Teena Thacker

Assistant Editor, ET

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• 'Adverse event' won't impact Covishield licensing, says Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan

  
  02 Dec 2020 08:10 AM IST
• We won’t release Covishield for mass use until it's proven safe and immunogenic: SII

  
  01 Dec 2020 01:28 PM IST
• Participants in Serum Institute of India vaccine trial seek clarification from ICMR

  
  30 Nov 2020 11:54 PM IST
• Adverse event in Covishield trial in Chennai under lens

  
  29 Nov 2020 04:04 PM IST
• Participant in Serum Institute's Covid vaccine trial seeks Rs 5 crore compensation

  
  28 Nov 2020 03:04 AM IST
• Ventilator demand surges as Covid-19 cases rise in Delhi

  
  28 Nov 2020 12:39 AM IST
• Russia agrees to produce coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V in India, set to work with Hetero

  
  27 Nov 2020 11:41 AM IST
• Zydus Cadila to apply for Phase-3 trials in December, hopes to launch vaccine by March

  
  27 Nov 2020 07:02 AM IST
• How Covid-19 has changed healthcare service delivery and speeded digital technology adoption

  
  5 mins read26 Nov 2020
• Covid-19 vaccines are coming to India, but are we ready for a rollout?

  
  9 mins read26 Nov 2020
• Ahead of Covid vaccine, government & companies stock up vials, syringes

  
  3 mins read26 Nov 2020
• Pandemic: When the going gets tough, innovators step up their game

  
  25 Nov 2020 11:29 PM IST
• When the pandemic hit, India's healthcare industry was quick to adapt to the need of the hour

  
  4 mins read25 Nov 2020
• Healthcare and frontline workers, elderly will need 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

  
  25 Nov 2020 08:10 AM IST
• AstraZeneca vaccine results a shot in the arm for India

  
  24 Nov 2020 06:42 AM IST
• States told to prioritise groups for vaccination

  
  24 Nov 2020 12:18 AM IST
• Reported adverse event during Covaxin phase 1 trial within 24 hours: Bharat Biotech

  
  21 Nov 2020 06:49 PM IST
• Bharat Bio trials went on despite adverse effect; experts worried

  
  21 Nov 2020 08:04 AM IST
• Delay in vaccine availability likely as India banks only on local makers

  
  20 Nov 2020 08:53 AM IST
• Coronavirus testing complaints from Delhi residents on the rise

  
  18 Nov 2020 12:33 AM IST
• Critical non-Covid patients may suffer if 80% ICU beds are blocked: Delhi private hospitals

  
  14 Nov 2020 03:15 AM IST
• India may not see a second wave of the coronavirus infection: Raman R Gangakhedkar

  
  13 Nov 2020 09:49 AM IST
• Unlike the US, we may not see the second wave of Covid-19 infections: Raman Gangakhedkar

  
  13 Nov 2020 08:07 AM IST
• As cases surge, Delhi hospitals struggle with shortage of beds

  
  13 Nov 2020 08:02 AM IST
• Pfizer starts talks with Covax facility for equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccine

  
  12 Nov 2020 08:25 AM IST
• India health authorities betting on AstraZeneca, Bharat Biotech vaccines

  
  10 Nov 2020 11:30 PM IST
• Delhi tops country's Covid-19 tally, experts call for lockdown

  
  10 Nov 2020 09:45 AM IST
• Pfizer, BioNTech say their COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective

  
  09 Nov 2020 05:42 PM IST
• India's pharmaceutical companies hope Biden will not push for 'Made in America' drugs

  
  09 Nov 2020 08:27 AM IST
• Zydus Cadila to test ZyCoV-D on 30,000 patients in Phase-3 trials

  
  07 Nov 2020 12:03 AM IST
• Coronavirus: Active cases remain low, but it’s no time to lower guard

  
  06 Nov 2020 12:00 AM IST
• Eli Lilly receives permission to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials for Covid treatment

