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Study suggests past COVID infection may not fend off omicron ..

Associated Press - 04/12/2021

South African scientists are warning that reinfections among people who’ve already battled COVID-19 appear to be m.....

Omicron threat in India: Insacog recommends booster dose for above 40 ..

FE Bureau - 04/12/2021

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium, Insacog, has suggested booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccine for those above .....

Concern over COVID-19 infections in children under 5 as South Africa d ..

PTI - 04/12/2021

South African experts have expressed concern about the rising number of COVID-19 infections among young children, even a.....

Singapore says Omicron not more severe than other variants as of now ..

PTI - 04/12/2021

There is currently no evidence to suggest that symptoms associated with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 are different or.....

25 international passengers who arrived in Maharashtra since Nov 1 tes ..

PTI - 03/12/2021

As many as 25 international passengers who arrived in Maharashtra since November 1 and three of their close contacts hav.....

India reports 9,216 new COVID-19 infections after first Omicron cases ..

Reuters - 03/12/2021

India reported 9,216 new COVID-19 infections on Friday after announcing its first two Omicron cases the previous day. .....

WHO deploys team in South Africa to tackle Omicron variant ..

PTI - 03/12/2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed a team of officials to South Africa’s Gauteng province, the epice.....

Omicron coronavirus variant found in multiple US states ..

Associated Press - 03/12/2021

The omicron variant of COVID-19, which had been undetected in the US before the middle of this week, had been discovered.....

Vigilance, genome sequencing, border surveillance and vaccination key ..

PTI - 03/12/2021

A member of the Maharashtra government’s COVID-19 task force has said that vigilance, genome sequencing, improving.....

Covid infection linked with increased complications in pregnancy, birt ..

PTI - 02/12/2021

Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to have complications with pregnancy and birth compared to those without th.....

Serum Institute seeks DCGIs approval for Covishield as booster dose ..

PTI - 02/12/2021

Serum Institute of India has sought from India’s drug regulator approval for Covishield as a booster dose citing a.....

Singapore says too early to say if more measures are required to deal ..

PTI - 02/12/2021

It is “too early” to tell if additional measures are required to deal with Omicron in Singapore, but if need.....

India to announce scheduled international flights resumption in due co ..

Reuters - 02/12/2021

India's aviation regulator said on Wednesday it would announce the resumption of scheduled commercial international .....

First Omicron case in U.S. adds to global alarm over virus variant ..

Reuters - 02/12/2021

Fears over the impact of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus rose on Thursday after the first case was reported in th.....

India advises states to step up COVID testing; Mumbai delays school re ..

Reuters - 01/12/2021

India's health ministry said on Tuesday states should ramp up COVID-19 testing as the world battles the new coronavi.....

96% doses administered since May 1 were at govt centres, just 4% at pr ..

PTI - 01/12/2021

As much as 96 per cent (101.27 crore) of the total Covid vaccine doses administered in the country since May 1 were give.....

SEC recommendations on Covaxin emergency use authorisation for 2-18 ag ..

PTI - 01/12/2021

The Covid Subject Expert Committee’s recommendations on granting emergency use authorisation to Bharat Biotech&rsq.....

Covid related restrictions extended in Bengal till Dec 15 ..

PTI - 01/12/2021

Keeping in mind warnings of the World Health Organisation (WHO) about the newly detected coronavirus variant ‘omic.....

No Omicron cases in India yet, says health minister Mansukh Mandaviya ..

FE Bureau - 01/12/2021

Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said in Parliament that no cases of the new Omicron variant of the no.....

New US restrictions amid Omicron covid variant unlikely: Dr. Anthony F ..

Reuters - 30/11/2021

The United States is unlikely to impose further restrictions amid the anticipated arrival of the Omicron COVID-19 varian.....

Omicron India: Punjab govt strict monitoring of overseas passengers la ..

PTI - 30/11/2021

Amid a worldwide scare against the latest coronavirus variant Omicron, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister O P Soni on Monday o.....

Bharat Biotech begins Covaxin exports, says on track to make 1 bn dose ..

FE Bureau - 30/11/2021

Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Monday said it has commenced exports of its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin. The company said t.....

Testing kits can detect Omicron: Mylab ..

FE Bureau - 30/11/2021

Mylab Discovery Solutions, which manufactures Covid-19 diagnostic kits, has said the new Omicron variant will have no im.....

Omicron: WHO warns that new virus variant poses very high risk ..

Associated Press - 30/11/2021

The World Health Organisation warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is “very high” bas.....

WHO says it is not yet clear if Omicron causes more severe disease ..

Reuters - 29/11/2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday that it is not yet clear if the new Omicron coronavirus variant is mo.....

Covid-19: Tamil Nadu adds 736 new cases to its Covid-19 tally ..

PTI - 29/11/2021

Tamil Nadu on Sunday reported 736 fresh coronavirus cases, pushing the total infection count to 27,25,467 while the toll.....

Nepal sends 750 samples to UK for gene sequencing ..

PTI - 29/11/2021

Nepal on Sunday sent some 750 samples for gene sequencing to the UK to find out whether the new omicron variant of the c.....

Centre should learn from its mistakes in previous COVID-19 waves, impo ..

PTI - 29/11/2021

Bhupesh Baghel, Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh on Sunday said the central government should learn lessons from the “.....

Tamil Nadu govt issues advisories to districts over Omicron variant ..

PTI - 29/11/2021

The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday directed district administrations to intensify surveillance and carry out field test.....

India delivered 70.70 mln doses of Covid vaccines to 95 countries till ..

PTI - 27/11/2021

India has delivered around 70.70 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to 95 countries till November 22 and out of these, 1.....

Over 120.96 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: He ..

PTI - 27/11/2021

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the county have crossed 120.96 crore, the Union Health Ministry sa.....

WHO designates new Covid strain as Variant of Concern, names it Omicro ..

PTI - 27/11/2021

The new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, first detected from South Africa this week, was on Friday designated as a ”Var.....

World races to contain new COVID threat, the omicron variant ..

Associated Press - 27/11/2021

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world raced Friday to contain a new coronavirus variant potentially mor.....

Experts allay Covaxin concerns, say 50 pc effectiveness against Delta- ..

PTI - 26/11/2021

The decline in the effectiveness of Covaxin, India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, from 77.8 per cent to 50 per cen.....

Centre issues fresh advisory to states, UTs over new Covid variant ..

PTI - 26/11/2021

The Centre on Thursday asked all states and union territories to conduct rigorous screening and testing of all internati.....

UK raises alarm over new COVID variant which could beat vaccines ..

Reuters - 26/11/2021

Britain on Thursday said it was concerned by a newly identified coronavirus variant spreading in South Africa that might.....

South African scientists detect new virus variant amid spike ..

Associated Press - 26/11/2021

A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number .....

Bharat COVID-19 shot 50% effective at height of India infections - sma ..

Reuters - 25/11/2021

Bharat Biotech's vaccine was only 50% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in a high-risk population during .....

Fall in COVID-19 testing worries Indian authorities ..

Reuters - 25/11/2021

An alarming fall in testing for COVID-19 threatens to undermine India's efforts to contain the pandemic, the federal.....

Italy targets unvaccinated with restrictions as cases rise ..

PTI - 25/11/2021

The Italian government has decided to exclude unvaccinated people from certain leisure activities in a bid to contain ri.....

Putin tests experimental nasal vaccine against COVID-19 ..

Associated Press - 25/11/2021

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he has taken an experimental nasal vaccine against the coronavirus, t.....

Mild third wave of COVID-19 pandemic likely in December: Maharashtra H ..

PTI - 25/11/2021

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that the third wave of coronavirus pandemic is expected in December but it .....

India logs slimmest rise in COVID-19 cases in 543 days despite festiva ..

Reuters - 24/11/2021

India reported 7,579 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the smallest rise in one-and-a-half-years despite huge festi.....

Covid-19: Why is Europe witnessing a resurgence in cases ..

FE Online - 24/11/2021

Covid-19 cases are ringing alarm bells in Europe yet again calling for the authorities to re-impose restrictions nationw.....

Third Covid wave of magnitude comparable to first two unlikely to hit ..

PTI - 24/11/2021

A third Covid wave of a magnitude comparable to the first two is unlikely to hit India, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleri.....

Over 118 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far, says ..

PTI - 24/11/2021

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 118 crore on Tuesday, the Union Health Ministr.....

Rajasthan avian flu: Chickens not yet inflicted with disease, says AHD ..

PTI - 24/11/2021

Amid some Kurja birds and crows found dead due to avian influenza in some parts of Rajasthan in the past few days, offic.....

Covid-19: Karnataka reports 178 new cases, 2 deaths ..

PTI - 23/11/2021

Karnataka logged 178 fresh COVID-19 cases and two deaths on Monday, taking the total number of infections to 29,93,777 a.....

EU considers booster doses of J&J COVID-19 vaccine ..

Associated Press - 23/11/2021

The European Medicines Agency says it is evaluating whether to authorise booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s .....

Covid-19: Tamil Nadu reports 750 new cases, 13 fatalities ..

PTI - 23/11/2021

Tamil Nadu on Monday recorded 750 new coronavirus cases and 13 deaths, with the cumulative infections climbing to 27,21,.....

Resumption of Indias COVAX vaccine supply delayed by Nepal - sources ..

Reuters - 23/11/2021

The resumption of India supplying COVID-19 vaccines to the global COVAX vaccine-sharing platform after eight months was .....

Covid-19: Vaccine hesitancy forces Bengal to conduct door-to-door surv ..

FE Online - 22/11/2021

Vaccine hesitancy among a section of the population has forced the West Bengal government to conduct door-a-door surveys.....

Covid-19: Mandaviya to review vaccination progress in Manipur, Meghala ..

PTI - 22/11/2021

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a meeting on Monday to review the progress and planning of COVID-19 va.....

SII urges govt to fast-track movement of increasing Covishield stock ..

PTI - 22/11/2021

Serum Institute of India (SII) has urged the government to fast-track Covishield movement citing the difficulties being .....

Lucky draw among strategies planned to improve Covid vaccine coverage ..

PTI - 22/11/2021

Weekly or monthly lucky draw programmes for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are among the strategies planned by .....

Kerala reports 5,754 new COVID-19 cases ..

PTI - 20/11/2021

Kerala logged 5,754 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 37 health workers, and 49 deaths on Friday, taking the total affecte.....

US expands COVID boosters to all adults, final hurdle ahead ..

Associated Press - 20/11/2021

US regulators on Friday opened up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, expanding the government’s campaign to sho.....

COVID-19: Delhi records zero death, 30 new cases; positivity rate 0.05 ..

PTI - 20/11/2021

Delhi recorded zero death due to COVID-19 and 30 fresh cases of the infection with a positivity rate of 0.05 per cent on.....

India logs 10,302 fresh Covid infections, 267 more deaths; active case ..

PTI - 20/11/2021

India’s COVID-19 infection tally rose by 10,302 in a day to reach 3,44,99,925 while the number of active cases dec.....

India exported over 65 million doses of Covid vaccines to nearly 100 c ..

PTI - 19/11/2021

India exported more than 65 million doses of Covid vaccines to nearly 100 countries this year, Prime Minister Narendra M.....

Continue mask use, physical distancing alongside COVID-19 vaccination: ..

PTI - 19/11/2021

COVID-19 protocols such as handwashing, mask wearing, and physical distancing are associated with reductions in the inci.....

Over 115 crore vaccine doses administered in India till now, says Heal ..

PTI - 19/11/2021

The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 115 crore on Thursday, the Union Health M.....

Natco Pharma launches novel fixed-dose combination drug for colorectal ..

PTI - 19/11/2021

Natco Pharma on Thursday said it has launched a novel fixed-dose combination of Trifluridine and Tipiracil, used to trea.....

Misuse of antibiotics in pandemic building resistant bacteria, health ..

Reuters - 18/11/2021

Overuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs during the coronavirus pandemic is helping bacteria develop resista.....

Pvt Delhi hospital to write pollution-related in diagnosis of ICU pati ..

PTI - 18/11/2021

Amid deteriorating air quality in the national capital, a private city hospital is planning to write “pollution-re.....

Vaccine hesitancy greatest threat in overcoming Covid: Adar Poonawalla ..

PTI - 18/11/2021

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday termed vaccine hesitancy as the greatest threat in overcoming .....

S.Korea reports record new COVID-19 cases as serious infections cause ..

Reuters - 18/11/2021

South Korea reported a record high 3,292 new COVID-19 cases, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.....

Indias Dr. Reddys open to making Pfizer COVID pill after Merck deal ..

Reuters - 16/10/2021

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, one of a handful of Indian drug companies licensed to make a new COVID-19 pill developed b.....

Covid antibodies found in breast milk of vaccinated, infected moms: St ..

PTI - 16/11/2021

Mothers who contract COVID-19 infection and those who get vaccinated against the disease produce breast milk with active.....

Dengue cases in Delhi this year surge to over 5,270, highest count sin ..

PTI - 16/11/2021

Dengue cases in Delhi this season have surged to over 5,270, making it the highest number of cases of the vector-borne d.....

Govt allows SII to export 5 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine Covovax to ..

PTI - 16/11/2021

The Indian government has permitted export of 5 crore doses of Covovax, a COVID-19 vaccine domestically produced here by.....

Inactivated virus vaccine Covaxin has cellular immune memory to Covid ..

PTI - 16/11/2021

The inactivated virus vaccine Covaxin has immunological memory to SARS-CoV-2 and its variants of concern for at least up.....

Australia aims to vaccinate children under 12 against COVID-19 from Ja ..

Reuters - 15/11/2021

Australia, quickly becoming one of most-vaccinated nations against COVID-19, will likely start administering the shots f.....

Rare case of post-dengue mucormycosis reported at Apollo hospital in D ..

PTI - 15/11/2021

A “rare” case of mucormycosis has been reported in a 49-year-old male patient at a leading private hospital .....

IMA pushes for Covid-19 vaccine for all diabetes patients ..

PTI - 15/11/2021

Noticing their vulnerabilities, IMA on Sunday demanded Covid-19 vaccination for all diabetes patients, including a third.....

COVID-19: Zydus Cadila vaccine to be administered only to adults as of ..

PTI - 15/11/2021

Zydus Cadila’s COVID-19 vaccine ZyCov-D, which has been cleared by India’s drug regulator for those aged 12 .....

Egypt announces clinical trials of its own COVID-19 vaccine ..

Associated Press - 15/11/2021

Egypt’s national research body said Sunday that it will start clinical trials for a domestically made coronavirus .....

Zika cases reported in Lucknow ..

PTI - 13/11/2021

Two cases of Zika virus have been reported in the state capital, a senior government official said here on Friday. Luckn.....

India makes progress in child vaccination against diarrhoea, pneumonia ..

PTI - 13/11/2021

India made significant progress in 2020 in ensuring children receive immunisation that provide protection against diarrh.....

Norovirus cases reported in Kerala ..

PTI - 13/11/2021

A day after Norovirus cases were confirmed in Wayanad district, the Kerala government on Friday said people need to be v.....

J&J to spin off consumer products and focus on pharmaceuticals ..

Reuters - 13/11/2021

The move by the world’s largest health products company follows similar announcements by conglomerates Toshiba Gen.....

U.S. FDA may approve COVID-19 booster without outside advisory panel o ..

Reuters - 13/11/2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to ask its outside vaccine advisers to weigh in on whether the agency .....

Biogen says Aduhelm lowers levels of second protein associated with Al ..

Reuters - 12/11/2021

Biogen Inc's (BIIB.O) Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm, approved by U.S. regulators last year for its ability to reduce .....

Delta remains main Covid variant of concern, others now negligible in ..

PTI - 12/11/2021

Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to be the main variant of concern and other variants of interest or concern are now .....

Don’t want to rush, need to tread with caution: Mansukh Mandaviy ..

PTI - 12/11/2021

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said the government does not want to make haste about administering .....

COVID-19: Delhi records zero deaths, 40 new cases; positivity rate 0.0 ..

PTI - 12/11/2021

Delhi on Thursday recorded zero death due to COVID-19 and 40 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 0.08 per cent, accord.....

Pfizer asks FDA to OK COVID-19 booster shots for all adults ..

Associated Press - 11/11/2021

Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to allow boosters of its COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 18 or older, a step that comes.....

Ideal time for booster dose for COVID vaccine is 6 months after 2nd do ..

PTI - 11/11/2021

The ideal time for a booster dose for COVID-19 vaccine is six months after the second dose, Bharat Biotech Chairman and .....

WHO: Coronavirus cases declining everywhere except Europe ..

Associated Press - 11/11/2021

The World Health Organisation reported Wednesday that coronavirus deaths rose by 10% in Europe in the past week, making .....

COVID-19: Over 110.18 crore vaccine doses administered so far, says go ..

PTI - 11/11/2021

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 110.18 crore on Wednesday, the Union health mi.....

APEC affirms stand against vaccine nationalism, driven to manage clima ..

Reuters - 10/11/2021

Members of Asia-Pacific trade group APEC have reiterated a "strong stance" against vaccine nationalism to supp.....

COVID-19: Delhi records 33 fresh cases, zero deaths in a day ..

PTI - 10/11/2021

The national capital reported 33 fresh COVID-19 cases and zero death in a day while the positivity rate stood at 0.06 pe.....

Covid-19: 96 countries recognise Indias vaccination certificates, says ..

FE Online - 10/11/2021

Ninety-six countries have agreed to Mutual Acceptance of Vaccination Certificates, reflecting the worldwide acceptance o.....

India could ship vaccines to COVAX in a few weeks, say sources ..

Reuters - 10/11/2021

India could resume deliveries of COVID-19 shots to global vaccine-sharing platform COVAX in a few weeks for the first ti.....

France steps up virus booster campaign as infections rise ..

Associated Press - 10/11/2021

French President Emmanuel Macron has issued a mass appeal for people to get booster shots to fight rising virus infectio.....

Analysis: COVID-19 pills are coming, but no substitute for vaccines, d ..

Reuters - 09/11/2021

Oral antiviral pills from Merck & Co (MRK.N) and Pfizer Inc (PFE.N)/BioNTech SE have been shown to significantly blu.....

New protein-based Covid vaccine does not need cold storage: Study ..

PTI - 09/11/2021

Scientists have developed a new protein-based vaccine candidate for COVID-19 that they say is much easier to produce and.....

4 in 5 families in Delhi-NCR affected by air pollution, says survey ..

PTI - 09/11/2021

Amid rising pollution levels in the national capital and adjoining areas, a survey conducted by a community social media.....

UK to add Indias Covaxin to approved list from November 22 ..

PTI - 09/11/2021

The UK government has said that India’s Covaxin will be added to its list of approved COVID-19 vaccines for intern.....

Dengue death toll in Delhi rises to nine, cases mount to over 2,700 ..

PTI - 09/11/2021

Three more deaths due to dengue have been recorded in Delhi taking the total number of fatalities to nine, while the num.....

Delhi records 47 COVID-19 cases; positivity rate 0.11 pc ..

PTI - 08/11/2021

Delhi recorded 47 COVID-19 cases and zero daily deaths due to the disease on Sunday, while the positivity rate stood at .....

Kerala clocks 7,124 new COVID cases, 201 deaths ..

PTI - 08/11/2021

After crossing the 50-lakh mark in the total COVID-19 cases two days ago, Kerala recorded 7,124 fresh coronavirus infect.....

Biden vaccine mandates face first test with federal workers ..

Associated Press - 08/11/2021

President Joe Biden is pushing forward with a massive plan to require millions of private sector employees to get vaccin.....

Mental health of person cannot be compressed into one size fits all ap ..

PTI - 08/11/2021

The mental health of a person cannot be compressed into a ”one size fits all’ approach, the Supreme Court ha.....

Japan has zero daily COVID-19 deaths for first time in 15 months - med ..

Reuters - 08/11/2021

Japan recorded no daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in more than a year on Sunday, according to local media......

Indonesian researchers breed good mosquitoes to combat dengue ..

Reuters - 01/11/2021

Researchers in Indonesia have found a way to fight disease-bearing mosquitoes by breeding a species of the insect which .....

U.S. gives 1.5 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan ..

Reuters - 01/11/2021

The United States is delivering an additional 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan, a senior U.S. administration.....

India ready to produce over 5 billion Covid vaccine doses next year: P ..

PTI - 01/11/2021

India is ready to produce over 5 billion Covid vaccine doses next year to help the world in the fight against the pandem.....

Zydus Cadila agrees to reduce its Covid vaccine price to Rs 265 a dose ..

PTI - 01/11/2021

Zydus Cadila has agreed to bring down the price of its COVID-19 vaccine to Rs 265 a dose following persistent negotiatio.....

G-20 leaders agreed to strengthen WHO to fast-track process for emerge ..

PTI - 01/11/2021

The G-20 leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have agreed that the WHO would be strengthened to fast-track t.....

India has potential to become international health tourism hub, says M ..

PTI - 30/10/2021

It is due to the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that health has been linked with development in India, Union Hea.....

Nationwide expansion of pneumococcal vaccine launched ..

PTI - 30/10/2021

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday launched the nationwide expansion of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccin.....

Serum Institute seeks DCGI nod for Covid vaccine Covovax ..

PTI - 30/10/2021

The Serum Institute of India on Friday sought permission from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to manufactur.....

Stroke likely to become more severe in Covid-infected people: AIIMS do ..

PTI - 30/10/2021

Stroke is likely to become more severe in coronavirus-infected people and their chances of recovery is almost half than .....

Pfizer gets U.S. contract for 50 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for ki ..

Reuters - 29/10/2021

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Thursday they expect to deliver 50 million more doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to th.....

Sixth sero survey shows Delhi had seropositivity of 97 pc: Delhi Healt ..

PTI - 29/10/2021

The sixth serological survey showed that the national capital had a seropositivity rate of 97 per cent, Delhi Health Min.....

World faces shortage of syringes as COVID vaccine doses rise ..

Associated Press - 29/10/2021

African health officials and the United Nations are warning of a looming shortage of more than 2 billion syringes for ma.....

Despite challenges 68 pc healthcare workers prefer to continue in sect ..

PTI - 29/10/2021

Even as the burnout rate is high following the pandemic, 68 per cent of the healthcare workers said they would prefer co.....

We trust Indian industry, Bharat Biotech has been submitting data regu ..

PTI - 29/10/2021

India’s Bharat Biotech has been submitting data on the EUL of Covaxin “regularly and very quickly” to .....

Singapore looking into unusual surge after record COVID-19 cases ..

Reuters - 28/10/2021

Singapore’s health ministry said it is looking into an “unusual surge” in infections after the city-st.....

Cases of AY.4.2 variant of coronavirus reach 7 in Karnataka ..

PTI - 28/10/2021

The number of Delta AY.4.2 variant of coronavirus, which is spreading rapidly in some foreign countries, has increased t.....

Merck agrees to let other drug makers make its COVID pill ..

Associated Press - 28/10/2021

Pharmaceutical company Merck agreed to allow other drug makers worldwide to produce its COVID-19 pill, in a move aimed a.....

Lilly kicks off application for Alzheimer drug U.S. approval ..

Reuters - 27/10/2021

Eli Lilly said on Tuesday it has started the application process for a U.S. approval of its closely watched experimental.....

U.S. FDA advisers back Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ..

Reuters - 27/10/2021

An expert panel on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to recommend the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorize the Pfizer .....

Moderna to supply Africa with up to 110 million COVID doses ..

Associated Press - 27/10/2021

Moderna says it will make up to 110 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries. Tuesday’.....

Study finds robust evidence that COVID-19 is seasonal infection ..

PTI - 27/10/2021

COVID-19 may be a seasonal infection linked to low temperatures and humidity, much like seasonal influenza, according to.....

EU regulator starts real-time review of Merck COVID-19 pill ..

Reuters - 26/10/2021

U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Monday the European Union’s drug regulator has initiated a real-time rev.....

S.Africa Aspen aims to sharply increase COVID-19 vaccine capacity ..

Reuters - 26/10/2021

South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare is aiming to ramp up its COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing capacity to 1.3 billion do.....

Dengue cases in Delhi cross 1,000-mark; over 280 fresh cases in one we ..

PTI - 26/10/2021

Over 1,000 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this year, with more than 280 fresh cases logged i.....

India committed to supplying COVID-19 vaccines to other nations; expor ..

PTI - 26/10/2021

India is committed to supplying COVID-19 vaccines to other nations and such supplies are likely to begin by the end of t.....

Govt gave nod to 157 new medical colleges in India since 2014: Health ..

PTI - 25/10/2021

The government has given nod to 157 new medical colleges in India since 2014 and has invested Rs 17,691.08 crore on thes.....

Red Cross urges action for Papua New Guinea as COVID-19 overwhelms hea ..

Reuters - 25/10/2021

Concerted international action is needed to support Papua New Guinea as a surge in COVID-19 cases overwhelms the Pacific.....

Hong Kong zero-COVID policy undermining financial hub status - industr ..

Reuters - 25/10/2021

A financial industry group warned on Monday that Hong Kong’s zero-COVID policy and strict quarantine requirements .....

Centre asks states/UTs to increase coverage of second dose of COVID-19 ..

PTI - 25/10/2021

The Centre on Saturday urged states/UTs to focus on those beneficiaries waiting for their second dose of COVID-19 vaccin.....

First Zika virus case reported in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur ..

PTI - 25/10/2021

A Zika virus case has been reported in this district of Uttar Pradesh, a health official said on Sunday. He said a wa.....

Big new Covid wave unlikely but too early to say India in endemic stag ..

PTI - 23/10/2021

India is unlikely to see a Covid wave like the devastating second one unless there is a new immune escaping variant but .....

India, Australia working side by side to expand vaccine access across ..

PTI - 23/10/2021

India and Australia are working side by side in the Quad grouping to expand vaccine access across the Indo-Pacific, Aust.....

COVID vaccine EUL recommendation process sometimes takes longer: WHO o ..

PTI - 23/10/2021

As a decision is awaited on the Emergency Use Listing of Covaxin being manufactured in India, a top WHO official has sai.....

COVID-19 vaccines not linked to pregnancy loss; mixing vaccines may co ..

Reuters - 23/10/2021

The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corr.....

Engineers Grow Pancreatic Organoids That Mimic the Real Thing ..

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 22/10/2021

MIT engineers, in collaboration with scientists at Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, have developed a new way to .....

Cancer Cells Unexpected Genetic Tricks for Evading the Immune System ..

Howard Hughes Medical Institute - 22/10/2021

Hundreds of cancer-linked genes play a different role in causing disease than scientists had expected. So-called tumo.....

COVID-19: Delhi records 22 cases, zero death ..

PTI - 22/10/2021

Delhi recorded 22 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 0.05 per cent on Thursday, while there was zero death due .....

India needs to raise public health spending to 2.5 – 3.5 pc of G ..

PTI - 22/10/2021

India needs to raise public health spending to 2.5 – 3.5 per cent of GDP to support healthcare transformation, acc.....

U.S. FDA clears Moderna, J&J COVID-19 boosters, backs use of different ..

Reuters - 21/10/2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc (M.....

U.S. surgeons successfully test pig kidney transplant in human patient ..

Reuters - 21/10/2021

For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipi.....

Poland facing COVID-19 explosion says health minister ..

Reuters - 21/10/2021

Poland has seen an explosion of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two days and if the current trend continues drastic .....

Delhi sees 25 new COVID-19 cases, zero fatality; positivity rate dips ..

PTI - 21/10/2021

Delhi reported 25 fresh COVID-19 cases and zero fatality on Wednesday, while the positivity rate dipped to 0.04 per cent.....

Agreements signed with 11 countries for mutual recognition of Covid va ..

PTI - 21/10/2021

The health ministry on Wednesday said India has signed agreements for mutual recognition of nationally or WHO recognised.....

Delta subvariant will not change COVID picture, Oxford vaccine chief s ..

Reuters - 20/10/2021

A subvariant of Delta that is growing in England is being monitored but is not likely to change the COVID-19 picture, Ox.....

COVID-19: India’s R-value below 1 since September, researchers s ..

