terms and conditions of their health insurance policy including notifying the insurers of pre-existing illnesses, planned or emergency hospitalisations.

Finance Minister Harish Rao said that the hospital have procured a high end endoscopy monitor besides getting the drugs such as Amphotericin B Vials

Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday in a tweet said, "Government should clarify about the situation of black fungus epidemic, what is being done for the shortage of Amphotericin B."

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Hyderabad firm develops an alternative emulsion-based formulation in three weeks, to overcome the short supply of Liposomal Amphotericin B

There have been over 750 cases of black fungus in Haryana so far. Fifty-eight have been cured, added CM Manohar Lal Khattar

Researchers are confident that the technology can be transferred to suitable pharma partners for mass production