  
  05 Nov 2020 09:02 PM IST
• Bharat Biotech looks to expand phase-III trial base

  
  05 Nov 2020 08:22 AM IST
• Dr Reddy’s gets nod for phase-3 Covid trials of cancer drug

  
  04 Nov 2020 12:18 AM IST
• Covid-19: Number of tests has risen, but bottlenecks exist

  
  03 Nov 2020 12:16 AM IST
• DCGI rejects Dr Reddy's proposal seeking change in regulatory approval status for remdesivir

  
  02 Nov 2020 06:24 PM IST
• Manipal Hospitals to acquire Columbia Asia Hospitals for Rs 2,000 cr

  
  02 Nov 2020 11:44 AM IST
• Government allows exports under new scheme to boost API production

  
  30 Oct 2020 07:49 AM IST
• Too early to call the sudden surge in cases in Delhi the third wave: Satyendra Jain

  
  30 Oct 2020 07:42 AM IST
• Most patients who recover from coronavirus retain antibodies for at least 5 months: Study

  
  30 Oct 2020 07:36 AM IST
• Biological E gets nod for human trials of Covid-19 vaccine

  
  28 Oct 2020 11:56 PM IST
• Over 5,000 coronavirus cases reported from Delhi on Wednesday

  
  28 Oct 2020 11:38 PM IST
• Drug regulator approves Hyderabad-based Biological E's phase I/II trials of Covid vaccine

  
  28 Oct 2020 12:28 PM IST
• As questions begin to pile up on HCQ, India's expert panel studies report

  
  3 mins read28 Oct 2020
• Russia submits application to WHO for accelerated registration, prequalification of Sputnik V vaccine

  
  27 Oct 2020 08:26 PM IST
• Mylan set to use hepatitis C combo drugs in COVID-19 phase-2 trials

  
  26 Oct 2020 11:25 PM IST
• India to seek latest data on efficacy of Gilead’s Remdesivir following USFDA nod

  
  24 Oct 2020 12:15 AM IST
• USFDA approves use of remdesivir to treat Covid-19 patients in hospitals

  
  23 Oct 2020 09:53 AM IST
• No vaccine yet, Indians rush to get a flu shot to reduce risk amid pandemic

  
  23 Oct 2020 12:26 AM IST
• Anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin fails to get task force nod to treat Covid-19

  
  23 Oct 2020 12:26 AM IST
• Government likely to widen scope of API scheme to allow exports

  
  23 Oct 2020 12:25 AM IST
• National task force for Covid-19 to review use of Remdesivir

  
  21 Oct 2020 11:26 PM IST
• Bharat Biotech to begin final round of trials of Covaxin next month

  
  21 Oct 2020 11:26 PM IST
• Memory loss, fatigue: Coronavirus brings load of post-recovery complications

  
  21 Oct 2020 03:17 AM IST
• Centre considering removing plasma therapy from COVID-19 clinical management protocol

  
  20 Oct 2020 09:41 PM IST
• Remdesivir use may continue in India as few options in sight

  
  20 Oct 2020 07:40 AM IST
• WHO backs India & South Africa's IPR waiver proposal to WTO for Covid treatment

  
  19 Oct 2020 11:25 AM IST
• Vaccine allocation key as supplies will run low for some years: Poonam Khetrapal Singh

  
  19 Oct 2020 10:43 AM IST
• India is witnessing 'community transmission', admits Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

  
  18 Oct 2020 03:28 PM IST
• Mankind pharma collaborates with Russian RDIF for distribution of Sputnik V in India

  
  17 Oct 2020 09:23 PM IST
• India to review use of remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine for Covid therapy

  
  6 mins read17 Oct 2020
• Ivermectin is India’s new hydroxychloroquine against Covid-19

  
  4 mins read16 Oct 2020
• Drug regulator asks Serum Institute to submit more information on Oxford Covid-19 vaccine

  
  3 mins read15 Oct 2020
• Serum Institute seeks alterations in clinical norms for Covid vaccine