PTI - 20/10/2021

India’s R-value, which reflects how rapidly the coronavirus pandemic is spreading, has remained below 1 since Sept.....

South African regulator rejects Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine ..

Associated Press - 20/10/2021

The South African drug regulator has rejected the Russian-made coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, citing some safety concern.....

WHO chief discusses Covaxin, resumption of AstraZeneca vaccine supplie ..

PTI - 20/10/2021

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus discussed the issue of the emergency use listing of Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19.....

EXCLUSIVE WHO-led program aims to buy antiviral COVID-19 pills for $10 ..

Reuters - 19/10/2021

A World Health Organization-led programme to ensure poorer countries get fair access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and tre.....

Sense of Smell Is Our Most Rapid Warning System ..

Karolinska Institutet - 19/10/2021

The ability to detect and react to the smell of a potential threat is a precondition of our and other mammals' survi.....

Vaccines less protective for multiple myeloma patients; beware of fake ..

Reuters - 19/10/2021

The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corr.....

New Zealand reports record daily cases as Delta spreads ..

Reuters - 19/10/2021

New Zealand recorded on Tuesday the highest number of daily cases since the pandemic began last year, as the Delta varia.....

Mix-and-match vaccines highly effective against COVID-19: Lancet ..

PTI - 19/10/2021

People who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine followed by an mRNA vaccine shot had a lower.....

Centre trashes Hunger Index, says survey methodology unscientific ..

TNN - 18/10/2021

In a strongly worded rebuttal, the Centre questioned the methodology followed by Global Hunger Report 2021 where India h.....

India sees lowest weekly Covid cases in 8 months ..

TNN - 18/10/2021

This was the lowest weekly case count in nearly eight months since February 22-28 this year. The dip came on the back.....

Merck COVID-19 pill sparks calls for access for lower income countries ..

Reuters - 18/10/2021

The plan to roll out Merck & Co’s promising antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 risks repeating the inequities of.....

Govt will decide on COVID vaccination of children, adolescents on scie ..

PTI - 18/10/2021

The government will take a final decision on vaccinating children and adolescents against coronavirus on the basis of ov.....

No COVID-19 death in Mumbai for first time almost since pandemic began ..

PTI - 18/10/2021

Mumbai on Sunday did not report even a single death due to COVID-19 for the first time nearly since the pandemic broke o.....

More than 50% recovered patients experience long Covid symptoms up to ..

PTI - 16/10/2021

More than half number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 experience post-Covid symptoms, known as long Covid, up to six m.....

From Covid to cancer: High hopes for versatile mRNA tech. How it works ..

AFP - 16/10/2021

The coronavirus pandemic has made vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna and the mRNA technology that they use into h.....

Govt removes export curbs on all diagnostic kits, reagents ..

PTI - 16/10/2021

With COVID-19 cases coming down in the country, the government on Friday removed export curbs on all diagnostic kits and.....

India slips 7 spots to 101st on hunger index ..

PTI - 16/10/2021

India has slipped to the 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries and is behind its neighbo.....

Drug companies eye mRNA technology for flu shots ..

IANS - 16/10/2021

With Covid-19 proving the credibility of mRNA technology, many drug companies are racing to apply the same formula for d.....

India resumes COVID-19 vaccine export ..

PTI - 15/10/2021

Coronavirus vaccines have been sent to Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Iran according to the government’s decision .....

Marginalised: Women trail men in some vaccine efforts ..

Associate Press - 15/10/2021

As coronavirus vaccines trickle into some of the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, data suggest som.....

WHO nod boosts voices for a third Covid shot in India ..

15/10/2021 - TNN

World Health Organization has recommended that all immune-compromised patients should get a third dose or booster shot o.....

Covaxin Junior: Bharat Biotech’s kids’ vaccine is good new ..

TNN & Agencies - 15/10/2021

Bharat Biotech is on the threshold of becoming the second Indian vaccine maker to receive an emergency use approval in t.....

WHO says it may be last chance to find COVID origins ..

Reuters - 14/10/2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday its newly formed advisory group on dangerous pathogens may be &ldq.....

U.S. FDA staff says Moderna did not meet all criteria for COVID-19 boo ..

Reuters - 14/10.2021

By Michael Erman and Julie Steenhuysen Scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that Moder.....

New antiviral compound blocks Covid virus from entering cells: Study ..

PTI - 14/10/2021

Scientists have developed a chemical compound that they say could prevent infection from SARS-CoV-2 virus or reduce the .....

Isolated populations in India are vulnerable to COVID-19- Researchers ..

PTI - 14/10/2021

Scientists from the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics here and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have found tha.....

Mindful Breathing for Pain Control: Like Yin and Yang ..

University of Michigan - 13/10/2021

It's long been known that meditative mindful breathing helps with various health conditions, including pain. To t.....

WHO advises additional COVID shot for immunocompromised people ..

Reuters - 13/10/2021

By Stephanie Nebehay and Emma Farge GENEVA -The World Health Organization on Monday recommended that immunocompromise.....

COVID-19 vaccines effective against most SARS-CoV-2 variants, says stu ..

PTI - 13/10/2021

COVID-19 vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer provide protection against multiple variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including .....

Covid: Expert panel recommends emergency use approval for Covaxin in 2 ..

PTI - 13/10/2021

An expert panel of India’s Central Drug Authority has recommended granting emergency use authorisation to Bharat B.....

Biological E seeks DCGI nod for Phase-3 trial of Corbevax as booster d ..

PTI - 13/10/2021

Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E has sought permission from India’s drug regulator to conduct t.....

Stem Cell Population Identified That Is Key for Bone Regeneration ..

University of Tsukuba - 12/10/2021

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are thought to have great potential in the field of regenerative medicine, which has the a.....

25 lakh ZyCoV-D doses every month for private hospitals ..

TNN - 12/10/2021

ZyCoV-D, the first vaccine to be approved for use in children above the age of 12 in India, will be also be made availab.....

Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill ..

AP - 12/10/2021

Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new an.....

Dengue: 480 cases in Delhi; 139 in October ..

PTI - 12/10/2021

At least 480 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this season, including nearly 140 in October, ac.....

Drugs for treating diabetes, obesity & ageing can potentially ..

PTI - 12/10/2021

Existing drugs used to treat diabetes, obesity and ageing can potentially be used to treat COVID-19, researchers from th.....

Brain cell differences could be key to learning in humans and AI ..

Imperial College London - 11/10/2021

Imperial researchers have found that variability between brain cells might speed up learning and improve the performance.....

Govt allows export of Russian COVID vaccine Sputnik Light manufactured ..

PTI - 11/10/2021

The government has permitted the export of Russia’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light domestically produc.....

Cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses given in India surpass 95 cr mark ..

PTI - 11/10/2021

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 95-crore mark on Sunday, the Union Healt.....

Pandemic triggered 35% rise in anxiety, depression in Indians: Lancet ..

TNN - 11/10/2021

The first-ever global estimate of Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on mental health showed that cases of two ailments&md.....

Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 208 days ..

PTI - 11/10/2021

India logged 18,166 new coronavirus infections taking the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,39,53,475, wh.....

WHO says 'near' to solving issues on Russia's Sputnik V vaccine ..

Reuters - 09/10/2021

A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that the health agency was "near" to resolving issues .....

Government may soon lift export curbs on RAT, RT-PCR kits ..

TNN - 09/10/2021

After Covid vaccines, PPE kits and hand sanitisers, the government may now soon lift export restrictions from RT-PCR, ra.....

Alzheimer’s and COVID-19 share a genetic risk factor: Study ..

PTI - 09/10/2021

Scientists have identified a gene that impacts the risk of both Alzheimer’s disease and severe COVID-19, a finding.....

High COVID-19 rate in 0-19 age group in India; frequent post-jab infec ..

PTI - 09/10/2021

A cross-sectional study conducted in India among COVID-19 cases has found an increased number of infections among the yo.....

Aurobindo Pharma to stop molnupiravir trial in moderate COVID-19 patie ..

Reuters - 09/10/2021

BENGALURU: Aurobindo Pharma Ltd wants to discontinue the late-stage trial of Merck & Co's experimental.....

Scientists discover 14 genes that cause obesity ..

University of Virginia Health System - 08/10/2021

University of Virginia scientists have identified 14 genes that can cause and three that can prevent weight gain. The fi.....

Prepared to tackle a surge of up to 5 lakh Covid cases a day: Govt ..

PTI - 08/10/2021

The government on Thursday said it has made healthcare preparations to handle a surge of up to 5 lakh coronavirus cases .....

Piramal Enterprises board approves scheme for pharma biz demerger ..

PTI - 08/10/2021

Piramal Enterprises on Thursday said its board has approved a composite scheme of arrangement providing for the demerger.....

Bharat Biotech submits clinical trial data of Covaxin in children to C ..

PTI - 08/10/2021

HYDERABAD: Bharat Biotech, which completed the Phase 2/3 trials of Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin for use in children under 18.....

One in seven patients globally missed cancer surgery during COVID lock ..

PTI - 08/10/2021

London: One in seven cancer patients around the world missed out on potentially life-saving operations during COVID-19 l.....

Plasma therapy ‘futile’ as treatment for critically ill CO ..

PTI - 06/10/2021

Convalescent plasma therapy is “futile” as a treatment for most critically ill COVID-19 patients, according .....

WHO still reviewing Sputnik V vaccine, as Russia presses bid ..

PTI - 06/10/2021

The World Health Organisation is still reviewing data about Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine as part of hopes that it ca.....

WHO to take final decision next week on approval to Bharat Biotech&rsq ..

PTI - 06/10/2021

The WHO will take a call on granting Emergency Use Listing (EUL) status for Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Cova.....

Duo win Nobel for unravelling science of sensing heat, touch ..

NYT - 06/10/2021

The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded jointly on Monday to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian “for.....

Cadila Healthcare gets DCGI nod to conduct phase III trials for two-do ..

PTI - 06/10/2021

Drug firm Cadila Healthcare on Tuesday said it has received permission from the Indian drug regulator for conducting pha.....

Seventy per cent of India’s adult population administered first ..

PTI - 05/10/2021

Seventy percent of India’s adult population has been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Union Health.....

341 dengue cases in Delhi; 217 in September, highest in 3 years ..

PTI - 05/10/2021

Over 340 dengue cases have been reported in the national capital this year, including 217 in September, the highest coun.....

Blood thinners significantly reduce COVID-related mortality, hospitali ..

PTI - 05/102021

COVID-19 patients who use blood thinners may have a nearly 50 per cent reduced risk of death and a 43 per cent lower ris.....

EU regulator OKs Pfizer vaccine booster for 18 and older ..

Associated Press - 05/10/2021

The European Union’s drug regulator gave its backing Monday to booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vacci.....

Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 199 days ..

PTI - 04/10/2021

India added 22,842 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,38,13,903, while the active .....

Russia sees no hurdles for WHO approval of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine ..

Reuters - 04/10/2021

All the barriers to register Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine with the World Health Organization (WHO) have bee.....

Zydus Cadila proposes Rs 1,900 for three-dose COVID vaccine; Govt nego ..

PTI - 04/10/2021

With talks underway between the central government and Zydus Cadila over the pricing of the COVID-19 vaccine ZyCov-D, th.....

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu urges private sector to provide modern ..

PTI - 04/10/2021

Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called upon the private sector to come forward and partner with state governme.....

Amid COVID-19 booster data dilemma, EU nations plans diverge ..

Reuters - 04/10/2021

A patchwork of campaigns for an extra COVID-19 shot are being rolled out across the European Union even before the regio.....

New tool predicts changes that may make COVID variants more infectious ..

PTI - 01/10/2021

Researchers have developed a new method that can predict with reasonable accuracy the changes in SARS-CoV-2 that may con.....

69 pc of India’s adult population has got at least one dose of C ..

PTI - 01/10/2021

Sixty-nine per cent of the country’s adult population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 25 pe.....

ZyCoV-D to be introduced in Covid vaccination drive shortly: Govt ..

PTI - 01/10/2021

The government on Thursday said Zydus Cadila’s indigenously-developed needle-free COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D will be.....

India, US need to work jointly in reforming global health architecture ..

PTI - 30/09/2021

Both India and the US are global partners and need to work collaboratively in reforming the global health architect.....

MSD rolls out India’s first gender-neutral HPV vaccine ..

TNN - 30/09/2021

Hyderabad: MSD Pharmaceuticals has rolled out India’s first gender-neutral Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to r.....

EU extends vaccine export control mechanism until year-end - official ..

Reuters - 30/09/2021

The European Union will extend a mechanism to monitor and potentially limit the export of COVID-19 vaccines from the blo.....

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shows 74% efficacy in large U.S. trial ..

Reuters - 30/09/2021

AstraZeneca Plc's (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated 74% efficacy at preventing symptomatic disease, a figure tha.....

Mirum's oral drug becomes first U.S. approved Alagille syndrome therap ..

Reuters - 30/09/2021

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc (MIRM.O) said on Wednesday its drug became the first U.S. approved therapy for treating itchin.....

COVID-19 pill developers aim to top Merck, Pfizer efforts ..

Reuters - 29/09/2021

As Merck & Co and Pfizer Inc prepare to report clinical trial results for experimental COVID-19 antiviral pills, riv.....

U.S. FDA approves AbbVie's migraine prevention drug ..

Reuters - 29/09/2021

AbbVie Inc said on Tuesday the U.S. health regulator approved its once-daily oral medicine for preventive treatment of m.....

New Zealand COVID cases jump as its battles Delta variant ..

Reuters - 29/09/2021

New Zealand's daily coronavirus cases jumped to their highest level in weeks on Wednesday, a setback to the South Pa.....

Smoking may increase risk of COVID-19 severity, death, study finds ..

PTI - 29/09/2021

Studies carried out early on in the pandemic reported a lower prevalence of active smokers among people admitted to hosp.....

Pfizer vaccine for kids may not be available until November ..

Associated Press - 29/09/2021

Pfizer has submitted research to the U.S Food and Drug Administration on the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine in ch.....

SC puts government on notice, says ‘don’t play football wi ..

TNN - 28/09/2021

As many as 41 doctors moved SC alleging that though the examination dates of November 13 and 14 was notified on July 23,.....

AIIMS to have Satellite Brain Bank to boost research in neurosciences ..

TNN - 28/09/2021

The national institute will set up this facility in its hospital in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental .....

Japan to end COVID-19 state of emergency this month ..

Reuters - 28/09/2021

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will lift a coronavirus state of emergency in all regions on Thursday as the number of new cases .....

Over 84.50 crore Covid vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre ..

PTI - 28/09/2021

Over 4.74 crore balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs for inoculation, it sai.....

India first to develop DNA vaccine, can be administered to 12 and abov ..

PTI - 27/09/2021

The "plug-and-play" technology on which the plasmid DNA platform is based can be easily adapted to deal with m.....

AstraZeneca Pharma India gets DCGI nod to import, market Selumetinib c ..

PTI - 27/09/2021

The company has received the import and market permission in Form CT-20 from the Drugs Controller General of India for S.....

At 2L, India logs lowest weekly cases in 6 mths ..

TNN - 27/09/2021

India recorded just over 2 lakh fresh Covid cases in the week ending Sunday, a 6.4% decline from the previous seven days.....

Childhood cancers 7.9% of all cancers in India 2012-19: ICMR report ..

IANS - 27/09/2021

Childhood cancers rank ninth as a leading cause of childhood diseases at the global level, accounting for 11.5 million o.....

WHO seeks to revive stalled inquiry into origins of covid-19 with new ..

Reuters - 27/09/2021

The World Health Organization is reviving its stalled investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 virus as agency off.....

India tells Quad will allow export of 8 mln Indo-Pacific vaccine doses ..

Reuters - 25/09/2021

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told fellow leaders of the Quad partnership on Friday India will allow the export of.....

Scientists call for global targets to beat diabetes, strokes ..

PTI - 25/09/2021

Hitting targets also would reduce deaths over the coming 10 years in all world regions, but the benefits are larger in s.....

India’s COVID-19 vaccination figure crosses 84.42 cr doses ..

PTI - 25/09/2021

The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continu.....

Children less severely impacted by COVID-19 pandemic: WHO chief scient ..

PTI - 25/09/2021

On inoculation of children against the virus in India, she said there will be vaccines for children. The drug regulator .....

U.S. CDC advisers back COVID-19 booster shots for those 65 and older, ..

Reuters - 24/09/2021

A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Thursday recommended a booster shot of the Pfi.....

No evidence of any new variant of SARS-CoV2 in country: INSACOG ..

PTI - 24/09/2021

In its latest bulletin dated September 20, the INSACOG said Delta continues to be the main variant of concern in India. .....

Novavax, SII apply to WHO for emergency use listing of COVID vaccine ..

PTI - 24/09/2021

It represents another major milestone in Novavax’s transformation into a commercial global vaccine company and rei.....

Talks on to make Zydus Cadila’s COVID-19 DNA vaccine part of ino ..

PTI - 24/09/2021

Responding to a question at a press conference, NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr V K Paul said to bring Zydus Cadila’.....

Centre health services will be taken to the grassroot levels: Union mi ..

TNN - 23/09/2021

Bharati Pawar spoke about her plans at the inauguration of the health and treatment camp organized at the Nashik civil h.....

Tiny antibodies from llamas can potentially treat COVID-19: Study ..

PTI - 23/09/2021

Human antibodies have been a key treatment for serious COVID-19 cases during the pandemic, but typically need to be admi.....

WHO reports global decline in new COVID-19 cases ..

Associated Press - 23/09/2021

The UN health agency said there were just under 60,000 deaths in the past week, a 7 per cent decline. It said that while.....

With domestic manufacturing picking up pace, India unlikely to buy Pfi ..

PTI - 23/09/2021

Though there is no official word, the sources said the government is not ready to give in to the indemnity demands of th.....

Covid-19 vaccine: Centre files plea against allowing 2nd dose of Covis ..

PTI - 23/09/2021

The Centre, in its appeal, contends that the September 3 judgement of a Single Judge of the High Court if not set aside .....

India set to get first J&J Covid vaccine doses in October, say ..

Reuters - 22/09/2021

India's drug regulator last month gave emergency authorisation to the J&J vaccine, whether imported or locally f.....

Antibodies from original Covid virus strain don’t bind to varian ..

PTI - 22/09/2021

The finding, published in the journal Nature Communications, has implications for the ability of new variants to reinfec.....

Nurse to doctor ratio in India estimated to be 1.7:1 on basis of NSSO ..

PTI - 22/09/2021

The nurse to doctor ratio is estimated to be 1.7:1 in India on the basis of NSSO data, with Punjab (6.4:1) and Delhi (4......

UK begins trial of multivariant COVID-19 vaccine booster ..

PTI - 22/09/2021

The trial, involving GRT-R910, has been launched by US pharmaceutical company Gritstone in collaboration with the Univer.....

Covid origins probe: The Lancet does U-turn over lab leak theory ..

IANS - 21/09/2021

After facing backlash for its coverage of origins of the Covid pandemic, the much acclaimed scientific journal -- The La.....

India to resume export of surplus COVID-19 vaccines next month, says H ..

PTI - 21/09/2021

He also said that cumulative doses administered so far across the country have crossed 81 crore and the last 10 crore do.....

Pfizer, BioNTech say trials find COVID vax safe for children of 5-11 y ..

PTI - 21/09/2021

Children aged five to 11 years were given a two-dose regimen of 10 microgrammes (µg) administered 21 days apart, a.....

India’s cumulative Covid-19 vaccine coverage crosses 81.73 crore ..

PTI - 21/09/2021

Out of 81,73,95,763 doses administered so far, 64.8 per cent eligible population received the first dose of COVID-19 vac.....

No need for Covid booster doses in India at this stage, say experts ..

PTI - 20/09/2021

As the global debate on booster shots gathers momentum, several scientists in India said the priority must be to ensure .....

Rice with zinc, wheat with protein to fight malnutrition ..

TNN - 20/09/2021

Rice having excess zinc and wheat enriched with protein and iron, are among 17 new biofortified varieties of crops that .....

95 children, adolescents among 623 new COVID-19 cases in Odisha ..

PTI - 20/09/2021

The rate of infection among children and adolescents stands at 15.24 per cent. It was 11.9 per cent on the previous day,.....

WHO Experts’ Group to take a call on EUL for Covaxin on October ..

PTI - 20/09/2021

Covaxin is one of the six vaccines that have received emergency use authorisation from India's drug regulator and is.....

Covid-19: Five recovered patients at Ganga Ram diagnosed with gallblad ..

FE Online - 18/09/2021

Dr. Arora said that this could be the first report of such a series of cases of gallbladder gangrene in patients followi.....

Biocon Biologics-SILS alliance to help in fighting infectious diseases ..

PTI - 18/09/2021

On Thursday, Biocon Biologics, a subsidiary of Biocon, had said it will offer around 15 per cent stake to Serum Institut.....

Delhi hospitals see rise in number of seasonal flu cases among childre ..

PTI - 18/09/2021

"Especially infants under one year are showing severe symptoms, few of them needed to be hospitalised too. Many of .....

While urging vaccination, WHO declines jab data on its staff ..

PTI - 18/09/2021

Vellucci said she would look into whether percentages of UN staff that had been vaccinated could be provided. The Unite.....

ICMR study highlights issues faced by healthcare workers involved in C ..

PTI - 17/09/2021

The study was conducted between September and December last year through telephonic interviews with 111 healthcare worke.....

Novel coronavirus may infect a higher proportion of pregnant women: IC ..

PTI - 17/09/2021

Comorbidities such as anaemia, tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus were associated with an increased risk of maternal dea.....

US OKs new use for Eli Lilly’s COVID-19 treatment ..

Associated Press - 17/09/2021

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted emergency use of the drug for adults and children older than 12 who.....

No Delta plus variant of COVID-19 found in 376 samples tested in Mumba ..

PTI - 17/09/2021

Additional municipal commissioner (western suburbs) Suresh Kakani said the samples were examined at a genome sequencing .....

Indonesia in talks with WHO to become global vaccine hub: minister ..

Reuters - 16/09/2021

Indonesia is in talks with the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as six drug companies to become a global hub for .....

Glenmark concludes study on COVID drug Favipiravir ..

PTI - 16/09/2021

Results showed no new safety signals or concerns with the use of Favipiravir, and already-known side effects like weakne.....

Mu, C.1.2 variants of SARS-CoV2 not found in India so far: INSAOCG ..

PTI - 16/09/2021

The consortium has called for more strongly implementing existing recommendations on sequencing of positive samples from.....

Russia’s COVID-19 single dose vaccine Sputnik Light gets SEC nod ..

PTI - 16/09/2021

According to the recommendations of the SEC meeting held last month, Dr Reddy's, which has tied up with Russian Dire.....

UK expert panel recommends COVID booster jabs for over-50s ..

PTI - 15/09/2021

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's (JCVI) recommendation notes that six months after a second COV.....

Genome sequencing lab to be set up in Andhra Pradesh for Covid-19 ..

TNN - 15/09/2021

The lab will also help sequence other emerging or re-emerging pathogens to understand the nature or origin of microbes a.....

Big drop in COVID antibodies within four months of vaccination, study ..

Reuters - 15/09/2021

Waning antibodies do not mean that immunised people lose their ability to counter the Covid-19 virus as the body's m.....

India world’s biggest Covid misinformation source ..

TNN - 15/09/2021

The Covid-19 vaccine does not generate magnetic properties in the human body. Lemon juice up the nose won’t kill t.....

Nipah suspected in patient in Mangaluru, samples sent for test ..

PTI - 15/09/2021

More than a week after a 12-year-old boy succumbed to the Nipah virus in Kerala's Kozhikode district, a person being.....

Novavax expects to make available at least 2 bln COVID-19 vaccine dose ..

Reuters - 13/09/2021

Vaccine developer Novavax Inc (NVAX.O) said on Friday at least 2 billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine would be availabl.....

Experts highlight benefits of natural antioxidant gamma oryzanol launc ..

PTI - 13/09/2021

Launched in India for the first time as vegetarian capsules, gamma oryzanol is very quickly gaining popularity as a supe.....

Health ministry, ICMR have issued guidelines for ‘official docum ..

PTI - 13/09/2021

The applications for issuing the document and for redressal of grievances shall be disposed off within 30 days of submis.....

Over 74 crore Covid-19 vaccine jabs administered in India; all adults ..

PTI - 13/09/2021

Around 50,25,159 vaccine doses have been administered till 8 pm on Sunday, according to data from the CoWIN portal. A.....

Reusable cloth masks may be effective up to a year, study finds ..

PTI - 11/09/2021

The only noticeable change was that inhalation resistance slightly increased, meaning that the mask may feel a bit more .....

CoWIN launches new API: KYC-VS — Know Your Customer’s/Clie ..

PTI - 11/09/2021

Over 72 crore vaccine doses have been administered since the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 was flagged off on Ja.....

Nearly 73 crore vaccine doses administered in India so far, says Union ..

PTI - 11/09/2021

The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late in the.....

COVID-19 vaccines hold strong against Delta, protection waning in olde ..

Reuters - 11/09/2021

CHICAGO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Three U.S. studies suggest COVID-19 vaccines offer strong protection against hospitalizatio.....

Novavax expects to make available at least 2 bln COVID-19 vaccine dose ..

Reuters - 11/09/2021

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Vaccine developer Novavax Inc (NVAX.O) said on Friday at least 2 billion doses of its COVID-19 vacci.....

G20 health ministers agree on vaccine confidence measures ..

PTI - 10/09/2021

The G20 health ministers' meeting in Italy this week is focused on building on strong cooperation and collaboration .....

Percentage of Delta variant found in Delhi rose steadily during Apr-Ju ..

PTI - 10/09/2021

In the same month, the Alpha variant (B.1.1.7) constituted 2.3 per cent and rest of the variants in toto, comprised 6.8 .....

Centre places purchase order with SII for 66 cr Covishield doses to be ..

PTI - 10/09/2021

The source added that the ministry had placed an order for 37.50 crore doses of Covishield between August to December an.....

47 medical oxygen plants with 57 MT capacity commissioned in Delhi: Of ..

PTI - 10/09/2021

The data shared during the DDMA meeting held on August 27 showed that 20 more plants were to be installed by August 31 w.....

Govt develops COVID-19 vaccine tracker to give vaccination-related inf ..

PTI - 10/09/2021

Speaking at a briefing of the Union health ministry, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said the vaccine tracker has .....

Molbio Diagnostics gets DCGI nod for Nipah virus testing ..

PTI - 09/09/2021

Nipah virus (NiV) is an emerging zoonotic disease that causes severe disease in humans. Signs and symptoms range from as.....

Cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India cros ..

PTI - 09/09/2021

More than 73 lakh (73,80,510) vaccine doses were administered till 7 pm on Wednesday. However, the daily vaccination tal.....

WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year ..

PTI - 09/09/2021

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said Wednesday he was ‘appalled’ at comments by a leadi.....

AIIMS to conduct study to ascertain presence of Covid in various parts ..

PTI - 08/09/22021

Addressing a press conference on the 36th Eye Donation Fortnight celebration by the National Eye Bank (NEB), he said tha.....

India’s strong, decisive decisions slowed down entry, spread of ..

PTI - 08/09/22021

Inter-sectoral coordination facilitated by establishing high level inter-ministerial groups and communication with state.....

30 test negative for Nipah so far: Kerala Health Minister Veena George ..

PTI - 08/09/22021

The minister, speaking to media persons here, said with negative test results of 20 more people being reported in the mo.....

Dr Reddy’s starts supply of Sputnik V first doses ..

PTI - 08/09/22021

The development came following the announcement that Panacea Biotec supplied the first shipment of the second component .....

Will focus on dealing with pandemic here than to delve in conspiracy t ..

PTI - 07/09/2021

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli said the petitioner NGO 'Abhinav Bharat Congress'.....

Hetero’s Tocilizumab biosimilar gets emergency use authorisation ..

PTI - 07/09/2021

This authorisation will enable medical practitioners to use the drug for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalised adult.....

The spike in the cases has left the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ..

PTI - 07/09/2021

Cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November, but the period may stretch till mid-Decem.....

