'We have to be wary because if an uncontrolled transmission happens, random mutations may lead to something which could be virulent and then that could land us in a problem.' IMAGE: A dummy......
Supported by a global coalition founded by India and Norway, the United has begun the phase one clinical trial of an investigational vaccine designed to protect against the coronavirus disease......
With the World Health Organisation declaring monkeypox a global public health emergency of international concern and India reporting four cases of the disease, experts on Sunday said there is no......
Singapore's ministry of health has said that early clinical observations globally suggest that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 may be more transmissible and have a higher risk of reinfection......
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, may linger on human skin for nine hours, much longer than the flu viruses can, according to a study. IMAGE: A health worker sprays sanitiser on his......
Reliance Clinical Research Services has commenced studies for clients in the United States, the United Kingdom and West Asia in areas including infectious diseases, vaccines and oncology to take......
Piramal Healthcare's drug discovery arm, Piramal Life Sciences Ltd, is planning to move at least three more novel chemical entities under development into the human clinical trial stage within the......
The western world had largely considered India to be a production hub, and also, a good potential geography for clinical trials, and a big market. But in Covid-19 research, Indian companies and......
Mumbai-based Wockhardt Ltd has received Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) status from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for two of its drugs, WCK 771 and WCK 2349. WCK 771 is an......
'The challenge will be making sure its efficacy is high.''If a vaccine is only 50 to 60 per cent efficient, it's a double-edged sword.' Adar Poonawalla, chief executive officer, Serum Institute of......
IMAGE: Workers in PPE stand next to the Olympic rings inside the closed loop area near the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, where the opening and closing ceremonies of Beijing 2022 Winter......