ET Awards: Cyrus Poonawalla reflects on SII’s mission of affordable vaccines and saving lives worldwideCyrus Poonawalla began Serum Institute of India in 1966 with a goal to make India self-reliant in healthcare. His vision was to provide aff...
27 Apr, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Pet dog bites off owner's ear in Bihar amid public uproar over SC's decision to send all strays in Delhi-NCR to sheltersIn Gopalganj, Bihar, Sandeep Kumar suffered a shocking incident when his recently acquired pet dog bit off his ear. Kumar, attempting to pr...
12 Aug, 2025, 06.16 PM IST
Man dies after bat bite in Australia; what is Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABLV), which is 100% fatalA man in New South Wales has died from Australian bat lyssavirus. He was bitten by a bat months ago. This is the state's first confirmed ca...
03 Jul, 2025, 12.13 PM IST
Drug deals: 8 doctors, 50+ pharma firms under microscope for unauthorised trials at Ahmedabad hospitalA preliminary inquiry revealed that eight doctors and an associate professor at V S Hospital in Ahmedabad allegedly collaborated with over ...
20 Apr, 2025, 03.32 PM IST
SC to hear PIL seeking right to passive euthanasia for rabies patients on MondayThe Supreme Court will hear a PIL on the right to passive euthanasia for rabies patients, filed by NGO All Creatures Great and Small. The N...
08 Feb, 2025, 11.15 AM IST
Rabies: Is it curable, what are the first signs, what happens in case of infection. Here is all you should knowThere is no known cure for rabies once severe symptoms appear. Prompt medical attention is crucial after a dog bite, including cleaning the...
10 Sep, 2023, 02.26 PM IST
'Don't fall ill': Sri Lanka doctors warn of drug shortageSri Lankan doctors are giving advice to the patients to not fall ill or get into accidents as the country's economic crisis leaves its heal...
13 Jul, 2022, 02.57 PM IST
'Don't fall ill': Sri Lanka doctors warn of drug shortageThe South Asian island nation lacks the money to pay for basic imports like fuel and food, and medicine is also running out. Such troubles ...
13 Jul, 2022, 11.58 AM IST
'Don't fall ill': Sri Lanka doctors warn of drug shortageThe South Asian island nation lacks the money to pay for basic imports like fuel and food, and medicine is also running out. Such troubles ...
13 Jul, 2022, 07.44 AM IST
Three local cos working on antibody drugs for CovidBharat Serums, Intas Pharma and Biological E along with ICMR are working on antibody therapies for Covid-19 in India.
13 Oct, 2020, 11.59 PM IST
ICMR, Biological E develop purified equine antiserumThe therapy works like plasma therapy. However, the blood plasma is obtained from animals — from horses, in this case — that have recovered...
02 Oct, 2020, 07.18 AM IST
States raise Covid-19 concern to check stubble burningEven though much of the stubble of wheat is used as animal fodder but farmers resort to open field burning to get rid of the leftover stalk...
04 May, 2020, 10.30 PM IST
Bharat Biotech's subsidiary Chiron Behring launches anti-rabies vaccine“In our ongoing commitment to address the supply shortages of rabies vaccine, we are making additional investments to increase production c...
13 Nov, 2019, 10.02 PM IST
China launches nationwide action after faulty rabies vaccineHealth institutions and disease control centres across China are providing consultation services for people who received rabies vaccines ma...
10 Aug, 2018, 05.13 PM IST
Rabishield: First fast-acting anti-rabies drug set for India launchRMAb has been developed by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) and US-based Mass Biologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical...
24 Feb, 2016, 12.51 PM IST
BJP attacks Nitish Kumar government over alleged medicine scamLeader of Opposition told reporters in his chamber that the government was running away from a CBI probe into the purchase of medicines for...
05 Aug, 2015, 03.47 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear case against withdrawal of drug price capThe National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) had on September 22, 2014 withdrawn a May, 2013 circular that capped the prices of the...
10 Oct, 2014, 06.29 AM IST