HMPV may worsen UK's 'quad-demic' crisis of flu, norovirus, RSV, and COVID-19The UK is facing a challenging 'quad-demic' of flu, norovirus, RSV, and COVID-19. The situation is exacerbated by rising HMPV cases in Chin...
08 Jan, 2025, 02.42 PM IST
Winter warning: Killer lung virus emerges as tripledemic fears grow; here's all you need to know about itHealth experts warn of a tripledemic this winter due to increased cases of RSV, flu, and COVID-19. RSV, which is particularly dangerous for...
21 Oct, 2024, 10.55 PM IST
Vaccine maker Moderna forecasts lower sales next year, shares tumble 17% to near four-year lowModerna has delayed its break-even goal by two years, pushing it to 2028, due to slower regulatory processes for key products like flu and ...
12 Sep, 2024, 10.25 PM IST
Sanofi gets drug regulator nod to market RSV therapy in IndiaFrench drugmaker Sanofi announced on Thursday that it has received approval from India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO...
01 Aug, 2024, 07.07 PM IST
Three viruses behind Covid-like symptoms, testing key: DoctorsIndia, which is also seeing a slight uptick in Covid cases, recorded 761 new cases on Friday and 12 deaths due to the viral disease. The nu...
06 Jan, 2024, 12.41 AM IST
China urges its people to mask up amid surge in respiratory illness across the countryChina's health ministry has confirmed that the recent surge in respiratory illnesses is caused by the flu and other known pathogens, not a ...
26 Nov, 2023, 09.05 PM IST
What is RSV affecting children this winter? Know about symptoms and treatmentRespiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV is a viral disease that infects young children. The disease shows mild symptoms but can be serious and l...
25 Nov, 2023, 01.26 AM IST
WHO asks China to give data on 'mysterious' respiratory illness in countryThe World Health Organization (WHO) has requested data on the mysterious respiratory illness spreading in northern China. The WHO has asked...
23 Nov, 2023, 11.36 AM IST
AstraZeneca gets CDSCO approval for preventive therapy for respiratory syncytial virusThis innovative therapy is indicated for prevention of serious lower respiratory tract disease requiring hospitalisation caused by Respirat...
30 Sep, 2023, 09.38 PM IST
Australia sending icebreaker to rescue stricken Antarctic researcherIcebreaker RSV Nuyina departed from Tasmania last week to rescue an unnamed individual from Casey, a research base on the frozen continent ...
03 Sep, 2023, 11.37 PM IST
Swine Flu, H3N2, Victoria, RSV: These four viruses are creating an alarming wave of respiratory Illness in IndiaRespiratory viruses such as the novel human influenza virus (swine flu), H3N2, Victoria group, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are ca...
01 Sep, 2023, 04.56 PM IST
US approves maternal vaccine to prevent RSV in infantsThe Pfizer shot, which was already approved for use in older adults, has now been greenlighted for use as a single injection from 32 throug...
22 Aug, 2023, 06.31 AM IST
US FDA approves first RSV vaccine from GSKThe approval makes GSK, which has been neck-and-neck with Pfizer in RSV vaccine development, the first company to tap into a multi-billion-...
03 May, 2023, 11.06 PM IST
GSK's RSV vaccine succeeds in late-stage trial for older adultsThe RSV vaccine is a key component of the British drugmaker's plans to boost its drug development success rate as it prepares to spin off i...
10 Jun, 2022, 01.26 PM IST
Cold virus caused 100,000 deaths worldwide in kids in 2019: LancetRSV is a major paediatric respiratory virus, that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, and hospitalises about three million children un...
20 May, 2022, 06.04 PM IST
Respiratory Syncytial Virus: What is it? Why are child cases surging in the wake of COVID-19?So why is RSV, considered a winter illness, peaking in the summer of 2021? Simply put, restrictions put in place for preventing the spread ...
29 Jul, 2021, 10.38 AM IST
Cabinet note by November on India-Bangladesh coastal shippingThe Ministry has said the modalities of coastal shipping were discussed and finalised by the two countries at a delegation-level talks with...
07 Sep, 2014, 01.19 PM IST