Fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs in Southeast AsiaRising energy, freight, and supply chain expenses are escalating seafood prices globally. Governments offer aid, but it's stretched thin, i...
22 May, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
How a broke, outgunned nation turned cheap drones into the most feared weapon on EarthDrone warfare: Russia-Ukraine war has reached extreme intensity with nearly 10,000 drones used daily across frontlines. This rapid drone wa...
19 May, 2026, 10.58 PM IST
Australia’s diphtheria outbreak deepens amid investigation into suspected first deathAustralia is grappling with a significant diphtheria outbreak, with cases spreading across multiple states and a suspected first death unde...
19 May, 2026, 11.38 AM IST
Trump unveils deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices as part of most-favored-nation initiativeRegeneron will reduce prices for its drugs on Medicaid. A cholesterol drug, Praluent, will be available for USD 225 on Trump's discounted d...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.41 AM IST
Today in US history on April 12: From the outbreak of civil war to civil rights, public health breakthroughs, and the dawn of the space shuttle eraApril 12th holds significant weight in American history. It witnessed the start of the Civil War at Fort Sumter in 1861. President Franklin...
12 Apr, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
Polio Immunization Program extends support to Myanmarese children in Manipur relief campsThe National Immunization Day, Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization Program 2024 was initiated in Manipur's Kamjong district to provide hea...
04 Mar, 2024, 12.46 AM IST
Takeda, Biological E enter manufacturing pact to produce 50 million doses of Dengue vaccineJapanese drug giant Takeda has partnered with Indian vaccine maker Biological E (BE) to manufacture its Dengue vaccine. BE will increase it...
27 Feb, 2024, 11.16 AM IST
UAE: Children will not be allowed in schools if vaccination certificates not updated on AlHosn appThe UAE will use the upgraded AlHosn app to track children's vaccinations, and those without updated vaccination records will not be allowe...
13 Sep, 2023, 04.10 PM IST
Experts deliberating on need for booster doses of Covid vaccines: Centre tells Delhi HCWhile NTAGI examines the technical aspects like usage of different varieties of COVID vaccines, interval between vaccine doses, contraindic...
14 Dec, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
Pregnant women in India now eligible for Covid vaccinationThe decision empowers pregnant women to make an informed choice on taking the Covid vaccination, the health ministry said, adding these wom...
02 Jul, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
Covaxin neutralises both Alpha, Delta variants of Covid effectively, research by top US health institute findsThe vaccine has so far been given to around 25 million recipients in India and elsewhere. Interim results from Covaxin's Phase 3 trial have...
30 Jun, 2021, 11.01 AM IST
India plans to start trials on safety, efficacy of mixing vaccine"India may in few weeks start testing the feasibility of a regimen that mixes two different doses of Covid vaccines to see if it helps boos...
01 Jun, 2021, 12.48 PM IST
Pfizer vaccine stops Covid's spread, finds Israeli studyThe Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE Covid-19 vaccine appeared to stop the vast majority of recipients in Israel becoming infected, providing th...
22 Feb, 2021, 10.31 AM IST
COVID-19 vaccine will under distributed under special immunization programme: OfficialsThe existing digital platform and processes used for the Universal Immunisation Programme are being enhanced to track COVID-19 vaccine admi...
22 Oct, 2020, 10.41 PM IST
Pfizer may leverage European approval to pneumonia vaccine in Indian marketNew York-headquartered pharmaceutical giant is likely to leverage its latest European approval for multi-dose vials of pneumococcal vaccine...
07 Apr, 2016, 01.01 AM IST
- India has potential to influence global health
"India's leadership and commitment to ending preventable child and maternal deaths has the potential to influence greatly health outcomes g...
13 Aug, 2014, 03.40 PM IST
- Glaxo wins UK contract for cervical cancer vaccine
GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the world's second-largest drug maker, won a British government contract to supply its cervical cancer vaccine for its...
18 Jun, 2008, 10.39 PM IST