  
  2 mins read14 Oct 2020
• ICMR approaches experts panel to approve testing of cancer drug acalabrutinib for Covid treatment

  
  14 Oct 2020 10:00 AM IST
• Remdesivir allowed in moderate cases

  
  13 Oct 2020 11:54 PM IST
• To tide over the burden: Covid vaccines to be spared from Covid cess

  
  3 mins read13 Oct 2020
• Covid-19 vaccines not near, trials just started

  
  13 Oct 2020 12:12 AM IST
• Covid vaccines will require booster doses: Harsh Vardhan

  
  12 Oct 2020 07:56 AM IST
• PAG-led platform Gamot buys 70% in Chennai-based Anjan Drug

  
  12 Oct 2020 07:49 AM IST
• Feluda test will soon be rolled out to test Covid-19: Harsh Vardhan

  
  11 Oct 2020 03:47 PM IST
• After the Covid-19 fight, survivors forced to battle social stigma

  
  10 Oct 2020 10:29 AM IST
• No 'significant' benefit of favipiravir, umifenovir combination in Covid treatment: Glenmark

  
  09 Oct 2020 08:15 PM IST
• ICMR readies to conduct clinical trials of animal-derived antibodies

  
  09 Oct 2020 12:13 AM IST
• Bharat Bio seeks nod for phase-3 trials of indigenous Covid vaccine Covaxin

  
  09 Oct 2020 12:13 AM IST
• Covid-19 No deterrent: Hospitals see a rise in patients lining up

  
  08 Oct 2020 12:18 AM IST
• Ayurveda, Yoga to be used to combat COVID-19 as Health Minister releases protocol

  
  06 Oct 2020 04:21 PM IST
• Dr Reddy's Laboratories to submit a revised protocol for conducting clinical trials of Russian COVID-19 vaccine

  
  06 Oct 2020 10:22 AM IST
• As production of N-95 masks grows, govt plans exports

  
  06 Oct 2020 07:34 AM IST
• Govt expects first lot of vaccines will be ready for launch by March

  
  3 mins read6 Oct 2020
• States, Union Territories asked to get storage facilities ready for Covid-19 vaccines

  
  05 Oct 2020 10:09 AM IST
• Centre estimates to utilise 40-50 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses on 20-25 cr people by July 2021: Vardhan

  
  04 Oct 2020 04:46 PM IST
• ICMR, Biological E develop purified equine antiserum

  
  02 Oct 2020 07:18 AM IST
• Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices ships over 56m syringes to Covax facility

  
  02 Oct 2020 07:08 AM IST
• Best to 'ignore' Trump's claims on India's Covid-19 deaths, say health authorities

  
  01 Oct 2020 01:07 PM IST
• Second wave of Covid-19 could mask out festivals: Experts

  
  4 mins read30 Sep 2020
• One in 15 above 10 years had the coronavirus by August

  
  30 Sep 2020 07:05 AM IST
• Favipiravir fastest molecule to cross Rs 100 cr

  
  29 Sep 2020 07:51 AM IST
• States told to monitor, ration use of oxygen amid rising demand

  
  2 mins read29 Sep 2020
• Government will review all vaccines before inking purchase pacts: Official

  
  28 Sep 2020 08:04 AM IST
• India tests record 15 Lakh people in a day, positivity rate falls to 5.8%

  
  25 Sep 2020 11:48 PM IST
• Government plans Rs 15,000-crore PLI scheme to boost local drug production

  
  25 Sep 2020 11:48 PM IST
• Government looks to review Tocilizumab inclusion for treatment, again

  
  24 Sep 2020 11:54 PM IST
• Bharat Biotech to start phase III trials for its indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine

  
  24 Sep 2020 11:38 PM IST
• 50% efficacy level for approval of Covid-19 vaccines not enough: Experts

  
  3 mins read24 Sep 2020
• Can't directly deal with complaints of unethical practices: Department of pharmaceuticals

  
  23 Sep 2020 11:33 PM IST