Border patrol conducts immigration operation outside Gov. Newsom press conference in downtown Los AngelesGovernor Gavin Newsom held a press conference in downtown Los Angeles about California’s redistricting plan. Outside, federal Border Patrol...
15 Aug, 2025, 05.05 AM IST
Nike’s Phil Knight shocks nation with $2 billion donation to Oregon Cancer Center — largest everNike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny donated $2 billion to the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University. Thi...
15 Aug, 2025, 04.21 AM IST
Dr Vinay Prasad's FDA exit in less than 3 months linked to Sarepta gene therapy controversy? Check detailsDr. Vinay Prasad, a controversial figure and critic of the FDA, resigned from his high-ranking position at the agency after less than three...
30 Jul, 2025, 04.04 PM IST
Lawsuit filed against Trump administration over immigrants' restrictions to federal programsA coalition of attorneys general has taken legal action against the Trump administration. The lawsuit challenges restrictions on access to ...
22 Jul, 2025, 10.20 AM IST
Indian-American Vinay Prasad takes charge as US vaccine chiefVinay Prasad, an oncologist-hematologist, has been appointed as the new director of the FDA's CBER, overseeing vaccines and genetic medicin...
07 May, 2025, 03.52 PM IST
Women represent half of the US. But they sometimes lack clout in budget and tax talksWomen remain underrepresented in state budget and tax committees across the U.S., holding about 33% of all state legislature seats. Mississ...
02 Feb, 2025, 12.00 PM IST
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway operates the dirtiest set of coal-fired power plants in the USThe letter, a document pored over by shareholders, analysts and press every year for insights into the legendary investor's thinking, playf...
15 Jan, 2025, 07.19 AM IST
Love seafood? A new study shows contaminant in fish can increase risk of skin cancerHowever, eating fish is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease & other cancers.
24 Jun, 2022, 06.40 PM IST
Bill Gates, Melinda French top 2021 biggest gift list with $15 billion donation to foundationA portion of the gift will also pay for building projects.
01 Jan, 2022, 10.36 AM IST
Should people with immune problems get third vaccine doses?Several studies have indicated that a third coronavirus vaccine dose might succeed in patients who did not have detectable antibodies after...
05 Jul, 2021, 11.11 AM IST
US deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid COVIDThe death rates — posted online this week by federal health authorities — add to the growing body of evidence that the number of lives lost...
09 Jun, 2021, 11.26 PM IST
Pharma companies inflating R&D costs?Though the study was restricted to cancer drugs, it raises questions about whether R&D costs are much lower than claimed by the pharma indu...
14 Sep, 2017, 11.03 AM IST
Busting the R&D myth of Pharma companiesNot only is the $1b that Big Pharma touts as the cost of drug discovery a very inflated figure, it spends more on marketing than research.
07 Apr, 2013, 10.32 AM IST
Novartis patent case: Glivec developer Brian Druker hails SC rulingDruker welcomed the ruling but with a caveat: the price of medications should not be restricted to the extent that it inhibits future inves...
04 Apr, 2013, 12.05 PM IST
- Tsunami in Japan: Quake-hit Japan faces new threat: Nuclear meltdown
Cooling systems failed at another nuclear reactor on Japan's devastated coast on Sunday hours after an explosion at a nearby unit leaking r...
13 Mar, 2011, 06.35 AM IST