In just 6 days of Sept, Mumbai logs over 28% of total COVID-19 cases r ..

PTI - 07/09/2021

The spike in the cases has left the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials worried ahead of the festive seas.....

For 3rd time in 11 days, India’s daily COVID-19 vaccination cros ..

PTI - 07/09/2021

Citing data collated till 7 pm, the ministry said the country has so far vaccinated 53,29,27,201 beneficiaries for the f.....

Over 66.07 crore Covid vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: G ..

PTI - 06/09/2021

The Union government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout th.....

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu calls for mandatory rural service for ..

PTI - 06/09/2021

Naidu further emphasised that both medical education and treatment should be affordable and within the reach of the comm.....

COVID-19: 30 new cases, zero death in Delhi; positivity rate 0.05 pc ..

PTI - 06/09/2021

This is also the 24th time since the start of the second wave in the national capital that zero fatality has been report.....

Israel to present COVID-19 booster shot data to FDA experts ..

Reuters - 06/09/2021

JERUSALEM, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Israel this month will present data from an extensive rollout of COVID-19 vaccine booster .....

Guj HC: Depression can be classified as serious illness ..

PTI - 04/09/2021

Depression can be classified as a serious illness, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gujarat High .....

Moderna seeks EU authorization for COVID-19 vaccine booster dose ..

Reuters Staff - 04/09/2021

(Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Friday it had asked the EU drugs regulator for conditional approval of a booster shot of .....

After dropping below one, Covid R-value rises sharply to 1.17 in secon ..

PTI - 04/09/2021

The R-value of Kerala stood at 1.33, which is the highest number of active cases in the country. Similarly, the R-value .....

DCGI nod to phase-I clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine of Reliance Lif ..

PTI - 04/09/2021

The firm is required to submit the revised clinical trial protocol for immunogenicity to be assessed on Day 42, instead .....

India reports 45,352 new COVID-19 infections ..

Reuters - 03/09/2021

NEW DELHI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - India reported 45,352 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on.....

Granules India gets licence from DRDO to manufacture and market COVID- ..

PTI - 03/09/2021

Developed by DRDO, 2-DG has been granted permission by Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use as adju.....

Moderna, Japan partner recall 1.6 million doses ..

Associated Press - 03/09/2021

The two companies said an investigation at a Spanish factory that produced the vials in question concluded the contamina.....

Over half of India’s adult population received at least 1 dose o ..

PTI - 03/09/2021

The message of vaccination must be taken to the heartland of India, he said, adding, “No one should be left behind.....

India will start exporting Covid vaccines after its public health need ..

PTI - 03/09/2021

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday said India would start exporting Covid-19 vaccines after its public health needs are m.....

Intranasal Covid vaccine phase II trial begins in Kanpur ..

PTI - 02/09/2021

As many as 30 volunteers consisting of doctors, their family members and others were administered the first dose of the .....

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines wouldn’t have got nod had they done pha ..

PTI - 02/09/2021

Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of COVID-19 Covaxin, said the efficacy of its vaccine would have been 8.....

Cumulative Covid vaccine doses administered in India cross 66 crore: H ..

PTI - 02/09/2021

The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night,.....

WHO leader opposes ‘widespread’ use of boosters ..

PTI - 02/09/2021

The head of the World Health Organisation says he opposes ''widespread use of boosters'' for healthy peo.....

Over 64.36 cr Covid vaccine doses provided to states, UTs ..

PTI - 01/09/2021

The ministry said that 5,42,30,546 COVID-19 vaccine doses -- balance and unutilised -- are still available with states a.....

Monoclonal antibody treatment combo cuts hospitalisation among high-ri ..

PTI - 01/09/2021

The combination of the monoclonal antibody treatments -- casirivimab and imdevimab -- has been given emergency use autho.....

Himachal Pradesh achieves distinction of cent per cent Covid vaccinati ..

PTI - 01/09/2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the people of the hill state on September 6 to commemorate this achievement. .....

Out of 65 crore Covid vaccine doses given so far, SII supplied over 60 ..

PTI - 01/09/2021

The daily COVID-19 vaccinations crossed the 1 crore mark on Tuesday for the second time in five days, taking the total n.....

WHO European head backs 3rd vaccine doses for the vulnerable. ..

Associated Press - 31 Aug, 2021

Dr. Hans Kluge cited deeply worrying levels of high transmission, saying 33 countries among the 53 in the WHO Europe reg.....

Covid third wave could peak between Oct-Nov; intensity expected to be ..

PTI - 31 Aug, 2021

Manindra Agrawal, an IIT-Kanpur scientist who is part of the three-member team of experts that have been tasked with pre.....

New Covid variant, C.1.2, may be more infectious, evade vaccine protec ..

PTI - 31 Aug, 2021

Scientists from National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequen.....

Japan's Moderna vaccine contamination woes widen as regions put holds ..

Rocky Swift - 31 Aug, 2021

Contaminants found in vaccines in Gunma and Okinawa Contamination could be due to wrong needle extraction -ministry Ot.....

U.S. vaccine advisers unanimously favor Pfizer/BioNTech shot after app ..

Manas Mishra, Julie Steenhuysen - 31 Aug, 2021

An advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday unanimously recommended the Pfi.....

Singapore fully vaccinates 80% of population against COVID-19 ..

Reuters - 30 Aug, 2021

Singapore has fully inoculated 80% of its 5.7 million people against COVID-19, the health minister said on Sunday, becom.....

Foxconn founder asks BioNTech to reserve 30 million more vaccines for ..

Reuters - 30 Aug, 2021

Taiwan’s quest to access the vaccine, jointly developed with Pfizer Inc, has dragged on for months, hampered by ac.....

First commercial batch of Covaxin released from Bharat Biotech’s ..

PTI - 30 Aug, 2021

The first commercial batch of Covaxin was released on Sunday from the new plant of Bharat Biotech at Ankleshwar in Gujar.....

Maharashtra health survey: Prime focus on COVID-19, staff shortage aff ..

PTI - 30 Aug, 2021

Focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw the postponement of several types of surgeries, and shortage of staff at hospi.....

Rise in COVID-19 cases: Plan on tests recast in Kerala ..

PTI - 30 Aug, 2021

With Kerala recording over 30,000 COVID-19 cases in the last four days, Health Minister of the State Veena George on Sun.....

Uneven COVID-19 vaccine distribution may hamper economic recovery in d ..

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 28 Aug, 2021

While the global economy is still growing, the uneven distribution of vaccines is widening disparities as rich countries.....

Half of hospitalised Covid patients have persisting symptoms after a y ..

PTI - 28 Aug, 2021

Around half the people hospitalised with COVID-19 experience at least one persistent symptom up to 12 months after the i.....

Over 4.05 cr Covid vaccine doses still available with states, UTs: Hea ..

PTI - 28 Aug, 2021

More than 4.05 crore Covid vaccine doses are still available with states and Union Territories for inoculation, the Unio.....

43% of ICUs & 75% of ventilators in govt sector still vacant, says ..

PTI - 28 Aug, 2021

Even as Kerala continued to report over 30,000 positive cases for the third consecutive day, Health Minister Veena Georg.....

India gifts medical oxygen plant to Nepal ..

PTI - 27 Aug, 2021

India on Thursday donated a medical oxygen plant to Nepal as part of New Delhi’s continued commitment to the Himal.....

SII informs Centre it will supply around 20 crore Covishield doses in ..

PTI - 27 Aug, 2021

Serum Institute of India (SII) has informed the Centre that it will be able to supply around 20 crore doses of COVID-19 .....

Increase in viral infection cases in Delhi hospitals ..

PTI - 27 Aug, 2021

Hospitals across the national capital are registering a rise in the number of viral infection cases owing to change in w.....

Kerala records over 30k COVID cases for second day running ..

PTI - 27 Aug, 2021

Kerala posted 30,007 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the second consecutive day it reported more than 30,000, and 162 .....

NTAGI to soon chalk out roadmap to introduce Zydus Cadila vaccine in C ..

PTI - 26 Aug, 2021

NTAGI Chairman Dr N K Arora said it is estimated that there are around 12 crore adolescents in the age group of 12-18 ye.....

Moderna withholds 1.63 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in Japan due to ..

Reuters - 26 Aug, 2021

Moderna Inc said on Wednesday it has withheld supply of about 1.63 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Japan after .....

Taiwan to get BioNTech shots early as China delays approval-source ..

Reuters - 26 Aug, 2021

Taiwan could get its first delivery of BioNTech SE's (22UAy.DE) COVID-19 vaccines one month ahead of schedule as a d.....

Study says COVID riskier for heart than Pfizer ..

Associated Press - 26 Aug, 2021

A study from Israel says COVID-19 carries a far higher risk of heart inflammation than Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccin.....

Over 60 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India: Govt ..

PTI - 26 Aug, 2021

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 60-crore mark on Wednesday, Un.....

Kerala sees 10,402 new COVID-19 cases, TPR is 16.41 per cent ..

PTI - 24 Aug, 2021

Kerala reported 10,402 COVID-19 positive cases and 66 related deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of those affecte.....

Covid antibody that protects against broad range of variants identifie ..

PTI - 24 Aug, 2021

Researchers have identified an antibody that is highly protective at low doses against a wide range of variants of the S.....

Over 57 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: C ..

PTI - 24 Aug, 2021

More than 57.05 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to state and UTs so far, the Union Health ministry said .....

Covid third wave: Paediatric beds to be increased in Bengal ..

PTI - 24 Aug, 2021

The West Bengal health department has decided to increase the number of paediatric beds especially at critical care trea.....

Using artificial intelligence for early detection and treatment of ill ..

Technische Universit�t Dresden - 23 Aug, 2021

In this work, the research team led by Prof. Karl Leo, Dr. Hans Kleemann and Matteo Cucchi demonstrates an approach for .....

UK to begin offering COVID antibody testing to general public for firs ..

Reuters - 23 Aug, 2021

The United Kingdom will begin offering COVID-19 antibody testing to the general public in the coming week for the first .....

Taiwan's president leads way in first domestic COVID-19 vaccine ..

Reuters - 23 Aug, 2021

President Tsai Ing-wen got vaccinated with Taiwan's first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, giving .....

721 children in child care institutions contracted Covid since outbrea ..

PTI - 23 Aug, 2021

Over 720 children in child care institutions in 11 states and Union Territories have contracted COVID-19 till now and no.....

Delhi reports 24 COVID-19 cases, positivity rate 0.04 percent ..

PTI - 23 Aug, 2021

Delhi reported zero daily deaths due to COVID-19 for the third consecutive day on Sunday and 24 new cases of the infecti.....

U.S. FDA aims to give full approval to Pfizer vaccine on Monday -NYT ..

Reuters - 21 Aug, 2021

Regulators were aiming to complete the process by Friday, but were still working through “a substantial amount of .....

Covid vaccination for kids may start only by March 22 ..

TNN - 21 Aug, 2021

NEW DELHI: The government is likely to start vaccination of children against Covid-19 only by March 2022, even as three-.....

Johnson & Johnson files application to conduct study on its CO ..

PTI - 21 Aug, 2021

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Friday said it has submitted an application to the Indian drug regulator to conduct a.....

Delhi govts medical Oxygen production promotion policy notified ..

PTI - 21 Aug, 2021

A Delhi government’s policy to make the city “self-reliant” in production of medical oxygen to tackle .....

Zydus Cadila Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D gets approval for Emergency Use ..

Reuters - 21 Aug, 2021

Indigenously developed Zydus Cadila COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D has received approval for Emergency Use Authorisation from .....

Pregnant women donot experience more severe symptoms of Covid vaccines ..

PTI - 20 Aug, 2021

Pregnant and lactating women who receive the COVID-19 vaccine do not experience symptoms any more severe than their non-.....

Andhra Pradesh moves closer to two million Covid-19 cases mark ..

PTI - 20 Aug, 2021

Coronavirus positive cases inched closer to the two million mark in Andhra Pradesh, touching 19,98,603, with the additio.....

Covid ebbing as R-value drops to below 1 ..

PTI - 20 Aug, 2021

New Delhi: After breaching the value of 1 in the first week of August, the R number, which reflects how rapidly the coro.....

Over 50-cr samples tested for COVID-19 in India till now: ICMR ..

PTI - 20 Aug, 2021

The number of samples tested for COVID-19 in the country has crossed the 50 crore-mark and in this month, the average da.....

First Made in India 3-D printed heart valve developed in Chennai ..

IANS - 19 Aug, 2021

Chennai: A Chennai-based heart surgeon announced he has designed and developed India's first 3-D printed heart valve.....

Northeast cancer capital of India with highest new cases: Report ..

PTI - 19 Aug, 2021

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh's Papum Pare district and Aizawl in Mizoram recorded the highest incidence of new cancer.....

COVID R-value drops to below 1 in country, including Kerala and Northe ..

PTI - 19 Aug, 2021

After breaching the value of one in the first week of August, the R number, which reflects how rapidly the coronavirus p.....

Ayushman Bharat ensures both poor, well-off get same treatment at same ..

PTI - 19 Aug, 2021

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Wednesday said the Ayushman Bharat scheme has enabled poor people to afford trea.....

Vaccine nationalism could lead to increase in coronavirus variants: St ..

PTI - 19 Aug, 2021

Vaccine stockpiling by nations may strongly impact global trajectories of COVID-19 case numbers, and increase the potent.....

Pfizer submits data for third dose approval in US ..

AFP - 18 Aug, 2021

WASHINGTON: Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday submitted preliminary clinical data to US health authorities as part of their .....

Nasal Covaxin phase II & III trials to focus on remote areas ..

TNN - 18 Aug, 2021

NAGPUR: After getting the final nod from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for the second and third phase tria.....

Blood clotting may be root cause of long COVID syndrome, study finds ..

PTI - 18 Aug, 2021

Patients with long COVID syndrome continue to have higher measures of blood clotting, which may explain their persistent.....

Benefits of Covid vaccines far outweigh rare risk of facial paralysis, ..

PTI - 18 Aug, 2021

The beneficial effects of COVID-19 vaccines far outweigh the risk of facial paralysis on one side of the face known as B.....

Higher risk of Bell's Palsy after Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine - study. ..

Reuters Staff - 17 Aug, 2021

(Reuters) -The risk of Bell’s Palsy, a type of facial paralysis, is higher after Sinovac Biotech Ltd’s COVID.....

India to recalibrate air quality standards next year. ..

Vishwa Mohan | TNN - 17 Aug, 2021

NEW DELHI: India is likely to have new national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) in 2022, factoring in more polluta.....

Govt puts curbs on export of Covid-19 rapid antigen testing kits. ..

PTI - 17 Aug, 2021

"The export of COVID-19 rapid antigen testing kits... has been put under restricted category, with immediate effect.....

Covid-19: Three strains of Delta-plus now in Maharashtra, variant has ..

Sumitra Debroy | TNN - 17 Aug, 2021

MUMBAI: Three sub-lineages of the Delta-plus variant of the Sars-Cov-2 virus are currently in circulation in the state, .....

Japan to extend COVID-19 state of emergency lockdown through mid-Sept ..

Reuters - 16 Aug, 2021

The Japanese government is set to extend its "state of emergency" soft lockdown in regions including Tokyo to .....

New biomarkers may detect early eye changes that can lead to diabetes- ..

ANI - 16 Aug, 2021

Washington: New biomarkers found in the eyes could unlock the key to helping manage diabetic retinopathy, and perhaps ev.....

COVID-19 third wave unpredictable: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria ..

PTI - 16 Aug, 2021

Talking to reporters at the Gitam Institute, where he received the Foundation Day Award in recognition of his services, .....

India has done better than any country across world in vaccination: Bh ..

PTI - 16 Aug, 2021

India has done better than any country in the world as regards to affordability and the reach to the people of COVID-19 .....

Bharat Biotech Covid nasal vaccine gets regulator nod for holding phas ..

PTI - 14 Aug, 2021

The first nasal vaccine against COVID-19, developed by Bharat Biotech, has received regulator’s nod for conducting.....

Cumulative Covid vaccine doses cross 53 crore in India: Govt ..

PTI - 14 Aug, 2021

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 53 crore, the Union Health Minis.....

E-health card for all Delhiites: Cloud-based info management system by ..

TNN - 14 Aug, 2021

NEW DELHI: Delhi government’s ambitious cloud-based Health Information Management System (HIMS) is going to be imp.....

Delta plus not as transmissible as Delta, fear unnecessary, say expert ..

TNN - 14 Aug, 2021

NAGPUR: After confirming Delta Plus variant in some samples from Vidarbha sent for genetic sequencing recently, there is.....

COVID-19: Pfizer, Moderna seen reaping billions of dollars from vaccin ..

Reuters - 14 Aug, 2021

Drugmakers Pfizer Inc, BioNTech and Moderna Inc are expected to reap billions of dollars from COVID-19 booster shots in .....

Clotting linked with COVID-19 vaccine very rare, new study confirms ..

PTI - 13 Aug, 2021

The very rare blood clots that can be caused by the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine can be aggressive and deadly .....

U.S. shipping more than 560,000 COVID vaccines to Caribbean countries ..

Reuters - 13 Aug, 2021

The United States has started shipping nearly 569,000 Pfizer (PFE.N) COVID-19 vaccine doses to member countries of the C.....

Over 54.04 crore Covid vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: G ..

PTI - 13 Aug, 2021

More than 54.04 crore Covid vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far, and 1,09,83,510 additional doses .....

Extra COVID vaccine OK for those with weak immune systems ..

FE Online - 13 Aug, 2021

US regulators on Thursday said transplant recipients and others with weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of th.....

Potential role of junk DNA sequence in aging, cancer ..

Washington State University - 11 Aug, 2021

The human body is essentially made up of trillions of living cells. It ages as its cells age, which happens when those c.....

Eating more plant foods may lower heart disease risk in young adults, ..

American Heart Association - 11 Aug, 2021

Eating more nutritious, plant-based foods is heart-healthy at any age, according to two research studies published today.....

Antibody levels predictive of Moderna's vaccine efficacy -study ..

Reuters Staff - 11 Aug, 2021

Antibody levels are a good predictor for how effective Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine is, according to a new study.....

COVID-19: Delta Plus variant detected in 86 samples so far, not led to ..

PTI - 11 Aug, 2021

The Delta Plus variant of SARS-CoV2 has been detected in 86 samples in the country so far and it has not led to any expo.....

Cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses nearly 52 crore: Govt ..

PTI - 11 Aug, 2021

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has reached nearly 52 crore, the Union health ministry.....

Inovio focused on launching global COVID-19 vaccine trial next month - ..

Reuters - 10 Aug, 2021

Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (INO.O) is focused on launching the global late-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.....

Zydus Cadila likely to get emergency use approval for its COVID vaccin ..

ANI - 10 Aug, 2021

Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila's three-dose COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D is expected to get an emergency-use nod from the .....

India posts 26k Covid-19 cases, lowest since March 16 ..

TNN - 10 Aug, 2021

India reported 26,070 cases and 300 deaths on Monday, with the numbers from Assam, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh still awa.....

Doctors to visit every house to screen people for COVID-19 ..

PTI - 10 Aug, 2021

To detect COVID-19 cases, the city civic body – Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) – would launch a p.....

Vaccination of pregnant, lactating women may be done at their check-up ..

FE Online - 10 Aug, 2021

Seeking to enhance COVID-19 vaccination coverage of pregnant and lactating women, the Delhi government on Monday issued .....

Israeli survey finds 3rd Pfizer vaccine dose has similar side effects ..

Reuters - 09 Aug, 2021

Most people who received a third dose of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine felt similar or fewer side effects than they .....

45 PSA oxygen plants commissioned in govt hospitals in Delhi: Health o ..

PTI - 09 Aug, 2021

Forty-five PSA oxygen plants of 55.46 metric tonnes capacity have been commissioned in government hospitals in the natio.....

Covid-19: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus varian ..

Reuters - 09 Aug, 2021

The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Greek alphabet of variants – a naming system used by th.....

India sees 4% dip in weekly cases as tally declines in NE ..

TNN - 09 Aug, 2021

Weekly Covid-19 cases in the country fell by 4% after having registered a 7.5% spike last week, mainly due to a steep de.....

Fuelled by Delta variant, US COVID-19 cases hit highest level since Fe ..

ANI - 09 Aug, 2021

US average of daily COVID-19 cases hit the highest level since February on Sunday (local time), fuelled by the Delta var.....

India’s Covid R-naught tops 1 again, up from 0.9 a month ago ..

TNN - 07 Aug, 2021

The delta variant, considered more contagious than chickenpox, has now pushed up the R-naught —the average number .....

COVID SCIENCE: Heart attack, stroke risks climb after COVID-19; flu sh ..

Reuters - 07 Aug, 2021

Heart attack, stroke risks rise in COVID-19 patients COVID-19 increases patients' risks for heart attack and st.....

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies remain stable or increase seven months after inf ..

PTI - 07 Aug, 2021

The levels of IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 remain stable, or even increase, seven months after infection, according.....

Hopeful of launching Covovax for adults in October this year, for chil ..

PTI - 06 Aug, 2021

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Friday said he is hopeful that Covovax, another COVID-19 vaccine being m.....

Covid-19: India’s cumulative vaccine coverage crosses 50-crore m ..

PTI - 07 Aug, 2021

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has surpassed 50 crore with more than 43.29 .....

Preparing for worst-case scenario, setting up 37K Covid beds: Delhi He ..

PTI - 06 Aug, 2021

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said the city government was preparing for the worst-case scenario in a.....

Covid-19: India in talks with various countries for mutual recognition ..

PTI - 06 Aug, 2021

India is in talks with various nations for a mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccination certifications, the government i.....

Novavax seeks OK for COVID vaccine in needy countries first ..

FE Online - 06 Aug, 2021

Vaccine maker Novavax announced Thursday it has asked regulators in India, Indonesia and the Philippines to allow emerge.....

English study finds 50-60% reduced risk of COVID for double-vaccinated ..

Reuters - 04 Aug, 2021

Fully-vaccinated people have an around 50 to 60% reduced risk of infection from the Delta coronavirus variant, including.....

No vaccination at civic, govt centres in Mumbai on August 4 due to sho ..

PTI - 04 Aug, 2021

The COVID-19 vaccination drive was suspended at civic and government-run centres in Mumbai on Wednesday due to paucity o.....

Ministry of S&T allocated over Rs 1,600 cr for Covid-related r ..

PTI - 04 Aug, 2021

The Ministry of Science and Technology has allocated over Rs 1,600 crore for COVID-19 related research and product devel.....

4 more Indian pharma firms expected to start vaccine production by Oct ..

PTI - 04 Aug, 2021

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said in Parliament that four more Indian pharma firms are .....

Coronavirus did leak from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, c ..

Reuters - 03 Aug, 2021

A preponderance of evidence proves the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic leaked from a Chinese research facility, .....

Abbott Labs to pay 160 million USD over kickbacks, false diabetes clai ..

Reuters - 03 Aug, 2021

Abbott Laboratories will pay $160 million to resolve claims that two of its units submitted false claims to Medicare by .....

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin effective against Delta Plus variant of COVID ..

PTI - 03 Aug, 2021

Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin (BBV152) is effective against Delta Plus (AY.1) variant of the coronavirus.....

13 states see weekly Covid cases rise ..

TNN - 03 Aug, 2021

It is not just Kerala and its neighbouring states where Covid infections have been rising over the past few days. As man.....

Pfizer and Moderna raise prices for COVID-19 vaccines in EU- FT ..

Reuters - 02 Aug, 2021

Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) have raised the prices of their COVID-19 vaccines in their latest Euro.....

India’s 7-day avg of Covid cases crosses 40,000 again ..

TNN - 02 Aug, 2021

Kerala reported a slight drop in fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday but numbers rose for the second straight day in Tamil Na.....

Sputnik V vaccine production in India to go fully on stream in Septemb ..

ANI - 02 Aug, 2021

New Delhi: The production of Russia's coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V in India is expected to come fully on stream in .....

5 Percent of Covaxin royalty to ICMR raises questions ..

TNN - 02 Aug, 2021

Mumbai: Bharat Biotech will pay a royalty of 5% on the net sales of Covaxin, its Covid-19 vaccine, to Indian Council of .....

For every single COVID-19 case reported in India, 30 cases were missed ..

PTI - 02 Aug, 2021

For every single COVID-19 case reported in India, there were 30 cases that remained undetected or were missed, according.....

Hard-won gains at risk as Delta variant spreads- WHO ..

Reuters - 31 July, 2021

The world is at risk of losing hard-won gains in fighting COVID-19 as the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads, bu.....

New COVID-19 infections rise in Tamil Nadu for 2nd day in a row ..

PTI - 31 July, 2021

For the second consecutive day, Tamil Nadu on Friday reported a surge in new infections with 1,947 people contracting th.....

Trajectory of Covid cases registering sustained, considerable decline ..

PTI - 31 July, 2021

After showing a resurgence from mid-February and peaking in May, the trajectory of COVID-19 cases in the country is now .....

Baseless, misleading: AYUSH Ministry on claim by NICE on approval to i ..

PTI - 30 July, 2021

The ministry issued a statement, saying some misleading claims have been made by a naturopathy-related network NICE (Net.....

Japan to widen virus emergency after record spike amid Games. ..

Associated Press - 30 July, 2021

A government panel approved the plan putting Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba, as well as Osaka, under the state of emergency.....

India received help from 52 countries during second wave of COVID-19, ..

PTI - 30 July, 2021

Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said in a written reply that India has imported 31.5 lakh units o.....

COVID-19: Active cases register increase for second consecutive day. ..

PTI - 30 July, 2021

The active cases have increased to 4,03,840 and comprise 1.28 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID.....

97,79,440 Covid vaccine doses administered in Delhi so far: Bulletin ..

PTI - 29 July, 2021

Nearly 38,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine were administered in Delhi on Tuesday, taking the cumulative number to 97,79,.....

Emergent to resume J&J COVID-19 vaccine production at Baltimor ..

Reuters - 29 July, 2021

Emergent Biosolutions (EBS.N) said on Wednesday it would resume production of Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) COVID-.....

China reports 49 new COVID-19 cases amid Delta outbreak in Nanjing ..

Reuters - 29 July, 2021

BEIJING, July 29 (Reuters) - China reported on Thursday 49 new COVID-19 cases, down from 86 a day earlier, according to .....

Over 2.18 cr balance, unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses still availabl ..

PTI - 29 July, 2021

More than 2.18 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories.....

Govt asks states/UTs to conduct state-specific serosurveys in consulta ..

PTI - 29 July, 2021

The Centre has advised all states and Union territories to conduct seroprevalence surveys in consultation with the ICMR .....

There are cases of people who have been COVID positive more than once: ..

PTI - 28 July, 2021

There are cases of people who have been reported COVID-19 positive more than once, Minister of State for Health Bharati .....

India adds 43,645 COVID-19 cases, 640 deaths ..

PTI - 28 July, 2021

India recorded 43,654 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday that took its tally to 3,14,84,605 while 640 more fatalities pus.....

Made in India Sputnik V to be available during September- October: Dr ..

PTI - 28 July, 2021

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd expects the locally manufactured Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V to be avail.....

INSACOG sequenced over 57,000 SARS-CoV-2 genomes since Dec: Govt ..

PTI - 28 July, 2021

New Delhi: An Indian genomics consortium has sequenced over 57,000 SARS-CoV-2 genomes out of which nearly 45,000 samples.....

Early antiviral response in nose may determine severity of COVID-19: S ..

PTI - 27 July, 2021

The course of severe COVID-19 may be determined by the body’s antiviral response to initial infection, according t.....

India generated 56K tonnes of Covid bio-medical waste in a yr ..

TNN - 27 July, 2021

Bengaluru: India generated 56,898 tonnes of Covid-19-related biomedical waste between June 2020-21, an indication of the.....

Sun Pharma, Cassiopea SpA ink license & supply agreements for ..

PTI - 27 July, 2021

Drug major Sun Pharma on Monday said it has signed license and supply agreements with Cassiopea SpA for acne treatment d.....

DRDO COVID-19 drug: BDR Pharma inks license agreement with DRDO to pro ..

