DTU uses TigerGraph’s advanced graph analytics to improve acute lymphoblastic leukaemia treatment
KUALA LUMPUR: TigerGraph, provider of the leading graph analytics platform, has announced that the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is using TigerGraph’s advanced graph analytics with machine learning and AI techniques to improve treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Researchers at DTU are part of a major project across Denmark and Sweden to map genetic material […]
Different approach to help drug addicts
KUCHING: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KKWPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah says the One Stop Centre for Addiction (OSCA) is different from other agencies. “We understand that it is difficult for drug addicts to come forward and be open about their addiction. “The OSCA is clinical. Addicts can walk in and […]
No new case
KUCHING: No new positive Covid-19 case was recorded in the state today. According to State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the total number of Covid-19 cases statewide remained at 569 cases since the first positive case was reported on Mar 13. SDMC said the total number of patients discharged also remained at 535 or 94.02 percent […]
Japan to approve Remdesivir for coronavirus patients
TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan will soon approve the anti-viral drug Remdesivir for the treatment of coronavirus patients, in what will be the country’s first such decision amid the pandemic. According to Kyodo News, a government official also separately that the drug will be approved as early as next month to treat patients with Covid-19, the […]
Bahrain converts parking lot into 130-bed Covid-19 intensive care unit
MANAMA: Bahrain has completed converting a parking lot into a large intensive care unit (ICU) accommodating beds equipped with respiratory and reanimation equipment in seven days, reported Bahrain News Agency (BNA). The third floor of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Hospital parking is now a field intensive care unit that contains 130 beds to treat cases […]
Three types of drugs to treat Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR: The drugs Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine and a combination of Lopinavir-Ritonavirwhich, which are all available in Malaysia for treating other ailments can be used for the treatment of Covid-19. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the drugs were all registered with the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA). He said the Health Ministry would always facilitate the supply of […]
