Moderna, Merck breakthrough could usher in wave of cancer vaccinesMerck and Moderna's personalized cancer vaccine shows promise for melanoma patients. This new treatment trains the immune system to target ...
20 Aug, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
Moderna shares soar 159% in a day after cancer vaccine succeeds in late-stage trialModerna shares surged after its personalized mRNA cancer vaccine trial showed positive results. The treatment, combined with Keytruda, redu...
19 Aug, 2026, 09.53 PM IST
Independence Day 2026: India, which once couldn't make smallpox vaccine, has now crossed a pharma milestone the world can't ignore2026 Independence Day: India's pharmaceutical industry marks a historic milestone with a new drug approval. This achievement reflects decad...
10 Aug, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
Picking the right pharma stock is getting harder; so pick a portfolio: 20 stocks with -23% to +22% downside to upside potentialFor Indian pharma, the regulatory risk is still real. A US FDA inspection can still cause trouble. A plant making an important product or g...
10 Aug, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
Meta-backed research finds exposure to 'untrustworthy' social media is rareA new study published today in Science Advances offers the most rigorous answers yet. It comes from a collaboration between Meta and academ...
30 Jul, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
India sends 4.5 tonnes of medical aid to Kenya to boost Ebola preparednessIndia has delivered essential medical supplies to Kenya for disease preparedness. This assistance strengthens Kenya's capacity to respond t...
23 Jul, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
First vaccine for Bundibugyo Ebola hits human trials in Oxford studyOxford's Ebola vaccine candidate has entered Phase 1 clinical trials for safety evaluation. The ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine uses a platform simila...
13 Jul, 2026, 09.28 PM IST
mRNA vaccines protect against severe infectious diseases, review confirmsBillions of mRNA vaccine doses administered globally confirm their safety and effectiveness against infectious diseases, including severe C...
01 Jul, 2026, 02.45 PM IST
Fourth Covid vaccine dose unwarranted right now but increased surveillance needed: ExpertsA fourth shot of a Covid preventive is unwarranted at the moment as most people in the country are yet to receive a third dose and there is...
28 Dec, 2022, 04.14 PM IST
Over 19.58 cr COVID vaccine doses available with States, UTs: Centre"More than 193.04 Crore (1,93,04,24,025) vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through the Government of India (free of cos...
28 Apr, 2022, 11.04 AM IST
Over 15.70 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states, UTs: Centre"More than 185.53 Crore (1,85,53,44,495) vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India (free of cost channel...
05 Apr, 2022, 11.03 AM IST
Over 3 lakh doses of Covid vaccine given to children aged 12-14 years on day 1More than 2.15 crore precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to healthcare and frontline workers, and those aged above ...
17 Mar, 2022, 11.28 AM IST
Booster dose of six Covid vaccines safe, increases immunity: Lancet studyProtection against COVID-19 infection wanes over time, which has driven consideration of boosters to protect the most vulnerable and lessen...
03 Dec, 2021, 11.59 AM IST
78 pc of eligible population got 1st Covid vaccine dose, 38 pc got both, says Mansukh Mandaviya"An extraordinary feat of an extraordinary nation! India has administered 1st COVID-19 vaccine dose to 78 per cent of the eligible populati...
01 Nov, 2021, 05.43 PM IST
Over 4.05 crore Covid vaccine doses still available with states, UTs: Health MinistryOver 58.86 crore vaccine doses have been provided to the states and Union Territories so far and more than 17.64 lakh doses are in the pipe...
27 Aug, 2021, 08.22 PM IST
Private hospitals directly procured over 1.27 crore Covid vaccine doses in May: GovtIn a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said a total of 83.61 lakh doses of ...
27 Jul, 2021, 05.48 PM IST
Govt trashes reports on missing target of administering 50 crore Covid vaccine doses by July-endThe health ministry issued a statement referring to recent media reports alleging that the country will miss the target of administering ha...
27 Jul, 2021, 02.33 PM IST