PTI - 27 July, 2021

BDR Pharma on Monday said it has inked a licensing pact with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to.....

Brazil scraps Covaxin emergency-use application after Bharat Biotech t ..

PTI - 27 July, 2021

After suspending the proposed clinical trials of Bharat Bioetchs COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, Brazil has now scrapped the E.....

Longer gap in Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccines boosts antibody levels: S ..

PTI - 26 July, 2021

The study of 503 healthcare workers published on Friday found that longer dosing intervals resulted in higher neutralisi.....

67.6 Percent population above 6 yrs found to have Covid antibodies in ..

PTI - 26 July, 2021

NEW DELHI: Of India's population above the age of six, 67.6 percent have developed antibodies against Covid-19, foun.....

India logs 39,742 new Covid-19 cases ..

ETHealthWorld - 26 July, 2021

New Delhi: India added 39,742 new cases of coronavirus infection taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,13,71,901.....

Covid-19: Cases of Kappa variant of coronavirus found in Gujarat ..

PTI - 26 July, 2021

For the first time, five cases of `Kappa’ variant of coronavirus have been detected in Gujarat, the state health d.....

Over 3.29 crore unutilised vaccine doses still available with states, ..

PTI - 25 July, 2021

More than 3.29 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states, union territories an.....

Approval given to use Coronil as supporting measure in Covid managemen ..

PTI - 24 July, 2021

The State Licensing Authority of Uttarakhand has granted license for Coronil tablet to be used as supporting measure in .....

Medical oxygen demand peaked to nearly 9,000 MT in second Covid wave c ..

PTI - 24 July, 2021

The demand for medical oxygen in the country peaked to nearly 9,000 MT in the second Covid wave as compared to the peak .....

Bharat Biotech terminates MoU with Brazilian partners after graft alle ..

PTI - 24 July, 2021

Bharat Biotech on Friday said it terminated the Memorandum of Understanding entered with Precisa Medicamentos and Envixi.....

Cumulative Covid vaccine doses administered in India exceed 42.75 cr: ..

PTI - 24 July, 2021

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 42.75 crore, the Union health ministry sa.....

Feel good brain messenger can be willfully controlled, new study revea ..

University of California - San Diego - 24 July, 2021

A ubiquitous neurotransmitter that carries signals between brain cells, dopamine, among its many functions, is involved .....

Serum Institute writes to Union Health Minister proposing reforms in d ..

PTI - 22 July, 2021

World's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, Serum Institute of India (SII) has written to Union Health Minister .....

EU begins real-time review of Sanofi-GSK Covid-19 vaccine ..

Reuters - 22 July, 2021

Europe's drug regulator said on Tuesday it had started a real-time review of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Frenc.....

European Medicines Agency grants Orphan Drug Designation to Zydus Cadi ..

PTI - 22 July, 2021

Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Wednesday said the European Medicines Agency has granted ‘Orphan Drug Designation’.....

Covid-19 vaccination: Over 41.76 crore vaccine doses administered in I ..

PTI - 22 July, 2021

The total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 41.76 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on.....

No sign of Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines in breast milk: Study ..

PTI - 21 July, 2021

The study was limited by the small sample size, the researchers noted, adding that further clinical data from larger pop.....

State to step up TB screening amid Cov pandemic, give spl kits to chec ..

TNN - 21 July, 2021

Kolkata: In a bid to strengthen surveillance and control spread of tuberculosis (TB) in the state, all patients diagnose.....

No shortage of Covid vaccines, no delay in placing orders with domesti ..

PTI - 21 July, 2021

Advance visibility of these allocations i.e. the total doses of vaccine that would be available to a state and union ter.....

67.6 pc people have COVID antibodies but 40 crore still vulnerable, sa ..

PTI - 21 July, 2021

On the way forward, Bhargava highlighted the need to ensure full vaccination of all healthcare workers as soon as possib.....

4 Covid vaccine candidates in human trial stage, 1 in pre-clinical sta ..

PTI - 21 July, 2021

Four COVID-19 vaccine candidates are at different stages of human trials while one, developed by Genique Life Sciences, .....

Bharat Biotech dossier under review for Covaxin emergency use listing: ..

ANI - 20 July, 2021

Officials of the World Health Organisation (WHO) had a meeting with those of Bharat Biotech and the Hyderabad-based vacc.....

Azithromycin no more effective against Covid-19 than placebo: Study ..

PTI - 20 July, 2021

LOS ANGELES: The commonly prescribed antibiotic for Covid-19, azithromycin, is no more effective than a placebo in preve.....

Hospitals have become large industries, thrive on human distress: SC ..

ANI - 20 July, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday observed that hospitals in the country have become large industries now thriving .....

Costs of raw material for drugs rise by 139 Percent ..

TNN - 20 July, 2021

Mumbai: A steep rise in the cost of raw materials for essential drugs, called active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) in.....

UCL finds over 200 symptoms of long COVID-19 ..

PTI - 19 July, 2021

Of the diverse range of symptoms, others included: visual hallucinations, tremors, itchy skin, changes to the menstrual .....

Delta variant infected even vaccinated people during second wave of CO ..

IANS - 19 July, 2021

Delta COVID variant infected more than 80 per cent people in India during the devastating second wave of the pandemic, a.....

Neuroprosthesis restores words to man with paralysis ..

University of California San Francisco - 19 July, 2021

Researchers at UC San Francisco have successfully developed a "speech neuroprosthesis" that has enabled a man .....

Joint pain, backache common among many post-Covid cases: Delhi hospita ..

PTI - 19 July, 2021

A leading private hospital in Delhi on Saturday claimed that joint pain and backache were the most common problems repor.....

Over 41.99 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses so far provided to states/UTs: ..

PTI - 19 July, 2021

Over 41.99 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have so far been provided to states and Union territories, and more than 2.56 cr.....

Centre buying Covishield at 215, Covaxin at 225 ..

TNN - 17 July, 2021

New Delhi: The fresh vaccine orders placed by the Centre are at a revised price of Rs 215 for Covishield and R.....

Mucormycosis recurrence in frontal sinuses a worry: Experts ..

TNN - 17 July, 2021

PUNE: Careful clearance of the damaged sinus tissues in the face’s deeper region, pterygopalatine fossa, is key to.....

47 districts reported over 10 pc COVID-19 positivity rate for week end ..

PTI - 17 July, 2021

Forty-seven districts across 12 states and UTs reported over 10 per cent COVID-19 positivity rate for the week ending Ju.....

2 vaccine doses given to police personnel successful in preventing 95 ..

PTI - 17 July, 2021

Two doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered to high-risk police personnel were successful in preventing 95 per cent death.....

Alcohol drinking linked to over 62,000 new cancer cases in India last ..

PTI - 16 July, 2021

Alcohol consumption was associated with 62,100 or five per cent of newly diagnosed cancer cases last year in India, acco.....

Insurers to offer add-on cover for at-home Covid treatment, court told ..

TNN - 16 July, 2021

New Delhi: The insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) on Wednesday informed Delhi Hig.....

Centre asks states to analyse infrastructure need under Emergency Covi ..

PTI - 16 July, 2021

The Centre on Thursday asked states and union territories to conduct a quick gap analysis for various infrastructure com.....

India has highest number of unvaccinated, under-vaccinated kids worldw ..

PTI - 16 July, 2021

India has the highest number of under-vaccinated or unvaccinated children worldwide at 3.5 million, an increase of 1.4 m.....

WHO chief says it was premature to rule out COVID lab leak ..

Associated Press - 16 July, 2021

In a rare departure from his usual deference to powerful member countries, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyes.....

Delhi HC warns for wilful non-compliance to the digital crowdfunding p ..

PTI - 15 July, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it would take action for “wilful non-compliance” if the Centre.....

Single Dose of the Sputnik V vaccine may be enough to elicit strong an ..

PTI - 15 July, 2021

A single dose of the Sputnik V vaccine may be enough to elicit strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2, the virus th.....

Covid-19 Variants AY.1 nor AY.2 is likely not more transmissible than ..

PTI - 15 July, 2021

Delta variant sub-lineages — AY.1 and AY.2 — are unlikely to be more transmissible than Delta said INSACOG, .....

Dispiriting setback: COVID deaths, cases rise again globally ..

Associated Press - 15 July, 2021

The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that deaths climbed last week after nine straight weeks of decline. It .....

Unable to send Covid vaccines as India needs time to review its legal ..

PTI - 14 July, 2021

The United States on Tuesday said that it is ready to ship its COVID-19 vaccines expeditiously when it has the green lig.....

Covid-19: Serum to start making Sputnik vaccine in Sept ..

FE Bureau - 14 July, 2021

Serum Institute of India (SII) and Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Tuesday said production of the Sputnik V vac.....

Fortis Healthcare aims to focus on revenue growth initiatives this fis ..

PTI - 14 July, 2021

Fortis Healthcare plans to initiate various measures like engaging with key corporate clients, leveraging digital platfo.....

Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates two PSA oxygen generation plant in Gujar ..

ETHealthWorld - 14 July, 2021

Gujarat: As the third wave COVID-19 wave grips the country, the Union Health Ministry is ramping up its preparations to .....

Decision on emergency use listing of Covaxin likely in 4-6 weeks: WHO ..

PTI - 12 July, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) is likely to take a decision on including Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Cova.....

ICMR to conduct clinical trial for evaluation of Covid-19 therapy with ..

PTI - 12 July, 2021

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has proposed to conduct a clinical trial for 'randomised evaluation of.....

Delta Plus found in 90 Percent of Tripura test samples ..

TNN - 12 July, 2021

Agartala: Fear gripped Tripura after the presence of the highly-infectious Delta-plus variant of Covid-19 was confirmed .....

Over 1.44 crore unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses available with state ..

PTI - 12 July, 2021

More than 1.44 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private .....

COVID-19: Northeast, Kerala regions of concern, decline in active case ..

PTI - 12 July, 2021

This is despite the nationwide tally of new cases remaining low, revealed an analysis by researchers at the Institute of.....

Central team of experts dispatched to Kerala to monitor Zika virus sit ..

PTI - 10 July, 2021

A six-member central team of experts has been dispatched to Kerala to monitor the Zika virus situation and support the s.....

Working actively with Moderna to see how its Covid vaccine can be made ..

PTI - 10 July, 2021

The government said on Friday that it is working actively with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Moderna to see how its vacc.....

ICMR to conduct clinical trial for evaluation of COVID-19 therapy with ..

PTI - 10 July, 2021

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has proposed to conduct a clinical trial for ‘randomised evaluation .....

MBBS interns will have to take Ayush training, says NMC ..

TNN - 10 July, 2021

MUMBAI: MBBS students will soon have to undergo internship training in Ayush, along with their other postings. A draf.....

Mankind Pharma gets DRDO nod to manufacture, market COVID drug 2-DG ..

PTI - 09 July, 2021

Drug firm Mankind Pharma on Thursday said it has received licence from the Defence Research and Development Organisation.....

Over 1.58 lakh vaccine doses administered in Delhi on Thursday: CoWIN ..

PTI - 09 July, 2021

The numbers saw a major increase from Wednesday's figures when only 22,360 vaccine doses were given, of which 11,789.....

In 1st meet, revamped Cabinet approves Rs 23,123 crore for boosting he ..

PTI - 09 July, 2021

Addressing a press conference here after the first meeting of the Union Cabinet following its reshuffle on Wednesday, He.....

Cases of Lambda COVID-19 variant found in Canada ..

Associated Press - 09 July, 2021

Canada’s chief public health officer says there are cases of the latest COVID-19 variant of interest in the countr.....

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines cut Covid-19 risk by 91%: Study ..

PTI - 07 July, 2021

WASHINGTON: People who receive Covid-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna are up to 91 per cent less likely to develop the .....

Starch sold as MM medicine ..

TNN - 08 July, 2021

Ahmedabad: While desperate relatives made beelines outside pharmacies for crucial drugs for their loved ones battling mu.....

Delta dominant variant in US, makes up more than half of COVID-19 case ..

PTI - 08 July, 2021

The highly contagious Delta variant has become the dominant coronavirus strain in the US, accounting for more than 51 pe.....

India expects first foreign-made Covid-19 doses through COVAX by Augus ..

Reuters - 08 July, 2021

India expects to receive foreign-made COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX global vaccine-sharing programme for the .....

Global COVID-19 deaths hit 4 million amid rush to vaccinate ..

PTI - 08 July, 2021

The tally of lives lost over the past year and a half, as compiled from official sources by Johns Hopkins University, is.....

Covid-19: Now, steroids-linked bone tissue death worries doctors ..

TNN - 07 July, 2021

MUMBAI: Avascular necrosis, or death of bone tissues, could be the next debilitating condition among post-Covid patients.....

Sputnik will soon be offered at govt vaccine sites: Top official ..

TNN - 07 July, 2021

PUNE: Russian-made Sputnik V will soon become the third Covid vaccine to be made available for free at governmentrun vac.....

India - COVID death rate hit record in June after calls for better dat ..

Reuters - 07 July, 2021

A big rise in infections in April and May, driven largely by the more infectious and dangerous Delta variant, brought In.....

Morepen Labs starts production of test batch of Russia’s Sputnik ..

PTI - 07 July, 2021

The first batch will be shipped to Gamaleya Center for quality control. RDIF and Morepen Laboratories have signed a coop.....

Recent evidence points to natural origin of COVID-19, scientists write ..

PTI - 07 July, 2021

There is no scientifically validated evidence to support the theory that the coronavirus leaked from a laboratory in Chi.....

Study ties milder COVID-19 symptoms to prior run-ins with other corona ..

Stanford Medicine - 06 July 2021

A study by Stanford University School of Medicine investigators hints that people with COVID-19 may experience milder sy.....

ICMR-NICED proposes research on oral COVID vaccine ..

PTI - 06 July 2021

Kolkata-based ICMR-NICED has submitted a proposal to the Department of Biotechnology under the Union Ministry of Science.....

India-Covid vax coverage crosses 35 Cr-mark ..

IANS - 06 July 2021

New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in a statement on Sunday said that India's vaccination coverage.....

Indian scientists working on developing new vaccine technology get gra ..

PTI - 06 July 2021

Ignite Life Science Foundation has awarded its first grant award for "pandemic preparedness" research to a tea.....

India offering CoWIN to world as tech tool that can be used for greate ..

PTI - 06 July 2021

Addressing the virtual Global CoWIN Conclave, he said India is inching closer to administering 36 crore Covid vaccine do.....

Cadila Healthcare arm recalls 21,240 bottles of diabetes drug in US ..

PTI - 05 July 2021

Viona Pharmaceuticals Inc is recalling over 21,000 bottles of metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets manufactu.....

Centre sanctions funds from PMCares for new vaccine-testing lab ..

PTI - 05 July 2021

The Centre has sanctioned funds from the PMCares Fund for setting up a vaccine-testing laboratory here, Union minister o.....

Air pollution during pregnancy may affect growth of newborn babies ..

University of the Basque Country - 05 July 2021

According to studies in recent years, air pollution affects the thyroid. Thyroid hormones are essential for regulating f.....

Covid recovered with one/two doses of vaccine have higher protection a ..

PTI - 05 July 2021

Prior vaccination results in less severe disease against subsequent infection provide evidence that both humoral and cel.....

Both doses of vaccine provide around 98 per cent protection from death ..

PTI - 05 July 2021

The study was done by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, in collaborati.....

Pregnant women in India now eligible for Covid vaccination ..

PTI - 03 July 2021

Pregnant women in India are now eligible to get vaccinated against Covid with the union health ministry Friday giving th.....

NPPA approves price rise of 50 per cent for carbamazepine, ranitidine, ..

PTI - 03 July 2021

The national drug pricing regulator NPPA on Friday said it has allowed a one-time increase of 50 per cent in the ceiling.....

Covid-19: Wrong injection technique could also be leading to clots ..

TNN - 03 July 2021

A new study shows that the wrong injection technique could be one of the reasons behind clotting following inoculation b.....

India plans 12 crore COVID vaccine allocation to states this month ..

IANS - 03 July 2021

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan made the announcement declaring that the states have already been informed in adv.....

WHO chief calls for vaccinating at least 10 per cent of population of ..

PTI - 03 July 2021

Ghebreyesus called for a global effort to vaccinate at least 10 per cent of the population of every country by September.....

Novel microscopy method provides look into future of cell biology ..

UT Southwestern Medical Center - 02 July 2021

What if a microscope allowed us to explore the 3D microcosm of blood vessels, nerves, and cancer cells instantaneously i.....

Study ties milder COVID-19 symptoms to prior run-ins with other corona ..

Stanford Medicine - 02 July 2021

A study by Stanford University School of Medicine investigators hints that people with COVID-19 may experience milder sy.....

Africa COVID-19 envoy blasts EU, COVAX over vaccine crisis ..

AP - 02 July 2021

Kenya: The African Union special envoy tasked with leading efforts to procure COVID-19 vaccines for the continent is bla.....

Zydus seeks nod for world-first plasmid DNA Covid vax ..

TNN - 02 July 2021

Ahmedabad: Homegrown healthcare and pharmaceutical major Zydus Cadila has applied for emergency use authorisation (EUA) .....

Drug regulator DCGI refuses to grant emergency-use authorisation to Co ..

PTI - 02 July 2021

India’s drug regulator has refused to grant emergency-use authorisation to single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik-Li.....

Lupin gets USFDA nod for HIV drug under PEPFAR ..

PTI - 01 July 2021

New Delhi: Drug maker Lupin on Wednesday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market HIV treatm.....

India believes there is urgent need for major reforms in WHO: Health M ..

PTI - 01 July 2021

India believes there is an urgent need for carrying out “major reforms” in the World Health Organization to .....

COVID-19: US-based diaspora organisation ships essential medical equip ..

PTI - 01 July 2021

A leading diaspora organisation in the US has shipped a large quantity of critical medical equipment to India, including.....

Infections seen among HIV patients hit Covid-19 survivors ..

TNN - 29 June, 2021

Mumbai: Superinfections, which typically affect those with highly suppressed immune systems such as people living with H.....

Govt plans nat l stockpile of life-saving drugs ..

TNN - 29 June, 2021

Mumbai: The government is in discussions with the pharma and medical devices industry to create a “national stockp.....

New device can accurately distinguish SARS-CoV-2 from other coronaviru ..

PTI - 29 June, 2021

Researchers have developed a tablet-sized device that can distinguish between antibodies produced in response to SARS-Co.....

Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine produces strong immune response fr ..

Reuters - 29 June, 2021

A third shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine produces a strong immune response, researchers said on Monday, a.....

Govt allocates additional 2,12,540 vials of Amphotericin-B to states, ..

PTI - 29 June, 2021

The government has allocated an additional 2,12,540 vials of Amphotericin-B to states, Union Territories (UTs) and centr.....

Indonesia examines use of Sinovac, Pfizer vax for kids ..

IANS - 28 June, 2021

Jakarta: Indonesia is currently examining the use of the Sinovac and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for people under 18 years .....

CSIR-developed BGR-34 effective in post-Covid high sugar levels: Exper ..

IANS - 28 June, 2021

New Delhi: Dysfunction of glucose metabolism resulting in hyperglycaemia, a high blood sugar level, has been found in 14.....

Zydus vaccine for kids above 12 years could be out by Aug ..

TNN - 28 June, 2021

New Delhi: Zydus Cadila Covid-19 vaccine for children above 12 years is expected to be available by August as its trials.....

Serum Institute of India produces over 10 crore doses of Covishield in ..

PTI - 28 June, 2021

Fulfilling its commitment, Serum Institute of India has produced over 10 crore doses of its COVID-19 vaccine Covishield .....

Singapore will continue to give mRNA vaccines for young men: Expert co ..

PTI - 28 June, 2021

The benefits of receiving an mRNA coronavirus vaccine continue to outweigh the risks of getting inoculated, the Singapor.....

US to add heart inflammation warning for Covid mRNA vaccines for teens ..

AFP - 25 June, 2021

Washington: US health authorities plan to update official guidance about administering mRNA Covid vaccines to adolescent.....

Sputnik V is safest among all Covid-19 vaccines, no deaths recorded: B ..

ANI - 25 June, 2021

A study by the Buenos Aires Ministry of Health to monitor the safety of the Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 confirmed.....

Unraveling the origin of Alzheimer disease ..

Case Western Reserve University - 25 June, 2021

Case Western Reserve University researchers studying prions -- misfolded proteins that cause lethal incurable diseases -.....

Novel method to accurately, quickly detect COVID-19 from phone swabs ..

PTI - 25 June, 2021

Researchers have developed a non-invasive and low-cost method that can accurately and rapidly detect COVID-19 using samp.....

Mankind Pharma inks distribution pact with BDR Pharmaceuticals for COV ..

PTI - 25 June, 2021

Mankind Pharma on Thursday said it has inked a pact with BDR Pharmaceuticals for distributing Baricitinib, a drug that i.....

Delta variant now reported in 85 countries globally, expected to becom ..

PTI - 24 June, 2021

The Delta variant, the significantly more transmissible strain of COVID-19, is expected to become a ‘dominant line.....

Delta variant of coronavirus more transmissible, more dangerous, says ..

PTI - 24 June, 2021

The Delta variant of the COVID-19, which now makes up 90 per cent of all new cases, is significantly more transmissible .....

Signs of brain inflammation found in people who died of COVID-19: Stud ..

PTI - 24 June, 2021

Scientists have found signs of inflammation and neurodegeneration in the brains of individuals who died of COVID-19, sim.....

Pfizer in final stages of getting approval for Covid-19 vaccine in Ind ..

ANI - 24 June, 2021

New Delhi: US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Tuesday said it is in the "final stages" of getting approval for .....

India likely to have Covid vaccine for children above 2 years by Septe ..

ANI - 24 June, 2021

Noting that children usually have a mild disease but there is a need to develop Covid-19 vaccines for them, AIIMS Delhi .....

Pfizer in final stages of agreement to supply vaccine doses to India: ..

PTI - 23 June, 2021

Pfizer is confident of producing three billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines and another four billion by next year, making .....

India’s Covid tally tops 3cr, last 1cr in record 50 days. ..

Amit Bhattacharya, TNN - 23 June, 2021

India has become the second country in the world after the US to record more than 3 crore Covid-19 cases since the begin.....

Delta variant ‘greatest threat’ to US’ COVID-19 effo ..

PTI - 23 June, 2021

Speaking at a White House briefing on COVID-19 on Tuesday, Fauci said the variant, which was first identified in India, .....

US announces to allocate 5.5 cr doses of Covid vaccines globally; Indi ..

PTI - 23 June, 2021

Washington: The US has announced its plan to allocate 5.5 crore doses of the Covid-19 vaccines to the rest of the world .....

Authentication technology to prevent counterfeit pharma drugs : Honeyw ..

PTI - 22 June, 2021

Honeywell on Monday announced digital authentication technology for the pharmaceutical industry in response to the growi.....

JV partnership extended for 3 years by Cadila & Bayer ..

PTI - 22 June, 2021

Cadila Healthcare and Bayer (South East Asia) have decided to extend the operations of their joint venture by three year.....

In Uttarakhand: Ayurvedic medical doctors to prescribe allopathic medi ..

TNN - 22 June, 2021

Dehradun: Chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat and ayush minister Harak Singh Rawat, on the occasion of International Day f.....

Record 69 lakh COVID vaccine doses administered on day one of revised ..

PTI - 22 June, 2021

More than 69 lakh vaccine doses were administered across the country till Monday evening on the first day of the revised.....

No scientific evidence of Covid vaccination causing infertility in men ..

PTI - 22 June, 2021

The Union health ministry on Monday reiterated there is no scientific evidence of COVID-19 vaccination causing infertili.....

Scale up health infra, speed up vaccination to prevent another Covid s ..

PTI - 21 June, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday called upon countries in its south-east Asia region to scale up public hea.....

Delta variant ability to evade antibodies could be the cause of some C ..

Parth Shastri - TNN - 21 June, 2021

AHMEDABAD: Rajesh Bhatt, Ahmedabad chief fire officer, bucked the general perception that if you get infected with Covid.....

As crowds swell, AIIMS chief warns of early 3rd Covid wave ..

Durgesh Nandan Jha - TNN - 21 June, 2021

New Delhi: A third wave of Covid-19 is inevitable and could hit the country earlier than expected, AIIMS director Dr Ran.....

Study evaluates reason behind increased transmission in SARS-CoV-2 var ..

ANI - 21 June, 2021

WASHINGTON : Recently a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine study found that although two SARS-CoV-2 variants are associate.....

Salt loading can help doctors use cheaper anti-mucormycosis drug ..

Umesh Isalkar - TNN - 21 June, 2021

Pune: The Joint National Task Force for Covid-19 has advised 'salt loading' as a key intervention to prevent or .....

Blocking IL-11 signaling can promote liver regeneration after paraceta ..

Duke-NUS Medical School - 19 June, 2021

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School and National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS), in collaboration with colleagues in Si.....

India should brace for third Covid-19 wave by October, say health expe ..

Reuters - 18 June, 2021

A third wave of coronavirus infections is likely to hit India by October, and although it will be better controlled than.....

Delta variant on its way to becoming dominant variant globally because ..

PTI - 19 June, 2021

The COVID-19 Delta variant, which was first identified in India, is becoming the dominant variant globally because of it.....

Zydus Cadila likely to seek emergency use authorisation for its Covid ..

PTI - 19 June, 2021

Indian pharmaceutical major Zydus Cadila is likely to apply to the central drugs regulator seeking emergency use authori.....

Top government officials, leaders from industry, academicians to take ..

PTI - 19 June, 2021

Top government officials, leaders from the industry and academicians from India and the US would take part in the annual.....

Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V to be available in 9 more cities ac ..

ANI - 18 June, 2021

Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V vaccine will be available in nine more cities across India, including Bengaluru, Mumb.....

Bharat Biotech, WHO pre-submission meeting on June 23: WHO ..

ANI - 18 June, 2021

New Delhi: Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's pre-submission meeting has been scheduled on June 23 for evaluation of t.....

Novavax Covid-19 vaccine Covavax to launch in India by September: Sour ..

ANI - 18 June, 2021

The Serum Institute of India (SII) hopes to introduce US firm Novavax's Indian version of the Covid-19 vaccine - .....

Pfizer, Moderna preferred 2nd dose after AstraZeneca in Canada ..

Associated Press - 18 June, 2021

Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization said Thursday people who got the AstraZeneca vaccine as their.....

Delta Plus variant of coronavirus found in MP: officials ..

PTI - 18 June, 2021

A 65-year-old woman has tested positive for the new ‘Delta Plus’ variant of coronavirus here, official.....

UK trial finds Regeneron anti-viral therapy saves lives from COVID-19 ..

PTI - 17 June, 2021

A new, experimental anti-viral treatment used for some worst-affected COVID-19 patients has been found to save lives, ac.....

New discovery shows human cells can write RNA sequences into DNA ..

Thomas Jefferson University - 17 June, 2021

Cells contain machinery that duplicates DNA into a new set that goes into a newly formed cell. That same class of machin.....

Sputnik V pilot in final leg: Scaled up to other cities-Dr Reddy ..

PTI - 17 June, 2021

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories which has soft-launched Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V here has expanded the pi.....

Antibody test post-vax not recommended: ICMR-NIV ..

Umesh Isalkar - TNN - 17 June, 2021

Pune: Forty-five-year-old Avinash was taken aback when his Covid antibody test came negative despite taking both vaccine.....

India plans USD 6.8 billion program to boost health infrastructure ..

Bloomberg - 17 June, 2021

India is considering offering as much as 500 billion rupees ($6.8 billion) of credit incentives to boost health care inf.....

Centre to provide over 96,490 Covid vaccine doses to states, UTs in ne ..

PTI - 15 June, 2021

More than 1.40 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories to be administered.....

Zydus Cadila gets USFDA tentative nod for epilepsy treatment drug ..

PTI - 15 June, 2021

New Delhi: Zydus Cadila on Monday said it has received tentative approval from the US health regulator to market epileps.....

Novavax: Large study finds COVID-19 shot about 90% effective ..

