Recognize signs and symptoms of the Nipah Virus, new pandemic threat

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UNAIR NEWS – The Covid-19 pandemic does not seem to end in the near future. Even though a vaccine has been found, the number of confirmed cases keeps increasing and setting new records. Based on the latest data compiled by covid19.go.id  on February 1, 2021, there were 1,089,308 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Indonesia. Although all countries are still challenged […]

FK UNAIR creates DokterSafe app to protect doctors and health workers

UNAIR NEWS – As the number of Covid-19 patients in Indonesia increases, the workload for health workers increases as well. As a result, the number of medical personnel exposed to Covid-19 has also increased. Inspired by this issue, Faculty of Medicine(FK) UNAIR took the initiative to create DokterSafe application. Dr. Muhammad Shoifi  SpOT (K) as the Project Manager of DokterSafe said the […]

Ceklab.id, UNAIR FK alumnus start-up for early detection of diseases

Website of Ceklab.id. (Illustration: Feri Fenoria)

UNAIR NEWS – An alumnus of Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga has produced another solution to community’s problem in the form of a medical start-up. Caesar Givani or known as dr. Caesar is an alumnus of Faculty of Medicine UNAIR class of 2009. As a doctor, Caesar is very concerned with chronic health problems in Indonesia. According to him, one of the factors […]

UNAIR alumnus takes part in tuberculosis vaccine development team in European Union

UNAIR NEWS – Dr. H. Satria Arief Prabowo, MD., PhD (Satria) started taking part in the tuberculosis vaccine development team while undergoing research training in Groningen, the Netherlands in 2012. He continued the research during his doctoral program at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. Satria who received an award from MURI […]

Inaugurating 92 medical specialist, Vice Rector II: Serve communities in remote areas

UNAIR NEWS – Universitas Airlangga has inaugurated its best doctors who are ready to devote themselves to the community. Being held in UNAIR Faculty of Medicine (FK) Hall, 83 medical specialist and 9 subspecialist students were sworn on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The 132nd inauguration of medical specialists was attended by UNAIR Vice Rector II […]

UNAIR Expert: Recommendation to cough during heart attack is hoax

AGUS Subagjo dr, Sp.JP (K) FIHA, expert in Cardiology and lecturer of Faculty of Medicine, UNAIR. (Photo: Erika Eight Novanty)

“If we look at social media, it is widely circulated that when a heart attack occurs the patient must cough as hard as they can. If your heart stops suddenly, how can you cough, “ UNAIR NEWS – Lately, there has been trending news in the media about heart attacks. Some short messages about the […]