What COVID-19 therapies are available in US?The U.S. recently added two new weapons to its small arsenal against the coronavirus: pills that patients can take at home to treat COVID-1...
24 Dec, 2021, 08.36 PM IST
USFDA approves COVID antiviral pill molnupiravir for emergency useThe USFDA also said the drug should be given for whom alternative COVID-19 treatment options authorized by the FDA are not accessible or cl...
23 Dec, 2021, 08.53 PM IST
Pfizer pill becomes 1st US-authorized home COVID treatmentData from Pfizer's clinical trial showed its two-drug antiviral regimen was 90% effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths in pati...
22 Dec, 2021, 11.58 PM IST
Pfizer confirms COVID pill's results, potency versus omicronThe Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon rule on whether to authorize Pfizer's pill and a competing pill from Merck, which was ...
15 Dec, 2021, 06.45 AM IST
Pill 88% effective if given early, says PfizerFinal results of Paxlovid demonstrated reduction of hospitalisation or death by 89% among high-risk patients treated within three days of s...
15 Dec, 2021, 06.28 AM IST
Final US hurdle for Merck's COVID-19 pill: FDA panel reviewIf authorized, Merck's pill would be the first that U.S. patients could take at home to ease symptoms and speed recovery, a major step towa...
30 Nov, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
Pfizer says antiviral pill cuts risk of severe COVID-19 by 89%Pfizer said it plans to submit interim trial results for its pill, which is given in combination with an older antiviral called ritonavir, ...
06 Nov, 2021, 09.08 AM IST
UK authorizes Merck's coronavirus pill, the first shown to be effective at treating COVID-19The pill was licensed for adults 18 and older who have tested positive for COVID-19 and have at least one risk factor for developing severe...
04 Nov, 2021, 04.14 PM IST
These are the stocks to watch as Covid enters its next phaseThe first pill to treat Covid-19 is on its way and vaccine producers are rolling out booster shots in wealthy countries. For investors, the...
09 Oct, 2021, 01.36 PM IST
What you need to know about Merck’s new COVID treatment medicineThe pills are meant for people who are sick with COVID but are not in the hospital.
02 Oct, 2021, 04.32 PM IST
Merck to seek emergency approval for experimental pill that cuts worst effects of coronavirusIf cleared, Merck's drug - molnupiravir - would be the first pill shown to treat COVID-19, a potentially major advance in efforts to fight ...
02 Oct, 2021, 03.48 PM IST
Baba ka Dhaba owner Kanta Prasad attempts suicide, admitted to hospital"Kanta Prasad, 80-year-old owner of 'Baba Ka Dhaba' was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital last night. He was brought in an unconscious condit...
18 Jun, 2021, 03.30 PM IST
Oral drug effective against Covid in hamsters, now in final stages of human trials: StudyScientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US and the University of Plymouth in the UK found that MK-4482, also called ...
19 Apr, 2021, 07.47 PM IST
Scientists believe coronavirus may increase risk of blood clots in pregnant womenThe virus aggravates the risk of blood clots and strokes associated with oral contraceptive pills.
30 Jul, 2020, 04.00 PM IST
Lilly Wachowski unhappy with Elon Musk & Ivanka Trump over 'Matrix' red pill tweet, slams duoWachowski was seemingly unhappy with the Twitter interaction between Musk and Ivanka.
18 May, 2020, 03.54 PM IST
Explainer: Why are malaria pills being used against coronavirus?Studies are underway in a number of countries, including China, France and the United States, to see whether the pills - chloroquine and hy...
25 Mar, 2020, 07.07 PM IST
Investing in times of high market volatility makes you more money; here’s howInvestment made at a time when VIX is on a high typically made more money
02 Mar, 2020, 12.34 PM IST