Associated Press - 15 June, 2021

Vaccine maker Novavax said Monday its shot was highly effective against COVID-19 and also protected against variants in .....

Single dose of COVID-19 vaccine sufficient for already infected people ..

PTI - 15 June, 2021

A single dose of COVID-19 vaccine is sufficient for an infected person as there was a greater antibody response when com.....

AstraZeneca shots should be halted for over-60s too: EMA official ..

Reuters - 14 June, 2021

Countries should also avoid giving the Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine to people over 60, the head of the EU drug regula.....

India holds vaccination drive for people with disabilities ..

Reuters - 14 June, 2021

Ahmedabad: Authorities in an Indian city have organised a special drive-through vaccination camp for disabled people in .....

Astronomy meets pathology to identify predictive biomarkers for cancer ..

Johns Hopkins Medicine - 14 June, 2021

Pairing sky-mapping algorithms with advanced immunofluorescence imaging of cancer biopsies, researchers at The Mark Foun.....

Direct link between malnutrition and diseases: UN WFP India country di ..

PTI - 14 June, 2021

Underlining that there is a direct link between malnutrition and diseases, India country director of UN World Food Progr.....

G7 leaders discuss Wuhan lab leak theory behind COVID-19 pandemic ..

PTI - 14 June, 2021

World leaders gathered at the G7 Summit in Cornwall discussed the possibility that a laboratory leak in central China&rs.....

US denying emergency approval to Covaxin will have no impact on our va ..

PTI - 12 June, 2021

In the view of the US FDA rejecting emergency use authorisation to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, the government Friday.....

No need to panic on need for immediate change in dosage interval of Co ..

PTI - 12 June, 2021

The government Friday said there is no need to panic on the need for an immediate change in the dosage interval of Covis.....

Suven Pharma inks non-exclusive licencing pact with IICT, NIIST for 2- ..

Swati Bharadwaj - TNN - 12 June, 2021

Hyderabad: After licencing the process knowhow for synthesis of Covid-19 wonder drug 2-DG (2-Deoxy-D-Glucose) to Lee Pha.....

Thailand books 20 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines ..

Reuters - 12 June, 2021

Bangkok: Thailand has signed a purchase order for 20 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNT.....

Meril receives nod from ICMR for its indigenous COVID-19 self-test kit ..

PTI - 11 June, 2021

Medtech firm Meril on Thursday said it has received approval from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for its .....

Unplanned vaccination can promote mutant strains: Health experts in re ..

PTI - 11 June, 2021

A group of public health experts, including doctors from AIIMS and members from the national taskforce on COVID-19, have.....

Mankind Pharma launches drug to treat black fungus ..

PTI - 11 June, 2021

Mankind Pharma on Thursday said it has launched Posaconazole Gastro resistant tablets, used to treat black fungus, in th.....

Tatas to buy 51percent in 1MG for USD 230mn ..

Reeba Zachariah, TNN - 11 June, 2021

Mumbai: India’s largest conglomerate Tata Group will acquire a majority stake in e-pharmacy retailer 1MG, broadeni.....

Covid-19: Moderna seeks US authorization for vaccine in teens ..

AFP - 11 June, 2021

American biotech company Moderna said Thursday it was asking the US Food and Drug Administration for an emergency use au.....

Monoclonal antibody therapy improved parameters in 2 Covid patients wi ..

PTI - 10 June, 2021

Clinical parameters of two COVID-19 patients improved significantly within 12 hours of administering monoclonal antibody.....

Delta coronavirus variant believed to have 60 Percent transmission adv ..

Reuters - 10 June, 2021

LONDON : The Delta coronavirus variant of concern, first identified in India, is believed to be 60% more transmissible t.....

Govt issues guidelines on COVID in children; suggests rational use of ..

PTI - 10 June, 2021

The government has come out with comprehensive guidelines for the management of COVID-19 among children in which Remdesi.....

WTO members to discuss patent waiver for Covid drugs, vax ..

TNN - 10 June, 2021

New Delhi: Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Wednesday agreed to hold discussions on patent waiver for Co.....

Ocugen pays USD 15 mn upfront to Bharat Biotech for Covaxin rights in ..

PTI - 09 June, 2021

Ocugen Inc, the US partner for Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine, has announced the payment of USD 15 million upfron.....

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines cut infection risk by 91%: US CDC ..

IANS - 09 June, 2021

Washington: Taking two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna's mRNA-based vaccines, authorised by the Food and Dr.....

DRDO drug to cost 990/sachet ..

Swati Bharadwaj - TNN - 09 June, 2021

Contrary to promises that the indigenously developed Covid-19 drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) would be priced affordably t.....

New Covid variant with more severity detected by NIV Pune scientists ..

PTI - 09 June, 2021

NEW DELHI : Scientists at Pune’s National Institute of Virology have isolated and characterised a coronavirus vari.....

India strategic ally, needs US help in fighting COVID-19: Lawmakers ..

PTI - 09 June, 2021

India is a strategic ally and it needs the United State’s help in its ongoing fight against COVID-19, top lawmaker.....

Centre to facilitate vaccine supply to states, UTs for timely, equitab ..

PTI - 09 June, 2021

States and union territories would aggregate the demand of private hospitals for Covid vaccines based on which the Centr.....

40 lakh per year: US approves first new drug for Alzheimer in 20 years ..

Deena Beasley,Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters - 08 June, 2021

U.S. regulators have approved Biogen Inc's aducanumab as the first treatment to attack a likely cause of Alzheimer&#.....

40 lakh per year: US approves first new drug for Alzheimer in 20 years ..

Deena Beasley,Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters - 08 June, 2021

U.S. regulators have approved Biogen Inc's aducanumab as the first treatment to attack a likely cause of Alzheimer&#.....

High vaccination rates can help reduce risk of variants, says WHO ..

PTI - 08 June, 2021

A top World Health Organisation official estimated Monday that COVID-19 vaccination coverage of at least 80% is needed t.....

Vaccination drive: Centre to provide free Covid vaccine to states for ..

PTI - 08 June, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that the central government will provide free coronavirus vaccine to st.....

China authorises CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine for children above 3 years ..

PTI - 08 June, 2021

BEIJING : China has authorised the emergency use of CoronaVac, a Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Chinese firm Sinovac, .....

EMA highlights guidance not to use heparin for Covid-19 vaccine-linked ..

Reuters - 08 June, 2021

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Monday pushed guidance for doctors not to use the blood thinner heparin to treat .....

US to donate 750K Covid vax doses to Taiwan ..

IANS - 07 June, 2021

Taipei: The US will donate 750,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan, Senator Ladda Tammy Duckworth said here on Sunday. .....

New study may help explain low oxygen levels in COVID-19 patients ..

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - 07 June, 2021

A new study published in the journal Stem Cell Reports by University of Alberta researchers is shedding light on why man.....

Dr Reddys recalls 2,980 bottles of cholesterol lowering drug in US ..

PTI - 07 June, 2021

New Delhi: Drug major Dr Reddy's Laboratories is recalling 2,980 bottles of Atorvastatin Calcium tablets in the US d.....

AIIMS Delhi to start screening children for Covaxin trials from Monday ..

ANI - 07 June, 2021

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, will start screening children for clinical trials of indigen.....

Serum Institute to make 3 types of Covid-19 vaccines, hit 250 million ..

FE Online - 07 June, 2021

Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), which has been the largest producer of vaccines in India, making the Oxford-A.....

B.1.617 variant of SARS-CoV2 drove surge in the COVID-19 cases in last ..

PTI - 05 June, 2021

The surge of COVID-19 cases in the country in the last two months shows a correlation with the rise in B.1.617 variant o.....

US eager to involve Indian investigators in clinical trials on Covid-1 ..

PTI - 05 June, 2021

America's top infectious disease specialist, Dr Anthony Fauci on Thursday said his country is eager to involve India.....

US removes DPA ratings on AstraZeneca, Novavax, Sanofi vaccines ..

PTI - 05 June, 2021

Confident of the availability of Covid-19 vaccines in the country, the Biden Administration has removed Defense Producti.....

UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech Covid shot for 12- to 15-year-olds ..

Reuters - 05 June, 2021

London: Britain's medicines regulator said on Friday it had approved the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and Bi.....

Reliance submits proposal for potential COVID drug ..

PTI - 04 June, 2021

Reliance Industries Ltd’s R&D arm has proposed the use of Niclosamide – the drug used to treat tapeworm .....

Anti-inflammatory drugs may cause weaker immune response to Covid vacc ..

PTI - 04 June, 2021

New Delhi: Some people who take the drug methotrexate to treat common immune system disorders like rheumatoid arthritis .....

India signs deal with domestic vaccine maker Biological-E for 300 mill ..

Reuters - 04 June, 2021

Bengaluru: India's government said on Thursday it has inked a deal with domestic vaccine maker Biological-E for 300 .....

Sputnik Light coronavirus vaccine shows 78.6-83.7 pc efficacy among el ..

ANI - 04 June, 2021

Moscow: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund) on Wednesday announced that the Ru.....

Zydus Cadila gets tentative USFDA nod to market lung cancer treatment ..

PTI - 04 June, 2021

Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Thursday said it has received tentative approval from the US health regulator to market Osimer.....

H10N3 bird flu: So far, low risk of human spread of, says WHO ..

Dominique Patton, Reuters - 03 June, 2021

BEIJING : A 41-year-old man in China's eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of inf.....

IIT MegaLab to manufacture, deliver indigenous 4th gen Covid shot ..

IANS - 03 June, 2021

New Delhi: The IIT Alumni Council-funded Megalab on Tuesday announced plans to manufacture 200 million doses per month o.....

Sun Pharma, Ferring Pharmaceuticals ink pact to introduce obstetric dr ..

PTI - 03 June, 2021

Drug major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Wednesday said it has entered into a licensing agreement with Ferring Pharma.....

Eli Lilly India gets nod for emergency use of antibody drugs combinati ..

PTI - 02 June, 2021

Eli Lilly and Company India on Tuesday said it has received permission for emergency use of its antibody drugs combinati.....

WHO approves 2nd Chinese vaccine for emergency use ..

PTI - 02 June, 2021

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday that it has approved China’s second COVID-19 vaccine ‘Si.....

Israel claims likely link between Pfizer vaccine and this heart diseas ..

Reuters - 02 June, 2021

JERUSALEM: Israel's Health Ministry said on Tuesday it found the small number of heart inflammation cases observed m.....

Government approves four firms under PLI scheme for bulk drugs ..

PTI - 02 June, 2021

The government has given approval to four waitlisted firms under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for domest.....

Glenmark Pharma launches anti-epileptic drug, Rufinamide, in the US ..

PTI - 02 June, 2021

Glenmark Pharma on Tuesday announced the launch of anti-epileptic drug Rufinamide tablets in the US market. Glenmark Pha.....

Versatile coronavirus antibody may be starting point for broader-actin ..

Scripps Research Institute - 01 June, 2021

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, most people in the United States already had been sick with a coronavirus, albeit a f.....

AIIMS RDA urge Harsh Vardhan to implement gargle lavage method in dete ..

PTI - 01 June, 2021

Seeking fast-track approvals to bring Moderna’s single-dose COVID-19 booster vaccine in India expeditiously, Cipla.....

Price capping waiver to exemption from bridging trials � On Moderna en ..

PTI - 01 June, 2021

Seeking fast-track approvals to bring Moderna’s single-dose COVID-19 booster vaccine in India expeditiously, Cipla.....

Wait six weeks for surgery after Covid, says ICMR ..

TNN - 01 June, 2021

Pune: Recovered Covid patients opting for non-urgent or elective surgeries are being asked by surgeons to go for repeat .....

Indore-based Modern Laboratories to manufacture Black Fungus drug Amph ..

ANI - 01 June, 2021

The Madhya Pradesh government has given permission to the Indore-based Modern Laboratories to manufacture Amphotericin B.....

Monoclonal antibody cocktail unlikely to cause further mutations of Co ..

ANI - 31 May, 2021

New Delhi: Monoclonal antibody cocktail, used for the treatment of COVID-19, is unlikely to lead to further mutation of .....

New tool activates deep brain neurons by combining ultrasound, genetic ..

Washington University in St. Louis - 31 May, 2021

Neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy have had some treatment success with deep brain stim.....

Indian Immunologiclas to start drug substance production for Covaxin f ..

PTI - 31 May, 2021

Hyderabad: Indian Immunologicals Ltd, a city-based facility under the National Dairy Development Board, has announced it.....

IIT Hyderabad develops oral amphotericin B to treat black fungus ..

Hemali Chhapia - TNN - 31 May, 2021

The Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad has developed nanofibre-based, controlled-release oral tablets of amphoteri.....

Gujarat: Zydus Cadila now plans to test its Covid-19 vaccine for 5-12 ..

Kalpesh Damor - TNN - 31 May, 2021

After covering adults and children aged between 12 and 18 years under the ongoing clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccin.....

Singapore has been supporting India in sourcing supplies for fighting ..

PTI - 29 May, 2021

Singapore’s position as an important trading and logistics hub turned out to be useful for the Indian High Commiss.....

New twist in coronavirus origin saga: Now, US, Britain urge WHO to loo ..

Associated Press - 29 May, 2021

The United States and Britain are stepping up calls for the World Health Organisation to take a deeper look into the pos.....

RT-PCR test: NEERI develops simple, fast method of swab collection and ..

PTI - 29 May, 2021

The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has developed a simple and fast method of swab collect.....

AstraZeneca drug Tagrisso gets EU nod for early lung cancer treatment ..

Reuters - 29 May, 2021

AstraZeneca's top-selling Tagrisso drug has been approved for use in the European Union to treat patients with a typ.....

DRDO anti-Covid drug priced at Rs 990 per sachet; Centre, states to ge ..

ANI - 29 May, 2021

Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) anti-Covid-19 drug will be sold at Rs 990 per sachet by Dr Re.....

Seeking a pill to cure Covid: drugmakers eye alternative to vaccines ..

AFP - 28 May, 2021

Prevention is better than cure -- but when it comes to Covid, what happens when people can't get the vaccine, don.....

No adverse effect if second dose of different COVID-19 vaccine taken, ..

PTI - 28 May, 2021

Any significant adverse effect is unlikely if the second dose of a different COVID-19 vaccine is administered, but reach.....

Next covid wave may come in November, could be a worry for India, warn ..

PTI - 28 May, 2021

BENGALURU : Like the flu, COVID-19 is here to stay for generations, according to the Director of the Indian Institute of.....

Govt, Pfizer working together for earliest possible import of vaccine: ..

PTI - 28 May, 2021

As soon as Pfizer indicated vaccine availability, the central government and the company started working together for th.....

BDR Pharma launches the first generic RUCAPARIB to treat advanced ovar ..

ETHealthWorld - 28 May, 2021

Mumbai, 27 May 2021: BDR Pharmaceutical launched BDPARIB (RUCAPARIB) to treat advanced ovarian and prostate cancers toda.....

Countries urge deeper probe of Covid origins at WHO meet ..

AFP - 27 May, 2021

The United States and other countries called Tuesday for a more in-depth investigation of the pandemic origins, after an.....

UK study finds long-term lung damage after COVID-19 ..

PTI - 27 May, 2021

Researchers in the UK have identified persistent damage to lungs in COVID-19 patients at least three months after they w.....

Our vaccine highly effective on COVID-19 variant prevalent in India, s ..

PTI - 27 May, 2021

Seeking a fast-track approval for its COVID-19 vaccine, US major Pfizer has told Indian authorities that its jab has sho.....

Govt looking into securing part of J&J vaccines for Indian mar ..

PTI - 27 May, 2021

Johnson and Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine to be manufactured in India by Biological E cannot be directly channelled to .....

Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine 100 per cent effective in 12-17 age ..

ANI - 26 May, 2021

Moderna on Tuesday announced that various studies have shown its Covid-19 vaccine was 100 per cent effective at preventi.....

Process on to fix formula for MRP of oxygen concentrators, Centre tell ..

PTI - 26 May, 2021

The Centre Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that pricing authority NPPA has initiated the process to fix a formula .....

Bharat Biotech expects EUA from WHO for Covaxin in July- September ..

PTI - 26 May, 2021

Bharat Biotech on Tuesday said it expects approval for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin from the World Health Organisation f.....

Total Covid vaccine doses administered in country crosses 20 crore ..

PTI - 26 May, 2021

In a significant landmark, the cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 20 crore, the U.....

Trials for 3rd booster dose of Covaxin at AIIMS ..

TNN - 26 May, 2021

New Delhi: Trials for the third booster dose of Covaxin has begun at AIIMS. The booster shot will be administered to tho.....

Post COVID complication among children a new cause of worry for pediat ..

PTI - 25 May, 2021

After black fungus, the Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is the next cause of concern for the medi.....

Black fungus: Experts to study possible causes including industrial ox ..

PTI - 25 April 2021

Experts in Karnataka will study whether the rise in the Mucormycosis cases is linked to use of industrial oxygen and its.....

Glenmark Pharma gets USFDA nod for Icatibant Injection ..

PTI - 25 May, 2021

Drug major Glenmark Pharma on Monday said it has received final approval from the US health regulator for Icatibant Inje.....

India - Cadila to produce up to 30 million Covid-19 vaccine doses a mo ..

Reuters - 25 May, 2021

India's Cadila Healthcare is aiming to triple monthly production of Covid-19 vaccine candidate to as many as 30 mill.....

India - Panacea Biotec begins producing Russia - Sputnik V vaccine: RD ..

Reuters - 25 May, 2021

Moscow: Indian biotech firm Panacea Biotec Ltd on Monday began production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against Covi.....

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine 80 per cent effective against B1.617.2 vari ..

PTI - 24 May, 2021

Two doses from either the Oxford/AstraZeneca or the Pfizer vaccine are over 80 per cent effective in preventing infectio.....

DDMA asks pharmacies to display available stock, cost of COVID-19 drug ..

PTI - 24 May, 2021

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Saturday directed authorised dealers and pharmacies selling COVID-19 medicine.....

Dr Reddy - developing new treatment options for Covid-19, says MD ..

PTI - 24 May, 2021

Drug major Dr Reddy's Laboratories is working on the development of new treatment options for Covid-19 patients whic.....

Covid-19: WHO provides over 340 MT of essential supplies to countries ..

ANI - 24 May, 2021

To support countries across the South-East Asia region's response to the surge in Covid-19 cases, the World Health O.....

DRDO develops Covid-19 antibody detection kit ..

PTI - 22 May, 2021

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a Covid-19 antibody detection kit that offers res.....

Record 20.61 lakh COVID tests done in a day in India; daily positivity ..

PTI - 22 May, 2021

More than 20.61 lakh tests for detection of COVID-19 were conducted in a span of 24 hours in the country, the highest-ev.....

Ayurvedic medicine touted as miracle cure for COVID-19 to be sent to I ..

PTI - 22 May, 2021

The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday decided to send the Ayurvedic medicine, being touted as a miracle cure for COVID.....

Pfizer-BioNTech pledge 2 billion doses of corona vaccine to less wealt ..

Associated Press - 22 May, 2021

American pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German company BioNTech pledged Friday to deliver 2 billion doses of their CO.....

Natco initiates phase-3 clinical trials of Molnupiravir capsules for C ..

PTI - 22 May, 2021

Natco Pharma on Friday said it has initiated phase-III clinical trials of Molnupiravir capsules to evaluate its efficacy.....

US civil rights leader to urge Joe Biden to release 60 million COVID v ..

PTI - 21 May, 2021

Eminent American civil rights leader Rev. Jesse L. Jackson is urging President Joe Biden to release 60 million doses of .....

New research optimizes body own immune system to fight cancer ..

University of Minnesota - 21 May, 2021

A groundbreaking study led by engineering and medical researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities shows how e.....

Govt makes RAT key tool to track Covid in rural areas ..

Sushmi Dey - TNN - 21 May, 2021

New Delhi: In the wake of a second wave of Covid and the need to track the disease in rural areas with a sparser dispers.....

Gujarat declares mucormycosis an epidemic ..

TNN - 21 May, 2021

Ahmedabad: After over 1,500 cases of mucormycosis, also identified as black fugus, across the state, Gujarat on Thursday.....

Aerosols from Covid-19 infected person can travel in air up to 10 metr ..

PTI - 21 May, 2021

New Delhi, May 20 : Nasal droplets fall within 2 metres from a Covid-19 infected person and the aerosols can travel in a.....

Booster effect even at six months, do not worry: Experts on Covishield ..

PTI - 20 May, 2021

Four to six weeks, six to eight or eight to 12? The increasing gap between two Covishield doses in India while the UK re.....

BDR Pharma inks licensing pact with Eli Lilly for Covid-19 treatment d ..

PTI - 20 May, 2021

Drug firm, BDR Pharma on Wednesday said it has inked a licensing pact with Eli Lilly and Company for the manufacturing a.....

5.86 cr Covid vaccine doses to be provided for free to states, UTs fro ..

PTI - 20 May, 2021

According to the advance visibility provided by the Centre to states and UTs, a total of 5.86 crore Covid vaccine doses .....

Black fungus cases rising in Delhi, doctors flag irrational use of ste ..

Saloni Bhatia,Gaurav Saini, PTI - 20 May, 2021

NEW DELHI : Hospitals in Delhi have reported a rise in the number of black fungus cases or mucormycosis among people rec.....

Scientists slam WHO report, calls for further investigation into Covid ..

ANI - 20 May, 2021

Geneva: A group of scientists have slammed the World Health Organisation (WHO) for their report into the origins of COVI.....

States given 6.1 lakh Remdesivir vials, 15,801 oxygen cylinders, over ..

PTI - 19 May, 2021

Nineteen oxygen generation plants, 11,325 oxygen concentrators, 15,801 oxygen cylinders and about 6.1 lakh Remdesivir vi.....

Rare COVID-19 response in children explained ..

Yale University - 17 May, 2021

While many children infected with the virus are asymptomatic or go undiagnosed, about one in 1,000 children experience m.....

Will examine data of 2-DG drug for adding it to national COVID treatme ..

PTI - 18 May, 2021

The government will consider including India’s first indigenous anti-COVID drug 2-DG in the national COVID-19 trea.....

WHO reminds Serum Institute of its COVAX commitments amidst devastatin ..

PTI - 19 May, 2021

WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that once the devastating Covid-19 outbreak in India recedes, the Serum I.....

India - Biological E. to produce Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 va ..

Reuters - 19 May, 2021

India's Biological E. will produce the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine alongside its own candidate, its manag.....

Miniscule bleeding, clotting events post COVID-19 vaccination in India ..

PTI - 18 May, 2021

India has reported 26 potential cases of bleeding and clotting after administration of Covishield vaccine, a government .....

Very little of 25 percent vax quota for pvt hosps flowing to rural Ind ..

Shankar Raghuraman - TNN - 18 May, 2021

The central government’s current vaccination strategy allocates 25% of doses produced in India to the private sect.....

Bharat Biotech Karnataka facility will have capacity to make 4-5 crore ..

PTI - 18 May, 2021

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin manufacturing facility that is under construction in Kolar district in Karnataka would have.....

Proteins that predict future dementia, Alzheimer risk, identified ..

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health - 18 May, 2021

The findings are based on new analyses of blood samples of over ten thousand middle-aged and elderly people -- samples t.....

China says it will support India, SA proposal for global IPR waiver fo ..

K J M Varma, PTI - 18 May, 2021

BEIJING : China, which is actively pursuing vaccine diplomacy, said on Monday that it is "supportive" of India.....

Second batch of Russian COVID-19 vaccine reaches Hyderabad ..

PTI - 17 May, 2021

The second batch of COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V on Sunday landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here, Sputnik V of.....

Covaxin effectively neutralises all key emerging variants, says study ..

Swati Bharadwaj - TNN - 17 May, 2021

Indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin has been able to neutralise all key emerging variants, including the double mutant .....

India COVID-19 active caseload decreases to 36,18,458; positivity rate ..

PTI - 17 May, 2021

India’s COVID-19 active cases count has decreased to 36,18,458 with a net decline of 55,344 cases being recorded i.....

Hester in talks with Bharat Biotech for production of Covid-19 vaccine ..

PTI - 17 May, 2021

Hester Biosciences on Sunday said it has tied up with the Gujarat government to explore production of Covid-19 vaccine t.....

First batch of DRDO anti-Covid drug to be released on Monday ..

PTI - 17 May, 2021

The first batch of anti-Covid drug 2-DG, developed by the DRDO, will be released on Monday by defence minister Rajnath S.....

Insufficient data to recommend widespread Ivermectin use in Covid pati ..

PTI - 15 May, 2021

There isn’t enough data to back the widespread use of Ivermectin in Covid patients and it can be recommended only .....

DRDO developed 2-DG drug could be game-changer, says Karnataka Health ..

PTI - 15 May, 2021

The 2-DG drug developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) could be a game-changer in the fight.....

Will antibody cocktail help, HC asks Centre ..

Abhinav Garg - TNN - 15 May, 2021

New Delhi: One of the largest pharma companies has told the Delhi high court that a new “antibody cocktail” .....

Genetek Lifesciences to manufacture Amphotericin B injection for black ..

PTI - 15 May, 2021

On the initiative of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Genetek Lifesciences of Wardha has received FDA approval to make Amph.....

Variant first detected in India is forcing the UK to rethink its appro ..

New York Times - 15 May, 2021

British authorities said on Friday that they are considering changing vaccination protocols and rein.....

Plateauing in daily new Covid cases, slight decline in positivity rate ..

PTI - 14 May, 2021

A plateauing in daily new Covid-19 cases and a slight decline in positivity rate have been recorded in the country over .....

Megalab gets Rs 300-cr seed fund to develop Ayurveda-based Covid vacci ..

PTI - 14 May, 2021

The IIT Alumni Council-founded Megalab has secured a Rs 300-crore seed funding and is developing a two-dose Ayurveda-bas.....

Sputnik V could be available in India from next week: NITI Aayog ..

ANI - 14 May, 2021

Amid reports of the shortage of Covid-19 vaccine in various states, Sputnik vaccine has arrived in India, and "hope.....

216 cr vaccine doses to be available in 5 months between August-Decemb ..

PTI - 14 May, 2021

As states grapple with a shortage of coronavirus vaccines, the Centre Thursday said that over two billion doses will be .....

Covid-19: Peak will come, virus can again emerge, says govt ..

PTI - 14 May, 2021

As the country battles the second wave of COVID-19, the government Thursday said the virus may emerge again and so prepa.....

Covid-19 vaccine: Uttarakhand to import 20 lakh doses of Sputnik ..

PTI - 13 May, 2021

Uttarakhand will import 20 lakh doses of Sputnik vaccine over the next two months, officials said on Wednesday. Givin.....

Covid-19: India fastest nation globally to administer 17 crore doses i ..

PTI - 13 May, 2021

India is the fastest country globally to reach the landmark of administering 17 crore doses in 114 days, Union Health Mi.....

Pharmaceutical market reports strong growth in April: Ind-Ra ..

ANI - 13 May, 2021

Mumbai: India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has said that the 51.5 percent year-on-year growth in India's pharmaceut.....

Covaxin gets approval for phase II/III trials on two to 18-year-olds ..

TNN - 13 May, 2021

Hyderabad: Even as Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has become the first vaccine globally to get approval from US drug regulator .....

Covid-19 vaccine: Serum says will raise monthly production to 10 crore ..

PTI - 13 May, 2021

Amid multiple states reporting a shortage of COVID-19 vaccine, Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech have submitted to the .....

Dr Reddy - inks licensing pact with Eli Lilly for Covid-19 treatment d ..

PTI - 12 May, 2021

Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Tuesday said it has inked a licensing pact with Eli Lilly and Company to produce Bariciti.....

BioNTech to build mRNA manufacturing site in Singapore ..

Reuters - 12 May, 2021

BioNTech said on Monday it plans to set up a regional headquarters and build a new manufacturing site for its vaccines b.....

WHO classifies triple-mutant Covid variant from India as global health ..

Berkeley Lovelace Jr. - 12 May, 2021

A World Health Organization official said Monday it is reclassifying the highly contagious triple-mutant Covid variant s.....

