The gatekeeping that has left India flying blind in its fight against the CoronavirusIndia struggled to curb the world’s fastest coronavirus surge this summer, and public health experts are warning that the country is ill pr...
India's most purchased drugs in the last decade are for cardiac ailments, diabetesAt around Rs 21,000 crore annually, cardiac medication forms the biggest therapy of drugs being bought by Indians today. A decade ago, it w...
Indians spent Rs 15,000 crore on immunity boosters in a yearData from the All India Organisation of Chemists & Druggists (AIOCD) showed that in the June 2020-May 2021 period, Indians bought Rs 1,220 ...
What is 'black fungus' that is hitting India's COVID-19 patients?The following lays out information about mucormycosis, opinions from health experts and the scientific evidence behind what could be drivin...
Most patients who recover from coronavirus retain antibodies for at least 5 months: StudyWhile most studies so far have found that antibodies to the novel coronavirus go away quickly, this new study conducted at the Icahn School...
Stadiums, schools now on the radar to isolate ‘mild’ casesState's looking to take over stadiums, clubs and schools as quarantine centres.
Bare-metal stents not inferior to costlier drug-eluting ones: Norwegian studyThe observation comes at a time when India has decided to clamp price controls on stents and the govt is engaged with stakeholders in a rag...