Hantavirus scare a wake-up call: Why India must build its disease X defencesA recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship echoes past pandemic scares. Experts warn Disease X, a future unknown pathogen, is a near cer...
24 May, 2026, 11.21 PM IST
Hantavirus outbreak: How an African lab identified the deadly Andes strainA hantavirus scare aboard a cruise ship off Cape Verde prompted a rapid scientific response, with researchers in Senegal quickly identifyin...
22 May, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
FDA drug center head fired after commissioner's exit, replaced by DavisThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration's drug center sees a leadership change as acting head Tracy Beth Hoeg departs, replaced by deputy Mic...
16 May, 2026, 10.51 PM IST
In the shadow of COVID, health officials fight panic over Hantavirus outbreakA hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has sparked public concern. Health officials are working to communicate clearly, drawing lessons fro...
15 May, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Hantavirus scientists were close to vaccine but ran out of moneyScientists in Chile developed antibodies that successfully neutralised the deadly Andes hantavirus in lab and animal studies, raising hopes...
14 May, 2026, 06.53 AM IST
Iran war impact: Essential drugs may cost up to 5% more, for nowThe immediate net consumer impact could be 3-5% higher prices, or roughly similar to what consumers paid before the late-September cuts in ...
15 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
AstraZeneca's COVID prevention drug cuts risk of disease in vulnerable patientsAstraZeneca's COVID-19 prevention therapy, sipavibart, has shown a significant reduction in symptomatic COVID-19 cases among immunocompromi...
16 May, 2024, 01.36 PM IST
Low-cost blood thinning drug may potentially treat, prevent COVID-19: StudyThe initial results from 98 patients, published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, indicate that heparin could be a promising...
07 Feb, 2022, 05.21 PM IST
AstraZeneca adds 2.5% after initiating talks on Covid prevention drug with Indian authoritiesEvusheld, a Covid-19 prevention drug for individuals with weakened immune systems, has received emergency use authorisation in the US.
10 Dec, 2021, 11.56 AM IST
Pfizer's pill is the latest COVID treatment to show promise. Here are some moreAccording to Pfizer's trial results, Paxlovid could be used as an alternative to in-hospital treatment for preventing disease progression i...
13 Nov, 2021, 11.50 AM IST
EU assesses Regeneron/Roche COVID-19 antibody cocktail for authorisationTill now, only Gilead's antiviral, remdesivir, is the only COVID-19 treatment that has been approved for use in EU. Japanese regulators app...
11 Oct, 2021, 07.33 PM IST
Ivermectin: Drug that Goa recommends to all above 18 to combat Covid-19While the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against the general, unchecked use of Ivermectin, a study published in the American Jo...
11 May, 2021, 05.46 PM IST
Tocilizumab also found to be ineffective in coronavirus treatment, finds studyIndia’s clinical management protocol for Covid-19 advises the use of tocilizumab for treatment of patients who are in the severe stage of C...
23 Oct, 2020, 08.52 AM IST
Trump-touted hydroxychloroquine shows no benefit in COVID-19 prevention: StudyThe study largely confirms results from a clinical trial in June that showed hydroxychloroquine was ineffective in preventing infection amo...
30 Sep, 2020, 09.11 PM IST
Ashwagandha can be effective COVID-19 preventive drug, finds research by IIT Delhi and Japan's AISTThe drug's development may take some time, and in the current scenario, these natural resources -- Ashwagandha and Propolis -- can offer so...
18 May, 2020, 07.13 PM IST
Residents in Mumbai hotspots to be given HCQ as a preventiveResidents of civic wards in Mumbai with a high number of Covid-19 cases will be given hydroxychloroquine tablets as a preventive treatment,...
16 Apr, 2020, 04.44 PM IST
US begins stockpiling malaria medicine for treating COVID-19 patientsThe US has started procuring malaria medicine 'Hydroxychloroquine' for treating COVID-19 patients as it anticipates a favourable result fro...
31 Mar, 2020, 10.41 AM IST