Covid-19: ICMR liberalises import of testing kits, allows globally app ..

FE Bureau - 12 May, 2021

Faced with the upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the second wave and to meet the urgent need to ramp up testing, the Indian C.....

WHO warns of drug India recommends to fight covid ..

Neetu Chandra Sharma - 12 May, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday cautioned against the indiscriminate use of ivermectin, an anti-parasitic.....

IP waiver will not lead to increased production of COVID-19 vaccines: ..

PTI - 11 May, 2021

Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) on Monday said waiving intellectual property rights will not le.....

Govt relaxes procurement norms for health, pharma ministries, DRDO ..

PTI - 11 May, 2021

With the world’s worst outbreak of COVID-19 severely straining the health system in the country, the government ha.....

WHO says virus strain in India a variant of concern as Europe eases cu ..

AFP - 11 May, 2021

Geneva, May 10, 2021 -Schools and stores reopened in parts of Europe on Monday, easing out of months of Covid-19 lockdow.....

Pfizer Covid shot expanded to US children as young as 12 ..

AP - 11 May, 2021

U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way t.....

Novavax combined influenza/COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in preclinic ..

Reuters - 11 May, 2021

Novavax Inc said on Monday its combined flu and COVID-19 vaccine produced functional antibodies against influenza and th.....

Centre issues advisory on management of Mucormycosis fungal infection ..

PTI - 10 May, 2021

Mucormycosis, a fungal infection being found in COVID-19 patients with uncontrolled diabetes and prolonged intensive car.....

Process for eliminating unneeded cells may also protect against cancer ..

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 10 May, 2021

One way that organisms get rid of unneeded cells is through a process called extrusion, which allows cells to be squeeze.....

Tech transfers, supply of materials must to scale up vaccine productio ..

PTI - 10 May, 2021

Partnerships, technology transfers and supply of various critical equipment and materials which go into the production o.....

At Rs 700-Rs 1,500, price of Covid vaccine in India - private sector a ..

Rema Nagarajan - TNN - 10 May, 2021

MUMBAI: From Rs 250, the cost of vaccines in the private sector has shot up by up to six times. It now ranges from Rs 70.....

Foreign aid of 6,738 O2 concentrators, 16 plants sent to states ..

TNN - 10 May, 2021

New Delhi: The Centre has dispatched and delivered to various states and Union Territories 6,738 oxygen concentrators, 3.....

WHO says rush to hospitals worsens India COVID crisis ..

Elizabeth Melimopoulos and Usaid Siddiqui - 08 May, 2021

India’s new coronavirus cases have stayed above 300,000 for a sixth consecutive day on Tuesday, while its armed fo.....

US govt doing everything it can to help India fight COVID-19, says off ..

PTI - 08 May, 2021

The US government is making all the efforts to help India in this hour of crisis, a senior State Department official has.....

Covid-19: WHO approves emergency use of China - Sinopharm Covid-19 vac ..

ANI - 08 May, 2021

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday approved the Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving .....

Dr Reddy - may distribute Sputnik Light too ..

Swati Bharadwaj - TNN - 08 May, 2021

Hyderabad: The single-shot Russian Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik Light, which was approved for use by Russia on Thursday, wi.....

India to buy medical oxygen from Gulf countries ..

Sanjay Dutta - TNN - 08 May, 2021

NEW DELHI: India will commercially import liquid medical oxygen from Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar, oil minister Dharmendr.....

Covid third wave inevitable in India, say health experts ..

Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi - 07 May, 2021

Health experts have warned that a Covid-19 third wave is “inevitable” in India, as evidence grows that new v.....

Sugar-sweetened drinks linked to increased risk of colorectal cancer i ..

Washington University School of Medicine - 07 May, 2021

The study, published online May 6 in the journal Gut, provides more support for public health efforts that encourage peo.....

Coronavirus: Russia authorises single-dose Sputnik Light Covid vaccine ..

Reuters - 07 May, 2021

Russia has authorised the one-shot Sputnik Light version of its COVID-19 vaccine for use, the Russian Direct Investment .....

Department of Space has gone beyond its call to provide COVID-related ..

PTI - 07 May, 2021

The Department of Space has gone beyond its call to provide COVID-related support mainly liquid oxygen to Tamil Nadu, Ke.....

Covid-19: Canada authorizes Pfizer vaccine for age 12 to 16 ..

Associated Press - 06 May, 2021

Canada’s health regulator has authorised Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 to 16, a person familiar with.....

Rational use of steroids for Covid must to rein in mucormycosis ..

TNN - 06 May, 2021

Ahmedabad: While the state grapples with the unprecedented spike in Covid-19 complications, experts have warned that ram.....

Health Body Chief On Status Of Covid Variants, New Mutants In India ..

PTI - 06 May, 2021

New Delhi: The UK strain of coronavirus is currently dominating parts of north India while the double mutant variant is .....

SII to invest Rs 2,400 crore in Britain as part of India-UK initiative ..

NAOMI CANTON - TNN - 04 May, 2021

LONDON: The UK and Indian governments will announce their first enhanced trade partnership on Tuesday as a precursor to .....

India - biggest Serum Vaccine order covered just 4% of people ..

Bloomberg - 04 May, 2021

The Narendra Modi-led federal government hasn’t placed an order larger than 110 million doses from the biggest loc.....

UNICEF sent 3,000 oxygen concentrators to India, supporting government ..

PTI - 04 May, 2021

The UN children’s agency has sent critical life-saving supplies, including 3,000 oxygen concentrators, diagnostic .....

Merck Pharma to sign licensing pacts with 5 Indian drug firms for COVI ..

PTI - 03 May, 2021

New Delhi: Drug firm MSD has decided to enter into voluntary licensing agreements for investigational oral antiviral dru.....

Covid-19: India gets first batch of 1.5 lakh doses of Russia - Sputnik ..

FE Bureau - 03 May, 2021

India on Saturday received the first batch of 1,50,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine even as the country is .....

Could not predict exact nature of coronavirus second wave: Scientists ..

PTI - 01 May, 2021

A group of scientists working on mathematical models to forecast the surge of coronavirus cases said Sunday they could n.....

Tech Mahindra, Reagene to file patent for molecule that potentially at ..

PTI - 03 May, 2021

IT company Tech Mahindra is in the process of filing a patent, along with Reagene Biosciences, for a drug molecule that .....

ICMR: Covaxin found to be effective against Brazilian variant of virus ..

TNN - 03 May, 2021

Hyderabad: The indigenously developed Covaxin is capable of fighting the Brazilian variant too, acco.....

India records over 66 lakh COVID cases in April, highest since pandemi ..

PTI - 01 May, 2021

India reported more than 66 lakh coronavirus cases in April, making it the worst month of the pandemic, and the total nu.....

Antiviral drug Clevira repurposed for treating mild to moderate Covid- ..

PTI - 01 May, 2021

Clevira, a drug primarily developed to treat dengue, has been repurposed as supportive treatment for mild to moderate Co.....

UK finds 2 further strands of Indian variant, B.1.617-linked cases now ..

PTI - 01 May, 2021

London: UK health authorities have said that two further strands with the same “parent lineage” as the so-ca.....

Anti-Covid drug Remdesivir to be strictly administered only in a hospi ..

Staff Writer - 01 May, 2021

AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria today in a press conference said that the decision to administer Remdesivir must be taken.....

Novel smell test may help diagnose COVID-19, scientists say ..

PTI - 01 May, 2021

A new capsule-based smell test may help in the rapid diagnosis of various diseases linked to the loss of smell such as C.....

Bharat Biotech Covaxin found to neutralise 617 variant of COVID-19: US ..

DNA WEB TEAM - 30 April 2021

The made-in India Covaxin vaccine, developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, can neutralise the B1617 variant of coro.....

BioNTech expects Covid vaccine trial results for babies by September ..

Reuters - 30 April 2021

BERLIN: BioNTech expects results by September from trials testing the COVID-19 vaccine that it and Pfizer have developed.....

AYUSH-64 drug useful in treating mild to moderate COVID-19 cases: AYUS ..

PTI - 30 April 2021

NEW DELHI : AYUSH-64, a drug developed for curing malaria in 1980, can be useful for the treatment of asymptomatic, mild.....

Global community rushes medical supplies, relief materials to India to ..

PTI - 30 April 2021

The international community on Thursday rushed much-needed medical supplies, relief materials, life-saving drugs as well.....

Centre to direct states to utilise Rs 24.5k cr DMF funds for fight aga ..

Surya Sarathi Ray - 30 April 2021

The Centre will soon direct states to better utilise the staggering Rs 24,500 crore, lying unspent with district mineral.....

One in four people experience mild systemic side effects from Covid va ..

ANI - 29 April 2021

One in four people experience mild, short-lived systemic side effects after receiving either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca v.....

Pfizer - at-home pill to cure Covid in the works ..

NAOMI CANTON - TNN - 29 April 2021

London: The first human trials of a single pill cure for Covid-19 are underway which, if successful, would mean Covid-19.....

Covid testing is down by nearly 27 percent in Delhi ..

TNN - 29 April 2021

NEW DELHI: Daily testing for Covid-19 in Delhi has reduced by nearly 27% over the past two weeks. This, even as the posi.....

Serum Institute cuts vaccine price for states to Rs 300/dose ..

PTI - 29 April 2021

Serum Institute of India (SII) — the maker of the most used COVID-19 vaccine in the country — on Wednesday a.....

Covid-19: First consignments of medical supplies from US, Russia expec ..

PTI - 29 April 2021

The first consignments of medical supplies from the US and Russia are expected to reach India by Thursday and the govern.....

Sanofi to produce Moderna coronavirus vaccine ..

PTI - 28 April 2021

The French pharmaceutical company Sanofi will help manufacture the Moderna coronavirus vaccine beginning in September, j.....

India to receive first batch of Russia Covid-19 vaccine on May 1: RDIF ..

Reuters - 28 April 2021

MOSCOW: India will receive a first batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 on May 1, the head of the Ru.....

WHO to provide 4,000 oxygen concentrators to India amid surge in Covid ..

ANI - 28 April 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) will provide 4,000 oxygen concentrators to India which is experiencing a surge in Co.....

Vital medical supplies reach India as COVID deaths near 200,000 ..

Reuters, Rupam Jain, Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Sanjeev Miglani - 28 April 2021

Vital medical supplies began to reach India on Tuesday as hospitals starved of life-saving oxygen and beds turned away c.....

Covishield, Covaxin effective against Indian strain of coronavirus: St ..

PTI - 28 April 2021

New Delhi: Covishield and Covaxin -- the two coronavirus vaccines currently in use in India -- have efficacy against the.....

Delayed RT-PCR reports triggering Covid surge, high transmission rate ..

Vivek Singh Chauhan - 27 April 2021

Lucknow: Satvik Pandey of Aliganj and his family members gave their samples for RT-PCR test but when they did not receiv.....

From Remdesivir to use of oxygen to vaccination during periods – ..

SANCHITA DASH - 27 April 2021

India has seen a staggering rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, which has wreaked havoc on India’s healthcare in.....

Oxycon: Amid Covid-19 second wave, IISER Bhopal develops affordable ox ..

FE Online - 26 April 2021

At a time when India is witnessing an unprecedented surge in medical oxygen demand due to the deadly second wave of Covi.....

Modi Govt asks Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech to lower price of Covis ..

PTI - 27 April 2021

The central government on Monday asked the Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech to lower price of their COVID-19 vaccines .....

Molnupiravir approval sought to target early-stage COVID-19 cases: Nat ..

E Kumar Sharma - 27 April 2021

After an outcry for remdesivir, there is now yet another experimental anti-viral drug – Molnupiravir to deal with .....

Throat spray, oral drug for malaria-arthritis effective in reducing sp ..

Gurdip Singh, PTI - 26 April 2021

Singapore: An antiseptic throat spray and an oral drug usually prescribed to treat malaria and arthritis have been found.....

Bharat Biotech seeks DCGI nod to extend shelf life of Covaxin ..

PTI - 26 April 2021

Bharat Biotech has written to the India’s drug regulator seeking extension of the shelf-life of its indigenously d.....

COVID-19: Saudi Arabia to ship 80 metric tonnes of oxygen to India to ..

PTI - 26 April 2021

Saudi Arabia is shipping 80 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen to India as the country is running low on supplies due to an .....

UK to fly out ventilators, oxygen concentrators to aid friend and part ..

PTI - 25 April 2021

More than 600 pieces of vital medical equipment including ventilators and oxygen concentrators will be on their way to I.....

India must reduce mobility and mixing to rein in covid-19 pandemic: WH ..

Reuters - 24 April 2021

India must control mobility and mixing to reduce a surge in infections, the World Health Organization emergencies direct.....

Centre installs DRDO-Tata Sons oxygen generation plants at state-run h ..

PTI - 24 April 2021

The Centre has decided to immediately install DRDO-Tata Sons oxygen generation plants at various state-run hospitals lik.....

Zydus Cadila - Virafin gets emergency use authorisation for Covid trea ..

FE Online - 24 April 2021

Amid a continuous spike in the number of coronavirus cases in India, Zydus Cadila’s Virafin has been granted emerg.....

Double and triple mutants of coronavirus one and the same; vaccines ef ..

PTI - 24 April 2021

The double and triple mutant strains detected in India are one and the same variant of the coronavirus, and the availabl.....

SARS-CoV genome sequencing to be ramped up ..

FE Bureau - 24 April 2021

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic consortium (INSACOG) has sequenced 15,133 SARS-CoV genome from Covid positive internationa.....

Taking oxygen intermittently does not help Covid-19 patients: Experts ..

PTI - 23 April 2021

Stating that "oxygen is like a drug" and taking it intermittently does not help, top doctors in the country hi.....

Undruggable cancer protein becomes druggable, thanks to shrub ..

Purdue University - 23 April 2021

Inspired by a rare compound found in a shrub native to North America, Mingji Dai, professor of chemistry and a scientist.....

Covid-19 vaccine: Centre has not contracted all SII production ..

FE Bureau - 23 April 2021

The ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) on Thursday clarified that Serum Institute of India (SII) has not cont.....

COVID-19: CSIR lab develops technology to meet oxygen demand, minimise ..

PTI - 23 April 2021

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research's (CSIR) Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI).....

Expert panel to review Meril price exemption bid for stent ..

Teena Thacker - 22 April 2021

NEW DELHI : Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd’s request for exemption from price caps for its first locally-made biodeg.....

Biological E may launch vaccine by August ..

Leroy Leo - 22 April 2021

NEW DELHI : Biological E Ltd is about to complete phase 1 and 2 trials of its covid-19 vaccine and is expected to launch.....

Covid-19 vaccine: Covaxin shows 78 percent efficacy in Phase-3 trials, ..

FE Bureau - 22 April 2021

The interim results of the Phase-3 trials for Covaxin have shown a clinical efficacy of 78% against mild, moderate and s.....

As hospitals gasp for Oxygen amid Covid surge, Modi govt says 88% of d ..

PTI - 22 April 2021

Amid reports of oxygen shortage in the country, the Centre on Wednesday said of the total 7,500 metric tonnes of oxygen .....

Multivitamins, omega-3, probiotics may cut risk of COVID-19: Study ..

PTI - 21 April 2021

Taking multivitamins, omega-3, probiotics or vitamin D supplements may reduce the risk of testing positive for the novel.....

Sleeping six hours or less linked to higher dementia risk, study finds ..

SARAH TOY, The Wall Street Journal - 21 April 2021

Middle-age adults who sleep six or fewer hours a night may be at higher risk of developing dementia in later life, a new.....

COVID: Govt waives import duty on Remdesivir, its APIs ..

PTI - 21 April 2021

Amid surging COVID-19 cases in the country, the government on Tuesday waived customs duty on Remdesivir, its raw materia.....

Vaccine ramp-up: Advance of Rs 4,500 crore to be paid to SII, Bharat B ..

FE Bureau - 21 April 2021

The Centre will release Rs 3,000 crore as advance payment to Covid-19 vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII) and a.....

Govt aid will help vaccine production, says Poonawalla ..

FE Bureau - 21 April 2021

Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister .....

IOC, BPCL supply oxygen to hospitals ..

Staff Writer - 20 April 2021

MUMBAI : State-run Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) has started free supply of 150 metric tonnes of oxygen to hospitals in Delhi, .....

New CRISPR technology offers unrivaled control of epigenetic inheritan ..

University of California - San Francisco - 20 April 2021

In a paper published April 9, 2021, in the journal Cell, researchers at UC San Francisco and the Whitehead Institute des.....

COVID-19: White House refuses to comment on lifting ban on vaccine raw ..

PTI - 20 April 2021

The White House on Monday did not respond to questions on the request by Serum Institute of India to lift export ban on .....

Second wave sees rise in oxygen usage, Remdesivir not critical ..

FE Bureau - 20 April 2021

Indian Council of Medical Research director general Dr Balram Bhargava said on Monday the second wave had seen oxygen us.....

Everyone above 18 can get Covid vaccine from May 1 ..

FE Bureau - 20 April 2021

The government on Monday announced a ‘liberalised and accelerated’ Covid-19 vaccination programme beginning .....

COVID-19: Scientists identify human genes that fight infection ..

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute - 19 April 2021

"We wanted to gain a better understanding of the cellular response to SARS-CoV-2, including what drives a strong or.....

COVID-19: Recommendation of 3rd booster dose based more on conjecture ..

Uzmi Athar, PTI - 19 April 2021

NEW DELHI : More data is needed to establish if a third anti-COVID-19 booster dose will be more effective in fighting th.....

Drugmakers slash prices of covid-19 drug remdesivir ..

Leroy Leo - 19 April 2021

NEW DELHI : Seven pharmaceutical companies which manufacture remdesivir in India have slashed the prices of the drug, gi.....

Private sector to play vital role in COVID-19 vaccination drive: RS Sh ..

PTI - 19 April 2021

The role of private sector would be vital as India scales up its COVID 19 vaccination drive, RS Sharma, the CEO of Natio.....

Covid-19 vaccine: Covaxin production to increase 10 times by September ..

PTI - 19 April 2021

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said there will be a 10 times rise in Covaxin vaccine production by Septem.....

1,189 samples have tested Covid positive for variants of concern of SA ..

PTI - 17 April 2021

A total of 1,189 samples have so far tested positive for variants of concern of SARS COV-2 in India, the health ministry.....

COVID-19: EU has not initiated discussion with AstraZeneca, Johnson an ..

Staff Writer - 17 April 2021

The European Union has not decided yet whether to sign new contracts for COVID-19 vaccines with AstraZeneca and Johnson .....

Coronavirus: Delhi govt orders linking of public, pvt sector diagnosti ..

PTI - 17 April 2021

The Delhi government has issued an order for linking of public and private sector diagnostic labs to ensure timely proce.....

Haffkine Biopharma gets nod to produce Bharat Biotech - Covaxin ..

FE Bureau - 17 April 2021

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said that the department of science and technology, government of .....

Zydus Cadila to double remdesivir production ..

FE Bureau - 17 April 2021

In view of surging demand for antiviral drug Remdesivir, Ahmedabad-based pharma major Cadila Healthcare has decided to d.....

Foreign produced COVID-19 vaccines: Decision on emergency use applicat ..

PTI - 16 April 2021

India’s drug regulator will take a decision on applications seeking approval for restricted emergency use of forei.....

Covid-19: Delhi CM Kejriwal asks officials to prepare plan to ensure t ..

PTI - 16 April 2021

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday asked officials to prepare a plan to ensure that there is no shortage of Remd.....

Scientists identify severe asthma species, show air pollutant as likel ..

Lehigh University - 16 April 2021

Asthma afflicts more than 300 million people worldwide. The most severe manifestation, known as non-Th2, or non-atopic c.....

Virus variants inciting India 2nd surge, epidemiologists say ..

Neha Arora,Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Reuters - 16 April 2021

NEW DELHI : The second surge of COVID-19 cases in India has swamped hospitals much faster than the first because muta.....

With unprecedented COVID surge, Delhi surpasses Mumbai to become worst ..

PTI - 16 April 2021

Battling the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Delhi recorded over 17,000 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday to becom.....

Most differences in DNA binding compounds found at birth in children c ..

NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - 15 April 2021

Compared to newborns conceived traditionally, newborns conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) are more likely to.....

Coronavirus: Remdesivir no life-saving drug in COVID-19, says Maharash ..

PTI - 14 April 2021

Expressing concern over the panic created by the shortage of Remdesivir, an anti-viral drug, Maharashtra’s COVID-1.....

Russia says Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine does not cause blood clots ..

AFP - 15 April 2021

The developer of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine said Wednesday its jab did not cause blood clots, a potentia.....

Serum - new Covid-19 vaccines yet to get emergency use authorisation ..

Geeta Nair - 15 April 2021

The new vaccine approval norms in the country are unlikely to speed up the launch of new Covid-19 vaccines from Serum In.....

Covid-19: Tika Utsav does not do the trick, vaccination levels remain ..

FE Bureau - 15 April 2021

Prime minister Narendra Modi’s call for a four-day Tika Utsav where an all-out effort was to be made to vaccinate .....

COVID-19 pandemic a long way from over, says WHO chief ..

PTI - 14 April 2021

Even though more than 780 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have now been administered globally, the pandemic is “.....

Dr Reddy to start supply of imported Sputnik V in May, made in India p ..

Leroy Leo( with inputs from PTI ) - 14 April 2021

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories will start supplying Sputnik V vaccines imported from Russia in May and tap locally source.....

Pfizer to pursue bringing Covid vaccine to India after import relaxati ..

Agencies - 14 April 2021

NEW DELHI : Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it would work towards bringing the COVID-19 vaccine it developed with Germany'.....

Co-Win portal can handle vaccination for all, says RS Sharma ..

FE Bureau - 14 April 2021

The Co-Win vaccine registration portal can handle more users when the vaccination drive is opened to citizens under 45 y.....

RDIF expects 50 Mn doses a month of Sputnik V vaccine production in In ..

PTI - 14 April 2021

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Tuesday said it expects over 50 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine to be ma.....

Companies set to double Remdesivir output ..

Rupali Mukherjee - 13 April 2021

Even as the Centre announced a slew of measures to improve access of Covid-19 therapy, Remdesivir, major players includi.....

Vaccinated people better protected against Covid but can still transmi ..

PTI - 13 April 2021

NEW DELHI : COVID-19 vaccines protect against serious illness but transmissibility can still continue and inoculated peo.....

DCGI authorises Sputnik V vaccine ..

Leroy Leo - 13 April 2021

NEW DELHI: The Drugs Controller General of India V.G. Somani late on Monday gave emergency use license to Covid-19 vacci.....

Tweaked COVID vaccines in testing aim to fend off variants ..

Associated Press - 13 April 2021

Dozens of Americans are rolling up their sleeves for a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine — this time, shots tweaked t.....

Coronavirus Live Updates: Get ready for Maha Lockdown, says minister; ..

FE Online - 13 April 2021

Coronavirus India Lockdown Live Updates: The ugly reality of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has hit home as.....

China considering mixing different COVID-19 vaccines to improve effica ..

Agence France-Presse - 12 April 2021

Beijing: China is considering the mixing of different COVID-19 vaccines to improve the relatively low eff.....

COVID-19 surge: Mutant strains, sluggish vaccine drive, carelessness c ..

PTI - 12 April 2021

New Delhi: Why areIndia'sCOVID-19 cases flaring up so sharply? There are no clear answers but top scientists say the.....

Govt prohibits exports of remdesivir till COVID situation improves in ..

PTI - 12 April 2021

In view of increased demand for remdesivir due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Centre on Sunday said the export of the.....

No fresh COVID-19 case reported in 149 districts in last seven days: H ..

PTI - 10 April 2021

No fresh COVID-19 case has been reported in 149 districts in a week, while eight have not registered any new infection i.....

As Covid cases rise, Zydus to scale up Remdesivir production ..

FE Bureau - 10 April 2021

Following the surge in cases of Covid-19, pharma major Cadila Healthcare (Zydus Cadila) is scaling up production capacit.....

Single-shot COVID-19 vaccine trial likely in India soon, Johnson & ..

Staff Writer - 10 April 2021

Johnson & Johnson is in touch with the central government to start clinical trial of its much awaited single-dose CO.....

Autism gene study finds widespread impact to brain growth signaling ne ..

PTI - 9 April 2021

Damage to the autism-associated gene Dyrk1a, sets off a cascade of problems in developing mouse brains, resulting in abn.....

AstraZeneca Covid vaccine: Philippines temporarily suspends use of sho ..

PTI - 9 April 2021

MANILA (PHILIPPINES) : Philippine health officials have decided to temporarily suspend the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-.....

European calculations suggest very small risk of blood clots from Covi ..

PTI - 9 April 2021

India should have reported 320 cases of blood clot associated with administering of Covishield vaccine by now if the Eur.....

Serum Institute of India refunds South Africa for undelivered COVID-19 ..

PTI - 9 April 2021

The Serum Institute of India has fully refunded South Africa for the 500,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, wh.....

Indonesia turns to China for more vaccines after AstraZeneca delays ..

Reuters - 9 April 2021

Indonesia is in talks with China to secure as many as 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to plug a gap in deliveries aft.....

Karnataka working to develop health infrastructure: Health Minister Dr ..

PTI - 8 April 2021

Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Wednesday said the state is working with a vision to develop basic health inf.....

How brain cells repair their DNA reveals hot spots of aging and diseas ..

Salk Institute - 8 April 2021

Neurons lack the ability to replicate their DNA, so they're constantly working to repair damage to their genome. Now.....

New method expands the world of small RNAs ..

University of California - Riverside - 8 April 2021

A team led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside, has developed a new RNA-sequencing meth.....

Rare blood clot risk: UK agency says under-30s to be offered non-Astra ..

Associated Press - 08 April 2021

The United Kingdom’s drug regulator says the AstraZeneca vaccine has huge benefits but people under 30 will be off.....

Vaccination at workplace allowed from April 11 ..

FE Bureau - 08 April 2021

The ministry of health and family welfare on Wednesday permitted vaccination at both government and private workplaces f.....

Zydus Cadila seeks DCGI nod for use of hepatitis drug for COVID-19 tre ..

PTI - 06 April 2021

Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Monday said it has sought approval from the domestic drug regulator Drugs Controller General o.....

Covid in Maharashtra: New strains might be fuelling more cases, genome ..

FE Online - 06 April 2021

The state of Maharashtra is facing an acute crisis with a massive hike in double mutated strain of Coronavirus L452R and.....

Coronavirus India Live News: India reports 96,982 new Covid-19 cases; ..

FE Online - 06 April 2021

Coronavirus Covid-19 second wave in India: The Covid-19 situation in India has turned grim with the country’s dail.....

Sputnik V vaccine: Russia says Panacea Biotec to make 100 mn doses in ..

Staff Writer - 06 April 2021

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund), and Panacea Biotec today announced to pro.....

Understanding itch: New insights at the intersection of the nervous sy ..

Brigham and Women Hospital - 5 April 2021

Eczema, or atopic dermatitis (AD), is sometimes called "the itch that rashes." Often, the itch begins before t.....

Why some cancer drugs may be ineffective ..

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - 05 April 2021

A possible explanation for why many cancer drugs that kill tumor cells in mouse models won't work in human trials ha.....

L452R mutant of coronavirus causing concern in Maharashtra right now: ..

PTI - 05 April 2021

Pune: Lockdown helps in containing the spread of coronavirus, but affects the economy adversely and hence there is a nee.....

Over 34,000 vaccine doses administered in Haryana on Sunday ..

PTI - 05 April 2021

As many as 34,304 vaccine doses were administered across Haryana on Sunday, taking the total number of shots given so fa.....

COVID-19 second wave in India may peak by mid-April, say scientists ..

PTI - 03 April 2021

NEW DELHI : Scientists have predicted using a mathematical model that the ongoing second-wave of COVID-19 pandemic acros.....

Dutch govt temporarily halt AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine shots for ..

PTI - 03 April 2021

The Dutch government said Friday it is temporarily halting AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccinations for people under 60 foll.....

