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......
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......
A 24 year-old health worker has become Kerala's fifth confirmed Nipah case since its recent outbreak, as the government stepped up its efforts to cure a 9 year-old boy suffering from the deadly......
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......
'The first duty of the government is to learn lessons from a bad experience and course correct. It's a pity that the government is making policy without looking at evidence and differentiating......
'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......
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......
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......
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 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)......
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......
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......