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Coronavirus evolving to be better at becoming airborne: Study

The variants of SARS-CoV-2 are getting better at travelling through the air, and people must wear tight-fitting masks and ensure better ventilation, in addition to getting vaccinated, to help stop......

Men have 30% higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than women: Study

Men have a 30 per cent higher risk of dying from COVID-19 compared to women of the same age and health status, according to a new study which analysed the link between common patient......

Coronavirus can survive on skin for 9 hours: Study

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......

China braces for new Covid wave, may see 65 million cases weekly

The Chinese authorities are rushing to push out vaccines to combat an ongoing new wave of the coronavirus that is expected to peak in June and infect as many as 65 million people a week since the......

AstraZeneca's vaccine reaches phase 3 clinical trials: Trump

United States President Donald Trump has announced that the vaccine for coronavirus being developed by AstraZeneca has reached phase three clinical trials in the country and is very close to being......

Serum Institute to produce COVID-19 vaccine by yearend

'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......

Reliance Clinical Research Services goes global

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......

US regulator fast-tracks approval for Wockhardt drugs

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......

Daiichi shifts 6 early drug programmes to India

Daiichi Sankyo, Japan's third-largest drug maker, has transferred six of its early drug discovery programmes in inflammatory and infectious diseases from its Japanese research & development (R&D)......

Piramal Healthcare eyes buys in US, Europe

Piramal Healthcare is planning a string of acquisitions in the biotech space in the US, Europe and Canada in the next two to three years. The company intends to make up for the Rs 2,000-crore (Rs......

IOC to issue Zika guidance as virus spreads before Rio Olympics

IMAGE: People cool off beneath a water fountain beneath the Olympic rings in Madureira Park in Rio de Janeiro, on December 30, 2015. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images The International Olympic......

Fast-spreading Omicron to test Beijing Winter Games bubble

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......

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