3rd phase of Covid 19 vaccination: Over 52K vaccinated by Friday eveni ..

PTI - 03 April 2021

Over 52,000 beneficiaries received shots on the second day of the third phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive which wi.....

Covid-19 waves will recur, treatment options need to be priority: Rand ..

FE Bureau - 03 April 2021

Since “we have to live with Covid-19”, research for developing more treatment options for infected people sh.....

New lung cancer screening recommendation, starting at age 50, expands ..

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center - 01 April 2021

Calling the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's newly released recommendation statement to expand eligibility for .....

220 ICU beds to be added in 33 private hospitals in view of increasing ..

PTI - 01 April 2021

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said the city government has issued orders to add 220 more ICU beds fo.....

Those discharged from hospital after Covid have increased risk of orga ..

ANI - 01 April 2021

People discharged from hospital after Covid-19 appear to have increased rates of organ damage ("multiorgan dysfunct.....

Vaccine Maitri: Fiji receives 100,000 doses of Made in India Covishiel ..

Huma Siddiqui - 01 April 2021

A consignment of around 100,000 doses of Made in India COVISHIELD (AstraZeneca) vaccines reach Nadi International Airpor.....

Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens ..

Associated Press - 01 April 2021

One key question is the dosage: Pfizer gave the 12-and-older participants the same dose adults receive, while testing di.....

COVID-19 situation under control in India: Health minister Harsh Vardh ..

Staff Writer - 31 March, 2021

Amid rising number of coronavirus cases in the country, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday assured, "Th.....

Over 6.24 crore coronavirus vaccine doses administered so far: Health ..

PTI - 31 March, 2021

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 6.24 crore with 12,94,979 jabs b.....

Healthcare sector expected to reach USD 372 billion in 2022: Niti Aayo ..

PTI - 31 March, 2021

Healthcare has become one of the largest sectors of the Indian economy and is expected to reach USD 372 billion in 2022,.....

Covid-19: Maharashtra reports countrys highest positivity rate at 23.4 ..

FE Bureau - 31 March, 2021

Maharashtra has reported the highest positivity rate of 23.44% in the country in the last one week. The average positivi.....

Coronavirus in India Live Updates: India stares at mega health emergen ..

FE Online - 31 March, 2021

2021 Coronavirus Cases in India Live Updates: As India prepares to go for the third phase of the Covid vaccination drive.....

AI used in battle against asbestos-linked cancer ..

University of Leicester - 30 March, 2021

International genomics research led by the University of Leicester has used artificial intelligence (AI) to study an agg.....

Coronavirus variants from Brazil, South Africa are less susceptible to ..

PTI - 30 March, 2021

Variant forms of the novel coronavirus which were first reported in South Africa and Brazil are less efficiently inhibit.....

WHO report says animals likely source of COVID ..

Associated Press - 30 March, 2021

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through anoth.....

Bharat Biotech ropes in its related firms to deepen tie-up with IICT f ..

FE Online - 30 March, 2021

Bharat Biotech International, the company that in collaboration with select government organisations developed Covaxin, .....

3D bio-printing technique to benefit diabetes patients for bone repair ..

ANI - 30 March, 2021

Bone defect is a serious problem for people with diabetes after fractures, but a new technique involving 3D bioprinting .....

AstraZeneca vaccine shows 76% efficacy ..

Leroy Leo - 27 March, 2021

AstraZeneca Plc on Thursday said results from phase-3 trials of its coronavirus vaccine show a 76% efficacy, marginally .....

Combination of AI with X-rays offer faster diagnostic tool for detecti ..

ANI - 27 March, 2021

Brazil: During a recent study, a team of researchers in Brazil through various machine learning methods taught a compute.....

Govt planning to bring more population groups under COVID-19 vaccinati ..

PTI - 27 March, 2021

The Centre is planning to widen the scope of the COVID-19 immunisation drive by bringing more population groups under it.....

Is Covid-19 second wave in India due to virus variants? No enough evid ..

FE Online - 27 March, 2021

Not the new variants, but people stopping to adhere to Covid appropriate behaviour is the reason for the surge of cases .....

Trial for second SII Covid vaccine begins in Pune ..

FE Bureau - 27 March, 2021

The clinical trial for the second Covid-19 vaccine being manufactured by Serum Institute of India (SII), developed by US.....

Covid-19: Delhi reports 1,254 new cases, highest since December 18 ..

PTI - 25 March, 2021

Delhi reported 1,254 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest in over three months, while six more people succumbed t.....

India detects a new variant of Covid-19: Health Ministry ..

Staff Writer - 25 March, 2021

India has detected a new "double mutant variant" of the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Th.....

Haryana to eradicate TB from state by 2025, says Health Minister Anil ..

Staff Writer - 25 March, 2021

Haryana has more than 60,000 TB patients and the state government has set a deadline of 2025 to eradicate the disease fr.....

Covid-19: Rate of increase in coronavirus cases tripled in Maharashtra ..

PTI - 25 March, 2021

The rate of increase in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra between February 14 and March 23 was three times that recorded .....

India wont expand export of corona vaccines for few months amid fresh ..

PTI - 25 March, 2021

India will focus on meeting the domestic demand for coronavirus vaccines in view of a spike in COVID-19 infections in se.....

CHANGES IN GUT MICROBIOME COULD PREDICT HEALTHY AGEING AND LONGEVITY, ..

THE NEW YORK TIMES - 24 March, 2021

The secret to successful ageing may lie in part in your gut, according to a new report. The study found that it may be p.....

IISER, UNMC scientists explore Rapamycin as repurposed drug to treat e ..

Press Trust Of India - 24 March, 2021

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal and the University of Nebraska Medi.....

China Sinovac claims its covid vaccine CoronaVac effective in children ..

AP - 24 March, 2021

BEIJING : Sinovac said on Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac is safe and effective in children ages 3-17. The.....

Covid-19 vaccine update: SII seeks Govt nod to give 50 lakh Covishield ..

PTI - 24 March, 2021

The world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, Serum Institute of India, has sought permission from the Centr.....

Covid-19 second wave - Delhi reports over 1,100 cases in Delhi, highes ..

PTI - 24 March, 2021

Delhi reported 1,101 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, highest in over three months, while four people succumbed to the virus, .....

Nasal spray to fight covid: Two countries give interim approval for sa ..

Agencies - 23 March, 2021

Israel and New Zealand have given interim approval for the sale of biotech firm SaNOtize Research and Development's .....

Over 4.72 crore coronavirus vaccine doses administered so far: Health ..

PTI - 23 March, 2021

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 4.72 crore with 19,65,635 doses .....

Global coronavirus deaths rise for first time in 6 weeks: WHO ..

Associated Press - 23 March, 2021

A top World Health Organisation expert on the coronavirus pandemic said the weekly global count of deaths from COVID-19 .....

Coronavirus Lockdown 2021 Live Updates: Active cases in India spike to ..

FE Online - 23 March, 2021

Lockdown news today Coronavirus Lockdown 2021 Live News: India is experiencing not only a forceful second wave of the co.....

Novel coronavirus circulated undetected months before first COVID-19 c ..

University of California - San Diego - 22 March, 2021

Using molecular dating tools and epidemiological simulations, researchers at University of California San Diego School o.....

Serum Institute to delay further vaccine shipments to Brazil, Morocco, ..

Krishna N. Das,Euan Rocha, Reuters - 22 March, 2021

NEW DELHI : The Serum Institute of India (SII) has told Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Morocco that further supplies of t.....

Faster spread of some Covid variants could be due to sturdier protein: ..

PTI - 22 March, 2021

BOSTON : The spike protein of the novel coronavirus, which enables it to infect human cells, is more stable in faster sp.....

COVID-19 vaccination timings for unregistered beneficiaries increased ..

PTI - 22 March, 2021

Unregistered but eligible people in Delhi will be able to take COVID-19 vaccine jabs between 3 pm and 9 pm, Health Minis.....

6 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses sent to 76 nations, 4.5 crore doses adm ..

PTI - 22 March, 2021

More than 6 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been sent to 76 nations, while 4.5 crore doses have been administered t.....

First known case of an infant with antibodies against Covid reported: ..

PTI - 19 March, 2021

New York: Pediatricians have reported the first known case of a woman, who was given the first dose of the COVID-19 vacc.....

Ultrasound has potential to damage novel coronaviruses: study ..

PTI - 19 March, 2021

Coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, may be vulnerable to ultrasound vibrations, within the frequencies used in medical .....

Less than 10 lakh children with Severe Acute Malnutrition identified, ..

PTI - 19 March, 2021

Less than 10 lakh children in the country have been identified with Severe Acute Malnutrition, the Women and Child Devel.....

Over 3.89 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far, 17.83 lakh on ..

PTI - 19 March, 2021

The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 3.89 crore with 17,83,303 of them bei.....

Plea on Covid vaccination: SC stays suo motu proceedings of Delhi High ..

FE Bureau - 19 March, 2021

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the suo motu proceedings initiated by the Delhi High Court that posed various quest.....

Non-DNA mechanism is involved in transmitting paternal experience to o ..

McGill University - 18 March, 2021

It has long been understood that a parent's DNA is the principal determinant of health and disease in offspring. Yet.....

Covid may become seasonal, UN says ..

AFP - 18 March, 2021

Covid-19 appears likely to develop into a seasonal disease, the United Nations said Thursday, cautioning though against .....

WHO vaccine expert calls blood clots very rare ..

PTI - 18 March, 2021

GENEVA : A top World Health Organisation expert on vaccines says people should feel reassured that even if health author.....

Cumulative number of COVID vaccine doses given crosses 3.64 cr Govt ..

PTI - 18 March, 2021

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 3.64 crore, the Union Health Min.....

Centre says COVID vaccine wastage in India is 6.5 pc, calls for optima ..

PTI - 18 March, 2021

The average of COVID-19 vaccine wastage in India is 6.5 per cent, with Telangana and Andhra Pradesh recording 17.6 and 1.....

AstraZeneca vaccine: EU regulator firmly convinced benefits outweigh r ..

Reuters - 17 March, 2021

The EU's medicines regulator has said it remains "firmly convinced" that the benefits of the Oxford-AstraZ.....

Certain HIV Meds May Trigger Weight Gain ..

Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter - 17 March, 2021

TUESDAY, March 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A commonly prescribed component of the life-saving antiretroviral drug cockt.....

Govt places new purchase order with SII for 10 crore doses of Covishie ..

PTI - 17 March, 2021

The Centre has placed a new purchase order with the Serum Institute of India (SII) for the supply of 10 crore doses of t.....

Maharashtra at beginning of second COVID wave, warns central team as c ..

PTI - 17 March, 2021

A central team has warned that Maharashtra is at the “beginning” of a second COVID-19 wave prompting the Uni.....

Coronavirus Lockdown 2021 Live News: Second wave hits India, new cases ..

FE Online - 17 March, 2021

Coronavirus Lockdown 2021 in India Live Updates: From Bhopal to Surat, from Pune to Hyderabad, Covid lockdowns, night cu.....

Belly fat resistant to every-other-day fasting ..

Associated Press - 16 March, 2021

In a mouse study, Australian researchers have mapped out what happens behind the scenes in fat tissue during intermitten.....

Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) – A new technique to treat sw ..

Dr Kapil Sharma - 16 March, 2021

Achalasia is a disease where the function of the esophagus stops working overtime. It is thought to be neural degenerati.....

Better covid vaccines are coming, WHO’s chief scientist says ..

Jason Gale, Bloomberg - 16 March, 2021

New Covid-19 vaccines, including ones that don’t require needles and can be stored at room temperature, may be rea.....

PM Modi to interact with chief ministers on COVID situation, vaccinati ..

PTI - 16 March, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers on the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination dr.....

Major European nations suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine ..

Associated Press - 16 March, 2021

Germany, France, Italy and Spain became the latest countries Monday to suspend use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vacci.....

Cancer cells may evade chemotherapy by going dormant ..

Weill Cornell Medicine - 15 March, 2021

Cancer cells can dodge chemotherapy by entering a state that bears similarity to certain kinds of senescence, a type of .....

New tool to dissect undruggable proteins through the sugars they depen ..

Harvard University - 15 March, 2021

Researchers have developed a new tool to study 'undruggable' proteins through the sugars they depend on. Almost .....

Covishield side-effects: India to review COVID-19 vaccine after concer ..

Staff Writer - 15 March, 2021

The central government decided to conduct a deeper review of post-vaccination side-effects from the Oxford-AstraZeneca c.....

India treading on vaccine diplomacy 58 million doses to 71 countries b ..

FE Online - 15 March, 2021

India treading on vaccine diplomacy! 58 million doses to 71 countries bolsters Quad vaccine initiative By: FE Online .....

Ireland suspends AstraZeneca vaccine amid blood clot reports ..

Associated Press - 15 March, 2021

Irish health officials on Sunday recommended the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of seriou.....

New discovery explains antihypertensive properties of green and black ..

University of California - Irvine - 13 March, 2021

A new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vesse.....

New lung cancer screening recommendation, starting at age 50, expands ..

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center - 13 March, 2021

Calling the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's newly released recommendation statement to expand eligibility for .....

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines may greatly reduce risk of asymptomatic COVID ..

PTI - 13 March, 2021

Patients without COVID-19 symptoms are far less likely to test positive, and unknowingly spread COVID-19 ten days after .....

Current situation right time for Ayurveda, traditional medicine to bec ..

PTI - 13 March, 2021

Noting that people are realising the benefits of Ayurveda and its role in boosting immunity, Prime Minister Narendra Mod.....

US to provide financial assistance to Indian vaccine manufacturer: Doc ..

PTI - 13 March, 2021

The US will provide financial assistance to support Indian drug-maker Biological E’s effort to produce at least 1 .....

Arthritis drug Tocilizumab may improve survival in patients with sever ..

Tech2 News Staff - 12 March, 2021

A tried-and-tested drug used to treat arthritis, an inflammatory condition, also increases the survival outcomes of pati.....

First AI system for contactless monitoring of heart rhythm using smart ..

University of Washington - 12 March, 2021

Smart speakers, such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, have proven adept at monitoring certain health care issues at home......

Covid-19 vaccine in India update: Covaxin out of clinical trial mode, ..

PTI - 12 March, 2021

The Centre on Thursday said Bharat Biotech’s indigenously developed Covaxin is out of the “clinical trial mo.....

Acceleration in delivering COVID-19 vaccine achieved in collaboration ..

PTI - 12 March, 2021

The Centre on Thursday said the acceleration in delivering COVID-19 vaccine shots has been achieved in collaboration wit.....

UN chief Antonio Guterres blasts vaccine nationalism, hoarding, side d ..

Associated Press - 12 March, 2021

The United Nations chief criticised the “many examples of vaccine nationalism and vaccine hoarding” as well .....

Spike in Covid-19 cases may be related to higher airborne pollen conce ..

ANI - 10 March, 2021

Researchers have reported an association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and airborne pollen concentrations. The global spr.....

Britain approves worlds most expensive drug Cost 18 crore per dose ..

Staff Writer - 10 March, 2021

The 'most expensive drug in the world' has been approved by the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NH.....

Covid-19 vaccine update: Precisa Medicamentos seeks emergency use auth ..

FE Online - 10 March, 2021

Covid-19 vaccine update: Brazilian company Precisa Medicamentos has applied for emergency authorization to use the Bhara.....

Coronavirus vaccine: 81.59 lakh healthcare workers, 1.01 crore frontli ..

PTI - 10 March, 2021

A total of 81.59 lakh healthcare workers and 1.01 crore frontline workers were registered on Co-WIN portal for anti-coro.....

India records 17,921 new COVID-19 cases, 133 related deaths ..

PTI - 10 March, 2021

India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 1,12,62,707 with 17,921 fresh cases being reported in a day, while the recoveries s.....

Delhi Budget could make provision for free COVID-19 vaccine for all re ..

FE Online - 09 March, 2021

Delhi Budget 2021-22: The Delhi government is likely to present its state budget on Tuesday. Ahead of that, a report in .....

Study of coronavirus variants predicts virus evolving to escape curren ..

Columbia University Irving Medical Center - 09 March, 2021

A new study of the U.K. and South Africa variants of SARS-CoV-2 predicts that current vaccines and certain monoclonal an.....

New CAR T-Cell therapy extends remission in heavily relapsed multiple ..

UT Southwestern Medical Center - 09 March, 2021

A new type of CAR T-cell therapy more than triples the expected length of remission for multiple myeloma patients who ha.....

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes Brazil variant in lab stu ..

Reuters - 09 March, 2021

The COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE was able to neutralize a new variant of the coronavirus spreading r.....

IMF’s Gita Gopinath praises India for its stand out vaccine poli ..

PTI - 09 March, 2021

India has been at the forefront in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and “really stands out” in terms of its.....

COVID-19: India records 18,599 new cases, 97 fresh fatalities ..

PTI - 08 March, 2021

New cases of coronavirus infection in India were recorded above 18,000 for the third consecutive day taking the total ta.....

Coronavirus nearing endemic phase in Delhi, says Health Minister Satye ..

PTI - 08 March, 2021

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said coronavirus was nearing an “endemic” phase in the nation.....

COVID-19 vaccine rollout India’s gift to world in combating pand ..

PTI - 08 March, 2021

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines by India in collaboration with leading global institutions has “rescued the w.....

People who have undergone sinus surgery should avoid Covid-19 nasal sw ..

ANI - 08 March, 2021

Washington: People who have had major sinus surgery should consult their ENT (ear, nose, throat) doctor before undergoin.....

Accelerating gains in abdominal fat during menopause tied to heart dis ..

University of Pittsburgh - 06 March, 2021

Women who experience an accelerated accumulation of abdominal fat during menopause are at greater risk of heart disease,.....

US export curbs can limit COVID-19 vaccine production, availability, P ..

PTI - 06 March, 2021

The production of coronavirus vaccines and scaling up global availability could be seriously limited due to ban on expor.....

World no closer to answer on Covid origins despite WHO probe: Expert ..

Reuters - 06 March, 2021

SHANGHAI : Despite a high-profile visit to China by a team of international experts in January, the world is no closer t.....

HC asks Delhi govt to comply with order to regulate online path labs o ..

PTI - 06 March, 2021

The Delhi High Court Friday said it expects that the AAP government will put things in order and comply with a judicial .....

Nearly 14 lakh inoculated against COVID-19 on Thursday, highest in a d ..

PTI - 06 March, 2021

Nearly 14 lakh people were inoculated against COVID-19 on March 4, the highest in a day so far, taking the total number .....

IIT Guwahati researchers design AI-based system to detect colorectal c ..

PTI - 05 March, 2021

A team of researchers from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG), along with scientists from renowned research.....

Doses of AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine pile up in Europe amid governmen ..

Stacy Meichtry,Bojan Pancevski, The Wall Street Journal - 05 March, 2021

Europe’s reluctance to distribute millions of doses of AstraZeneca PLC’s Covid-19 vaccine is coming under pr.....

India grappling with shortage of ENT specialists: WHO report ..

Neetu Chandra Sharma - 05 March, 2021

NEW DELHI: A World Health Organization (WHO) report has pointed out to a huge deficit of healthcare workers for hearing .....

COVID-19: India records 16,838 fresh cases, 113 more fatalities ..

PTI - 05 March, 2021

India’s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 1,11,73,761 with 16,838 fresh cases reported in a day, while the number of p.....

Indian scientists reveal new mutations, proteins of novel coronavirus ..

PTI - 05 March, 2021

A studyfrom the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has identified multiple mutations and unique proteins in isolates of .....

Researchers identify cause and potential treatment for Covid-induced h ..

ANI - 04 March, 2021

Australian researchers at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have discovered some of the ways Covid-19 damages th.....

Clinical trials underway to test jab efficacy for children: Govt ..

Neetu Chandra Sharma - 04 March, 2021

Clinical trials are now underway to test the safety and efficacy of covid-19 vaccines for children, the Union health min.....

As second phase of vaccination gains momentum, CoWIN app glitches driv ..

FE Online - 04 March, 2021

Coronavirus immunisation drive: With the next phase of COVID-19 vaccination having commenced earlier this week for a who.....

Covid-19 inoculation drive India update: Govt allows 24×7 vaccin ..

PTI - 04 March, 2021

The government on Wednesday permitted round-the-clock COVID-19 vaccination as part of efforts to speed-up the immunisati.....

1 in 4 people in the world will have some degree of hearing loss by 20 ..

PTI - 04 March, 2021

The World Health Organization has warned that one in four people in the world – nearly 2.5 billion people – .....

Gut health and mood genetically entwined ..

University of Queensland - 03 March, 2021

University of Queensland researchers have confirmed a link between depression and stomach ulcers, in the world's lar.....

Mutant gene-targeted immunotherapy approach developed ..

Johns Hopkins Medicine - 03 March, 2021

A novel targeted immunotherapy approach developed by researchers at the Ludwig Center, the Lustgarten Laboratory, and Bl.....

Indias manufacturing base is playing a critical role in closing the ga ..

Huma Siddiqui - 03 March, 2021

On Tuesday, the governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana started COVID-19 vaccination campaigns which are focu.....

Covid-19 vaccination drive India update: Centre urges states to utilis ..

FE Online - 03 March, 2021

Covid-19 vaccination drive India update: The Union government on Tuesday urged states and Union Territories (UTs) to uti.....

Covid-19: Vaccine manufacturers to meet PM Modi today to seek right pr ..

Prasanta Sahu - 03 March, 2021

Top executives of vaccine manufacturers, including Serum Institute (SII) and Bharat Biotech, will meet Prime Minister Na.....

2nd phase of COVID vaccination drive begins in Delhi, many face issues ..

PTI - 02 March 2021

The COVID-19 vaccination drive for people above 60 years and those aged 45 and above with comorbidities began in Delhi o.....

Unrealistic and premature to think Covid-19 will end soon, says WHO ..

Associated Press - 02 March, 2021

A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was ‘premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to .....

Over 10 lakh citizens registered themselves on Co-WIN portal till 1.00 ..

PTI - 02 March, 2021

Over one million citizens have registered themselves on the Co-WIN portal till 1 pm on Monday, the Union Health Ministry.....

Bharat Biotech hails PM for taking COVID-19 vaccine, says it will give ..

PTI - 02 March, 2021

The personal example set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in taking the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine would give a huge .....

Chinese hackers target Indian vaccine makers SII, Bharat Biotech, says ..

Krishna N. Das - 02 March, 2021

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A Chinese state-backed hacking group has in recent weeks targeted the IT systems of two Indian vac.....

Harnessing the power of proteins in our cells to combat disease ..

University of Nevada, Las Vegas - 01, March 2021

Over many decades now, traditional drug discovery methods have steadily improved at keeping diseases at bay and cancer i.....

Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds May Help Fight Severe COVID ..

Steven Reinberg - 01 March 2021

FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Rheumatoid arthritis drugs may save lives of patients hospitalized with severe.....

J & J COVID-19 Vaccine Wins Backing of FDA Panel ..

Kerry Dooley Young - 01 March, 2021

Feb. 26, 2021 -- A panel of federal advisers on Friday lent their support to authorization for Janssen/Johnson & Joh.....

PM Modi takes Covaxin shot at AIIMS as phase 2 of corona vaccine drive ..

FE Online - 01 March, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin shot at the AIIMS, Delhi as the second phase of the.....

India COVID-19 cases surpass 1.11 crore, death toll reaches 1,57,157 ..

PTI - 01 March, 2021

India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed 1.11 crore on Monday with 15,510 new infections, while the active cases registere.....

Study finds vitamin B6 may help keep Covid-19s cytokine storms at bay ..

ANI - 27 Feb, 2021

HIROSHIMA : A recent study led by food scientist Thanutchaporn Kumrungsee can be the first step in showing vitamin B6.....

Scientists repair injured spinal cord using patients own stem cells ..

Yale University - 27 Feb, 2021

Intravenous injection of bone marrow derived stem cells (MSCs) in patients with spinal cord injuries led to significant .....

US advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&J ..

Associated Press - 27 Feb, 2021

US advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&J By: Associated Press | Updated: Feb 27, 2021 9:49 AM U.....

Hope other countries follow your example WHO chief Ghebreyesus lauds I ..

PTI - 27 Feb, 2021

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment for supporting vaccine e.....

National Medical Commission will bring great transparency, says PM Mod ..

PTI - 27 Feb, 2021

The government is transforming the entire medical education and healthcare sector in the country and as part of the init.....

India dispatches first batch of six lakh COVID vaccine doses to Ghana ..

PTI - 25 Feb, 2021

India on Wednesday dispatched the first batch of six lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses to the African country of Ghana under t.....

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine works well in big real world test, says latest ..

Associated Press - 25 Feb, 2021

A real-world test of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in more than half a million people confirms that it’s very ef.....

Covid-19 Variants: EU to launch an incubator for Second for Gen vaccin ..

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 25 Feb, 2021

The EU will launch a programme to study COVID-19 variants and produce "second generation" vaccines against fut.....

Covid Zero A Fantasy, Acceptable Risk A More Realistic Goal From Vacci ..

David Leonhardt, THE NEW YORK TIMES - 25 Feb, 2021

en years ago, a deadly infectious disease killed more than 36,000 Americans. The next year, it killed another 12,000. Ov.....

India warns of worsening COVID-19 situation, vaccinations to expand ..

Krishna N. Das, Neha Arora - 25 Feb, 2021

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India announced an expansion of its COVID-19 vaccination programme on Wednesday but warned that br.....

Bharat Biotech to provide efficacy data of Covaxin in two weeks; said ..

FE Online - 24 Feb, 2021

Efficacy data of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin that is being administered to front-line workers curre.....

MTaI urges govt. to include med device workers in beneficiaries list o ..

EH News Bureau - 24 Feb, 2021

Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI) has urged to the Government to include MedTech sector workforce in the ta.....

Scientists identify more than 140,000 virus species in the human gut ..

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute - 24 Feb, 2021

Viruses are the most numerous biological entities on the planet. Now researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and EM.....

COVID-19: SARS-CoV-2 mutant strains – N440K and E484Q – no ..

PTI - 24 Feb, 2021

There is no direct relation between the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra and some other states, and the mut.....

Covid surge in Maharashtra and Kerala: Rise not due to UK or SA strain ..

FE Bureau - 24 Feb, 2021

While 187 cases of the UK strain, six of the South African (SA) and one of the Brazilian one — all contain the E48.....

Government integrates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in national NC ..

Neetu Chandra Sharma - 23 Feb, 2021

Government on Monday integrated the Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the National Programme for Prevention a.....

WHO inks pact with ESIS for no-fault compensation for vaccine SAEs und ..

Leroy Leo - 23 Feb, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) and US-based risk management services provider ESIS Inc signed an agreement on behal.....

Kochi firm PNB Vesper Life completes phase 2 clinical trial of Covid d ..

PTI - 23 Feb, 2021

The city-based PNB Vesper Life Sciences has successfully completed phase 2 clinical trials of PNB-001 (GPP-Baladol), its.....

Worlds Pharmacy India! Bolivia airlifts critical medicines to combat C ..

Huma Siddiqui - 13 Feb, 2021

Last week, India once again dispatched 15 tonnes of five different medicines to combat COVID-19 pandemic to South Americ.....

India home to 7,000 coronavirus mutations, many extremely serious: Lea ..

PTI - 23 Feb, 2021

There are more than 7,000 coronavirus mutations in India of which some could pose a serious risk, a senior scientist sai.....

Breathing a new life: India should try benchmarking domestic ventilato ..

Ashok Patel - 22 Feb, 2021

Quality of care is directly proportional to the quality of devices used for dispensing care in tandem with skill sets an.....

Need to increase pace of COVID-19 vaccinations: Govt to states ..

PTI - 22 Feb, 2021

The Union Health Ministry has written to all states and UTs highlighting the need to significantly enhance the pace of C.....

Herd immunity difficult to achieve: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria ..

PTI - 22 Feb, 2021

Herd immunity is “very difficult” to achieve and one should not think of it in “practical terms”.....

Covishield: Asked to prioritise for India needs, says SII’s Poon ..

