3 new symptoms of Covid-19
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added three new symptoms of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) to its existing list. The...
COVID-19 vaccine maybe in a year: WHO
BRUSSELS: It is not certain that scientists will be able to create an effective vaccine against the coronavirus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic, but it could...
Who would be the first to get a Covid-19 vaccine?
NEW YORK: Probably people in the country where the first effective vaccine is developed.
About a dozen different vaccines are in...
Pharma consignments from China held by customs
Thousands of drug manufacturers and importers are having a harrowing time as imported consignments of pharmaceutical raw materials from China have been...
WHO warns of oxygen shortage
The world faces a shortage of oxygen concentrators as the number of worldwide cases of coronavirus infection nears the 10 million mark,...
Abbott to supply COVID-19 antibody tests to India
Mumbai: US-based healthcare technology maker Abbott on Monday said it can supply over one million of its laboratory-based serology blood test for the detection of the antibody,...
India playing ‘Pharmacy of the world’ role during Covid-19
BEIJING: India is playing the role as the “pharmacy of the world” during the Covid-19 pandemic with its vast experience and deep knowledge in medicine,...
Govt may impose anti-dumping duty on import of ciprofloxacin from China
The Union finance ministry is likely to impose anti-dumping duty on import of antibacterial drug ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (HCL) from China to provide...
How quickly coronavirus spreads at home: Study
PARIS: The novel coronavirus is twice as infectious within households than similar diseases such as SARS, with a substantial number of additional infections spreading...
China dumping key medicine in India
The government has found sufficient evidence that China is dumping a key medicine -- ciprofloxacin hydrochloride -- below cost in the Indian...
Dexamethasone, a major breakthrough for Covid-19: Scientists
Dexamethasone, a cheap and widely used steroid, has become the first drug shown to be able to save lives among COVID-19 patients...
USFDA approves video game for treating ADHD in kids
The US Food and Drug Administration has for the first time approved a video game for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in...
UK to begin trial of latest COVID-19 vaccine soon
By Associated PressLONDON: Scientists at Imperial College London will start immunising people in Britain this week with their experimental coronavirus shot, becoming the...
FDA warns against co-administration of remdesivir with CQ or HCQ
HYDERABAD: The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) warned healthcare providers against co-administration of Gilead Sciences remdesivir, which received emergency use authorization...
USFDA revokes emergency use status of HCQ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday revoked the emergency use authorization for malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment...
New simplified Covid-19 antibody test developed
WASHINGTON: Scientists have developed a new simplified Covid-19 diagnostic test that can be ramped up to analyse thousands of blood samples at labs lacking...
Aurobindo, Sun, Lupin named in lawsuit in US: Pricing issue
Aurobindo Pharma, Sun Pharma and Lupin are among the 26 drug makers facing a multi-state lawsuit filed in USA by Maryland Attorney...
Govt may soon allow import of untested drugs under trial
Govt may soon allow import of untested drugs under trial
New Delhi: The Centre proposes to ease rules to allow...
Coronavirus situation ‘worsening’ worldwide: WHO
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GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Monday that the coronaviruspandemic situation was worsening around the globe, as it warned against...
What are antibody therapies and who is developing them?
What are antibody therapies and who is developing them?
NEW YORK: While some potential vaccines have emerged in the...
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