FE Bureau - 22 Feb, 2021

The Indian government has directed vaccine maker, Serum Institute of India (SII) to prioritise for meeting the Covid-19 .....

Upsurge in daily new COVID-19 cases in Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Ch ..

PTI - 22 Feb, 2021

New Delhi, Feb 20 (PTI) Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh have recorded an "upsurge".....

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trial for pregnant women begins in bi ..

Tech2 News Staff - 20 Feb, 2021

Drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech are due to start trials for their messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine in 4,0.....

WHO asks countries to expedite genomic sequencing of mutant virus stra ..

Neetu Chandra Sharma - 20 Feb, 2021

New Delhi:Given the pandemic resurgence fears on account of new mutant coronavirus strains, WHO has asked all countries .....

Novavax to provide 1.1 billion COVID-19 doses to low and middle income ..

Staff Writer - 20 Feb, 2021

Novavax on Friday has agreed to supply 1.1 billion doses of its experimental coronavirus vaccine in nearly 200 low and m.....

COVID-19 in Delhi: 158 new cases, one death; positivity rate 0.26 pc ..

PTI - 20 Feb, 2021

Delhi recorded 158 fresh COVID-19 cases and one fatality on Friday, even as the positivity rate stood at 0.26 per cent, .....

From February 5-18, COVID positivity rate oscillated between zero and ..

PTI - 20 Feb, 2021

The COVID-19 positivity rate was recorded at zero per cent on Thursday in North East district while the highest percenta.....

Mutation in spike protein makes coronavirus eight times more infectiou ..

PTI - 19 Feb, 2021

New York: The D614G mutation in the spike protein of the novel coronavirus renders it up to eight times more infectious .....

Two new COVID-19 mutations found in samples from Maharashtra's Amravat ..

PTI - 19 Feb, 2021

Researchers have found two new mutations in coronavirus samples from Amravati and Yavatmal districtsof eastern Maharasht.....

India to gift 2,00,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to UN peacekeepers ..

ANI - 19 Feb, 2021

India on Wednesday announced that it will gift 2,00,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to United Nations peacekeepers. Ext.....

WHO says more than 11,000 Ebola vaccines will go to Guinea ..

Associated Press - 19 Feb, 2021

The World Health Organization says it will be sending more than 11,000 Ebola vaccinations to the West African nation of .....

India stands on threshold of vaccinating each and every Indian against ..

PTI - 19 Feb, 2021

India stands on the threshold of vaccinating each and every Indian against COVID-19, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.....

Prediabetes May Harm Your Brain ..

Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt - 18 Feb, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- "Prediabetes" -- where blood sugar levels are high but not yet ti.....

Autopsies May Explain Brain Fog From COVID ..

Alan Mozes - 18 Feb, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- One of the least understood effects of COVID-19 infection is "brain fo.....

Gene variant inherited from Neanderthals decreases severe COVID-19 ris ..

PTI - 18 Feb, 2021

Half of all people outside Africa carry a gene variant inherited from Neanderthals that reduces the risk of needing inte.....

90 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India so far: Vardhan ..

PTI - 18 Feb, 2021

Union minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said 90 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered in the count.....

When will Covid 19 vaccine become available in the market? AIIMS Direc ..

Debjit Sinha - 18 Feb, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines are likely to be available by the “year-end or before that” in the open markets, Director .....

Only 0.0004% required hospitalisation against covid-19 vaccination in ..

Staff Writer - 17 Feb, 2021

The cumulative number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID19 has crossed 85 lakhs today. 85,16,7.....

Covid-19: ICMR testing efficacy of vaccine against new Coronavirus str ..

Livemint - 17 Feb, 2021

Over 60% of the country's healthcare workers have been vaccinated since India began vaccination drive on 16 January......

Covid-19: ICMR testing efficacy of vaccine against new Coronavirus str ..

FE Bureau - 17 Feb, 2021

The ICMR is making efforts to test the efficacy of the vaccine against the South African and Brazilian strains of the Co.....

Govt confirms presence of South African, Brazilian corona variants in ..

FE Online - 17 Feb, 2021

After the UK variants, the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday confirmed that two other variants – South African a.....

Covid-19 vaccine: SII to supply 20 million Covishield doses to COVAX c ..

Geeta Nair - 17 Feb, 2021

Serum Institute of India (SII) has received approval from the World Health Organization (WHO) to supply the AstraZeneca-.....

Prediabetes may be linked to worse brain health ..

University College London - 16 Feb, 2021

For the study, published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, researchers analysed data from the UK Biobank .....

Commuters are inhaling unacceptably high levels of carcinogens ..

University of California - Riverside - 16 Feb, 2021

A new study finds that California's commuters are likely inhaling chemicals at levels that increase the risk for can.....

Serum will fly out Covishield to Canada in less than a month: Adar Poo ..

PTI - 16 Feb, 2021

Vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII) on Monday said it will send COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and O.....

WHO authorises AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine for emergency use ..

Associated Press - 16 Feb, 2021

The World Health Organisation has granted an emergency authorization to AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, a move .....

AYUSH Ministry, WHO SEARO ink agreement to bolster traditional medicin ..

PTI - 16 Feb, 2021

The AYUSH Ministry and the World Health Organization’s South East Asia Regional Office has signed a Letter of Exch.....

Gamechanger drug for treating obesity cuts body weight by 20 percent ..

University College London - 15 Feb, 2021

One third (35%) of people who took a new drug for treating obesity lost more than one-fifth (greater than or equal to 20.....

How a single gene alteration may have separated modern humans from pre ..

University of California - San Diego - 15 Feb, 2021

As a professor of pediatrics and cellular and molecular medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicin.....

Two suspected Ebola cases in Guinea capital Conakry, says WHO chief ..

Staff Writer - 15 Feb, 2021

The World Health Organization said today two suspected cases of Ebola had been reported in Guinea's capital Conakry......

Covid-19: Virus may never go away but could change into mild annoyance ..

Associated Press - 15 Feb, 2021

What if COVID-19 never goes away? Experts say it’s likely that some version of the disease will linger for years. .....

Covid-19: India’s daily case count down 40% in a month, testing ..

Ishaan Gera - 15 Feb, 2021

Last Friday, the number of new Covid-19 infections dipped below 10,000 for the fourth time in the past month. While infe.....

Indias Biological E aims to produce 60 crore doses of Johnson &amp ..

Staff Writer - 13 Feb, 2021

Hyderabad-based Biological E is looking at contract-manufacturing 60 crore doses of Johnson & Johnson covid vaccine .....

Panacea Biotec RDIF in advanced talks to make Sputnik V vaccine ..

Leroy Leo - 13 Feb, 2021

NEW DELHI : Delhi-based vaccine maker Panacea Biotec Ltd is in advanced talks with Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).....

Covid virus could have come through frozen food, unlikely from lab: WH ..

Agencies - 13 Feb, 2021

The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes covid-19 could have come through the food chain, as frozen products can provide a surfa.....

Covid-19 vaccine update: Japan expected to approve Pfizer vaccine ..

Associated Press - 13 Feb, 2021

Japan’s health minister says the efficacy of Pfizer vaccine was endorsed by a ministry panel, paving the way for a.....

Covishield vaccine being procured by govt at Rs 210 per dose: MoS Heal ..

PTI - 13 Feb, 2021

The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, is being procured by t.....

Covid-19 vaccine: Over 73.30 lakh healthcare & frontline worke ..

PTI - 12 Feb, 2021

The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 74.30 lakh on Thursday, the 27th day .....

Vaccine Maitri Diplomacy: India gives support to the Caribbean Region ..

Huma Siddiqui - 12 Feb, 2021

Keeping in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment that the country’s vaccine production capacit.....

Britain’s Kent coronavirus variant a concern, likely to sweep th ..

Reuters - 12 Feb, 2021

The coronavirus variant first found in the British region of Kent is a concern because it could undermine the protection.....

Biden says there will not be enough COVID vaccines by end of summer to ..

Reuters Staff - 12 Feb, 2021

BETHESDA, Md. (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Thursday the United States would not have enough coronavirus vacci.....

Fully vaccinated people will no longer be required to quarantine after ..

Reuters - 12 Feb, 2021

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday people who have been given full doses of the.....

Wockhardt COVID-19 vaccines supply deal with UK Govt extended for 6 mo ..

PTI - 11 Feb, 2021

Drug firm Wockhardt on Wednesday said it has been awarded a six-month extension of its agreement with the UK government .....

Two masks, snug fit reduces COVID-19 spread, U.S. study shows ..

Manas Mishra - 11 Feb, 2021

The U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January conducted experiments to see how well wearing a clot.....

COVID-19 in India: Less than 5,000 active cases in 33 states, UTs ..

PTI - 11 Feb, 2021

Active COVID-19 cases in the country have dropped to 1.41 lakh comprising just 1.30 per cent of the total infections, wh.....

Coronavirus treatment: Israeli scientists claim to develop 96% effecti ..

TIMESOFINDIA.COM - 11 Feb, 2021

While vaccination drives pick up pace, newer hope for fighting COVID and fastening recovery timelines has emerged in the.....

Covid-19 vaccine India: 68.26 lakh healthcare & frontline work ..

PTI - 11 Feb, 2021

The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 68.26 lakh on Wednesday, the 26th day.....

Govt places orders for 1.45 cr doses of COVID-19 vaccines ..

PTI - 10 Feb, 2021

The government has placed orders for 1 crore additional doses of Covishield from Serum Institute of India and 45 lakh mo.....

Overall COVID-19 seropositivity among healthcare workers over 25 per c ..

PTI - 10 Feb, 2021

The overall COVID-19 seropositivity among healthcare workers is assessed to be 25.7 per cent as per the third seropreval.....

WHO wraps up politically-sensitive China probe; fails to find animal s ..

Agence France-Presse - 10 Feb, 2021

A much-anticipated inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic wrapped up its mission in China on Tuesday with .....

WHO RECOGNISES CONCERNING NEWS OF COVID-19 VACCINES NOT WORKING AGAINS ..

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - 10 Feb, 2021

The head of the World Health Organization said Monday the emergence of new COVID-19 variants has raised questions about .....

Expert panel to submit report soon on priority individual for COVID va ..

PTI - 10 Feb, 2021

An expert committee set up to develop the criteria for identifying significant comorbidities present in a person, which .....

India achieves 60 lakh COVID-19 vaccinations in 24 days, fastest in wo ..

PTI - 09 Feb, 2021

The total number of people who have received anti-coronavirus vaccine shots till Monday evening has crossed 60 lakh, the.....

Why Oxford Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine has been put on hold in South ..

FE Online - 09 Feb, 2021

Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine: As coronavirus vaccination programmes have begun in many countries across the world.....

Brain changed by caffeine in utero ..

University of Rochester Medical Center - 09 Feb, 2021

New research finds caffeine consumed during pregnancy can change important brain pathways that could lead to behavioral .....

India records 11,831 new COVID-19 cases, 84 more die ..

PTI - 09 Feb, 2021

India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,08,38,194, with 11,831 new infections being reported in a day, while the.....

More than 58 lakh healthcare, frontline workers vaccinated against COV ..

PTI - 08 Feb, 2021

The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against coronavirus crossed the 58 lakh-mark on the twenty thi.....

AstraZeneca vaccine being tweaked to fight South Africa variant ..

PTI - 08 Feb, 2021

Developers of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine expect to have a modified jab to cope with the South Africa coronavirus var.....

AI tools can predict mortality from Covid-19, says research ..

Neetu Chandra Sharma - 08 Feb, 2021

Artificial intelligence tools can make a 90% accurate prediction of whether a person will die from coronavirus or not, r.....

Climate change may have driven the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 ..

University of Cambridge - 08 Feb, 2021

Global greenhouse gas emissions over the last century have made southern China a hotspot for bat-borne coronaviruses, by.....

COVID-19: India now 3rd topmost country to give highest doses of vacci ..

PTI - 08 Feb, 2021

New Delhi, Feb 7 (PTI) India has become the third topmost country in the world in terms of the number of COVID-19 vaccin.....

Fungi in the gut prime immunity against infection ..

Weill Cornell Medicine - 06 Feb, 2021

Common fungi, often present in the gut, teach the immune system how to respond to their more dangerous relatives, accord.....

Scientists decode how coronavirus mutates, escapes antibodies ..

PTI - 06 Feb, 2021

NEW YORK : Scientists have identified a pattern of mutations in the novel coronavirus which enable it to evade the immun.....

COVID-19 in Delhi: 154 fresh cases, two deaths; positivity rate 0.26 p ..

PTI - 06 Feb, 2021

Delhi recorded 154 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, while the death toll rose to 10,873 with two new fatalities. The f.....

No permission given for use of vaccine against bird flu; not even by o ..

PTI - 06 Feb, 2021

India has not given permission for use of any vaccine against bird flu nor other countries like the US, UK and the Europ.....

Pfizer drops India vaccine application after regulator seeks local tri ..

Krishna N. Das - 06 Feb, 2021

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Friday it had withdrawn an application for emergency-use authorisation of its C.....

Fecal microbiota transplants help patients with advanced melanoma resp ..

NIH/National Cancer Institute - 05 Feb, 2021

For patients with cancers that do not respond to immunotherapy drugs, adjusting the composition of microorganisms in the.....

Changing diets -- not less physical activity -- may best explain child ..

Baylor University - 05 Feb, 2021

Variation in consumption of market-acquired foods outside of the traditional diet -- but not in total calories burned da.....

India’s COVID positivity rate dips to 5.42 pc: Health ministry ..

PTI - 05 Feb, 2021

India’s cumulative COVID-19 positivity rate has declined to 5.42 per cent while the weekly positivity rate (last w.....

India sent 56 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses to foreign nations as gift; ..

PTI - 05 Feb, 2021

India provided 56 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines under grants assistance to a number of countries while 100 lakh dos.....

Sero survey: A fifth of Indians infected, a third in urban slums ..

Ishaan Gera - 05 Feb, 2021

A little over a fifth of India’s population is infected with Covid-19, the latest sero survey released by ICMR rev.....

Coronavirus vaccination drive: 7,365 people get COVID-19 jabs in Delhi ..

PTI - 04 Feb, 2021

Coronavirus vaccination drive: As many as 6,377 health care workers got Covishield jabs at 150 centres of the Delhi gove.....

India fastest country to reach 4 million COVID-19 vaccination mark: He ..

PTI - 04 Feb, 2021

Five states and UTs account for 66.36 per cent of these. Maharashtra reported maximum casualties with 30 new fatalities......

WHO-led COVAX vaccine scheme agrees new supply deal with India Serum ..

Stephanie Nebehay, Kate Kelland - 04 Feb, 2021

GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - India’s Serum Institute will supply 1.1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines developed by .....

Russia Sputnik V vaccine to seek India approval by March ..

Krishna N. Das - 04 Feb, 2021

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd will seek emergency-use authorisation for Russia&.....

New TB treatment to cut pill intake by two-thirds: Researchers ..

AFP - 04 Feb, 2021

JOHANNESBURG : A new tuberculosis treatment that slashes costs and the pill burden for patients will be rolled out in fi.....

Coronavirus vaccination India update: Over 41 lakh healthcare workers ..

PTI - 03 Feb, 2021

Two states, Gujarat and West Bengal, initiated vaccination of frontline workers on Tuesday and 19,902 frontline workers .....

Covid-19 vaccine India update: PM-CARES Fund to foot over 80% cost of ..

PTI - 03 Feb, 2021

With the Budget for the current fiscal, which was presented before the onset of the pandemic, making no separate allocat.....

Fifth Sero Survey: More than 56% people in Delhi have antibodies again ..

FE Online - 03 Feb, 2021

The fifth round of Sero Survey’s findings shows 56% of Delhi’s population have formed antibodies against Cov.....

Hematopoietic stem cell transplants may provide long-term benefit for ..

American Academy of Neurology - 03 Feb, 2021

A new study shows that intense immunosuppression followed by a hematopoietic stem cell transplant may prevent disability.....

No data generated with Covishield, Covaxin on ‘European’ s ..

PTI - 03 Feb, 2021

To a question on whether the Covishield and Covaxin are able to provide protection from the new coronavirus variant that.....

CRISPR technology to cure sickle cell disease ..

University of Illinois at Chicago - 02 Feb, 2021

University of Illinois Chicago is one of the U.S. sites participating in clinical trials to cure severe red blood congen.....

Gastrointestinal surgery can be a cure for type 2 diabetes finds new l ..

Kings College London - 02 Feb, 2021

The results of a randomised clinical trial with the longest follow up to date show that metabolic surgery is more effect.....

Obesity may exacerbate effects of Alzheimer’s disease: Study ..

PTI - 02 Feb, 2021

Obesity is an additional burden on brain health and it may exacerbate Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new stud.....

UK Covid-19 variant present in 82 countries, South African strain in 3 ..

ANI - 02 Feb, 2021

Geneva: The UK COVID-19 variant has now spread to 82 countries and the South African strain to nearly 40, Maria Van Kerk.....

Union Budget 2021: PM Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojna announced, healt ..

FE Online - 02 Feb, 2021

Union Budget 2021 India: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while announcing the Union budget has announced a new healt.....

Here is how the novel coronavirus damages lung cells - within hours ..

PTI - 01 Feb, 2021

Boston: Following months of interdisciplinary research assessing tens of thousands of lung cells infected with the novel.....

New maintenance treatment for acute myeloid leukemia prolongs the live ..

Weill Cornell Medicine - 01 Feb, 2021

Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the most common form of acute leukemia in adults, that has gone into remissi.....

China says 16 Chinese COVID-19 vaccines undergoing clinical trials ..

K J M Varma - 01 Feb, 2021

As the demand for the COVID-19 vaccine intensified around the world, China said that it has increased the number of vacc.....

Covid-19: Serum Institute of India to launch second vaccine in June ..

Geeta Nair - 01 Feb, 2021

Vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII) will be launching its second Covid-19 vaccine in June 2021. Adar Poonawalla.....

India fought COVID-19 pandemic much better than other nations: Harsh V ..

PTI - 01 Feb, 2021

Vardhan expressed his deep gratitude to the scientific community for their contribution in developing and testing COVID-.....

Messe Frankfurt India ties up with AMTZ to launch MedTech Innovation F ..

EH News Bureau - 30 Jan, 2021

Slated from October 7-8, 2021 in Visakhapatnam, the joint effort aims to provide further impetus to indigenous manufactu.....

J&J vaccine adds to COVID-19 armoury, includes South African v ..

Reuters - 30 Jan, 2021

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Friday that its single-dose vaccine was 66% effective in preventing COVID-19 i.....

Vaccine Maitri Diplomacy: India fulfils its promise to the world, supp ..

Huma Siddiqui - 30 Jan, 2021

Over the next few days, India is planning to give more vaccines to countries across the globe. Oman will get one lakh, C.....

Dr Reddys eyes to launch Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 under EUA in M ..

PTI - 30 Jan, 2021

Dr Reddys Laboratories, which is conducting Phase 3 trials of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, believes the ja.....

Serum seeks regulatory nod for second Covid-19 vaccine ..

Geeta Nair - 30 Jan, 2021

Vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII) has sought regulatory approval for carrying out trials in India for its sec.....

Bahrain takes delivery of AstraZeneca vaccine from India ..

Reuters - 29 Jan, 2021

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain has received its first delivery of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine produced by the Ser.....

Davos address: Many more Covid-19 vaccines to come out of India, says ..

FE Bureau - 29 Jan, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India will soon make available many more Covid-19 vaccines, on top of the .....

Bharat Biotech, SII approach DCGI for using Covid vaccine on those usi ..

PTI - 29 Jan, 2021

ICMR chief Balram Bhargava on Thursday said COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers–Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute&ndas.....

Novavax vaccine seems effective against COVID-19, says British study ..

Associated Press - 29 Jan, 2021

Novavax Inc said Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89 per cent effective based on early findings from a British.....

Dr. Reddy - India ends study of COVID-19 drug Avigan in Kuwait ..

Reuters - 28 Jan, 2021

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian drugmaker Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories said on Wednesday it had terminated its clinical st.....

Research Story Tip: Obesity Weakens Heart Muscle in Patients with a Co ..

Newsroom - 28 Jan, 2021

For decades, physicians have known that about half of all patients with heart failure appear to have hearts that contrac.....

Covid 19 vaccine update: Bharat Biotech Covaxin is effective against U ..

FE Online - 28 Jan, 2021

Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin is effective against the new variant of Covid-19 that was traced in the United Kingdom, t.....

GSK, PATH, Bharat Biotech sign pact for malaria vaccine ..

PTI - 28 Jan, 2021

Bharat Biotech (BBIL) has tied up with pharma major GSK, and PATH, a global team of innovators working to accelerate hea.....

Covid-19 vaccination in India: Over 23 lakh healthcare workers immuniz ..

PTI - 28 Jan, 2021

Covid-19 vaccination in India: Over 23 lakh healthcare workers have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs in the country so far.....

World on verge of defeating Covid-19 pandemic: Harsh Vardhan at WHO me ..

Staff Writer - 27 Jan, 2021

New Delhi: The world is on verge of defeating the coronavirus pandemic by adopting preemptive, proactive and collaborati.....

Covid-19 vaccination in India: Over 20 lakh beneficiaries inoculated ..

PTI - 27 Jan, 2021

Over 20 lakh healthcare workers across the country have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs till Tuesday evening, as per prov.....

COVID-19: India active cases drop below 1.78 lakh, now just 1.60% of t ..

PTI - 27 Jan, 2021

The number of active coronavirus cases in the country dropped to 1,77,266 on Tuesday, constituting just over 1.60 per ce.....

WHO issues new clinical advice on treating COVID-19 patients ..

Reuters - 27 Jan, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued fresh clinical advice on Tuesday for treating COVID-19 patients, including th.....

Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to get three million AstraZeneca shots in abou ..

Reuters - 27 Jan, 2021

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Serum Institute of India (SII) will supply Saudi Arabia with 3 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 va.....

Research Story Tip: Artificial Enzyme May Be First Step Toward Treatme ..

Newsroom - 25 Jan, 2021

A growing body of research has shown that misshapen and misfolded alpha-synuclein, the protein culprit behind Parkinson&.....

Tata in talks to launch Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in India: ET ..

Reuters - 25 Jan, 2021

(Reuters) - Tata Group’s healthcare venture is said to have started initial discussions with Moderna Inc for a par.....

Immune system of recovered COVID-19 patients may evolve to fight coron ..

PTI - 25 Jan, 2021

People who recover from COVID-19 are protected against the novel coronavirus for at least six months, and likely much lo.....

Vaccinated people may still transmit COVID-19, warns England chief med ..

PTI - 25 Jan, 2021

One of England’s leading medical officers on Sunday urged the public to continue to follow the strict lockdown rul.....

COVID-19 vaccination in India till now: Over 16 lakh beneficiaries ino ..

PTI - 25 Jan, 2021

Over 16 lakh healthcare workers across the country have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs till the evening of the ninth day.....

Immune system mounts a lasting defense after recovery from COVID-19, r ..

Rockefeller University - 23 Jan, 2021

As the number of people who have fought off SARS-CoV-2 climbs ever higher, a critical question has grown in importance: .....

Bird flu in India: Avian Influenza confirmed across 12 states so far, ..

Meghna Sen - 23 Jan, 2021

The Central Government on Friday said bird flu in poultry birds has been confirmed so far in nine states -- Kerala, Hary.....

COVID-19 vaccine: Bharat Biotech successfully administered 2nd dose of ..

PTI - 23 Jan, 2021

Bharat Biotech has successfully administered second dose of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to 13,000 volunteers as part of.....

India undertaking contractual supplies of coronavirus vaccines to se ..

PTI - 23 Jan, 2021

India is undertaking contractual supplies of coronavirus vaccines to Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Brazil, Morocco, Bangla.....

Over 12.7 lakh healthcare workers received COVID-19 vaccine jabs Fri ..

PTI - 23 Jan, 2021

Over 12.7 lakh healthcare workers have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs in the country till the evening of the seventh day.....

South African coronavirus variant may escape antibodies, cause reinfec ..

PTI - 22 Jan, 2021

A lineage of the novel coronavirus, first reported to have emerged in South Africa, escapes neutralisation by antibodies.....

Covid 19 vaccine in India: Zydus Cadila begins enrolment for Phase 3 t ..

FE Online - 22 Jan, 2021

Covid 19 vaccine in India: In a major step towards having another Covid-19 vaccine after Serum Institute of India’.....

Bird flu: FSSAI advises consumers not to eat undercooked chicken; says ..

PTI - 22 Jan, 2021

In view of the bird flu scare, regulator FSSAI on Thursday advised consumers not to eat half-boiled eggs and undercooked.....

South Africa to pay $5.25 a dose for AstraZeneca vaccine from India SI ..

Reuters - 22 Jan, 2021

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa will pay $5.25 per dose for 1.5 million shots of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus v.....

Exclusive: India to begin commercial vaccine exports with shipments to ..

Reuters - 22 Jan, 2021

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s government has cleared commercial exports of COVID-19 vaccines, with the first consi.....

Ukraine in talks with India on COVID-19 vaccine supply - Interfax ..

Reuters - 21 Jan, 2021

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine is in talks with Indian medical firm Serum Institute on supplying COVID-19 vaccines, Interfax U.....

India Bharat Biotech seeks emergency use approval for vaccine in Phili ..

Reuters - 21 Jan, 2021

MANILA (Reuters) - India’s Bharat Biotech submitted on Thursday an application for the emergency use of its COVID-.....

Nasal COVID-19 vaccine will be easy to give to children: AIIMS directo ..

PTI - 21 Jan, 2021

A nasal COVID-19 vaccine will be easy to be give to school-going children who bear a “very mild” load of the.....

Bird flue: Over 1,200 bird deaths reported in Delhi since January 6, s ..

PTI - 21 Jan, 2021

Over 1,200 bird deaths have been reported in Delhi in the last 15 days amid the avian influenza situation here, official.....

Covid 19 vaccination in India LIVE: 7.86 lakh vaccinated; 10 hospitali ..

FE Online - 21 Jan, 2021

Covid-19 vaccination in India update: India has so far vaccinated over 7.86 lakh frontline workers against Coronavirus a.....

Coronavirus vaccine: Cambodia joins the list seeking India help in sec ..

FE Online - 20 Jan, 2021

According to reports published in the Cambodian media, the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is seeking help from India t.....

‘Once COVID-19 vaccine vial opened, it needs to be used fully wi ..

PTI - 20 Jan, 2021

The Delhi government has received 2.74 lakh doses of the vaccine so far from the Centre, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal .....

Bird flu in India update: Avian Influenza confirmed at Red Fort, Delhi ..

FE Online - 20 Jan, 2021

Bird flu in India update: Avian Influenza has been confirmed in samples of the dead heron from Tis Hazari in New Delhi a.....

COVID-19: Of those vaccinated, 0.18 pc were adverse events, says govt. ..

PTI - 20 Jan, 2021

Paul said the concerns about adverse effects and serious problems as of now seem to be unfounded, negligible, insignific.....

COVID-19: India records 10,064 new cases, lowest in over seven months. ..

PTI - 20 Jan, 2021

New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) India reported the lowest number of daily coronavirus infections in over seven months with 10,06.....

New evidence of health threat from chemicals in marijuana and tobacco ..

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - 19 Jan, 2021

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have uncovered new evidenc.....

India, China set to lead vaccine distribution in APAC region: Moodys A ..

PTI - 19 Jan, 2021

Moody’s Analytics on Monday said India, along with China, would take lead in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution in .....

WHO hints at signs of "vaccine nationalism" ..

Neetu Chandra Sharma - 19 Jan, 2021

NEW DELHI: Signs of ‘vaccine nationalism’ are apparent during the covid-19 pandemic with countries attemptin.....

Total COVID-19 recoveries nearly 50 times active cases in country: Hea ..

PTI - 19 Jan, 2021

India’s total COVID-19 recoveries have surpassed the active caseload by more than one crore, the Union Health Mini.....

Covid 19 Vaccination in India LIVE: Worlds biggest vaccine drive enter ..

FE Online - 19 Jan, 2021

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