What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola as cases outpace responseA rare Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly in Congo and Uganda. The Bundibugyo virus has no approved treatments. Health workers face challe...
31 May, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
What to know about the Bundibugyo virus, a species of Ebola causing an outbreak in CongoA rare Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Congo, with over 200 deaths, lacks specific treatments or vaccines, complicating response efforts. Whil...
29 May, 2026, 06.56 PM IST
Ebola vaccine update: Russia claims a breakthrough; Oxford researchers, Serum Institute of India aim to begin trial in 3 monthsA new Ebola vaccine developed by Russian scientists shows promise against the current outbreak strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...
27 May, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
Louisiana primary election results: Republican Bill Cassidy becomes first elected U.S senator to lose re-nomination since 2012. What does this mean for Donald Trump's midterm polls?Bill Cassidy is the first elected U.S. senator to lose re-nomination since 2012. Former Republican Senator Richard Lugar was the last elect...
17 May, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
Louisiana primary election results, winners: Can sitting Republican Senator Bill Cassidy win against Donald Trump-backed candidate Julia Letlow?Bill Cassidy Louisiana primary election results: Republican Senator's vote in favor of convicting Donald Trump after his 2021 impeachment o...
17 May, 2026, 01.58 PM IST
Hantavirus scientists were close to vaccine but ran out of moneyScientists in Chile developed antibodies that successfully neutralised the deadly Andes hantavirus in lab and animal studies, raising hopes...
14 May, 2026, 06.53 AM IST
Is Hantavirus the next COVID-like threat? Experts explain the real risks & warning signs you should never ignoreHantavirus Outbreak: A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sparks Covid-19 comparisons. Experts clarify hantavirus is distinct, with limit...
12 May, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
US market today: Pfizer posts strong first-quarter, sees boost from recent legal winsPfizer reported higher-than-expected sales and profit on Tuesday and said a patent extension for its Vyndamax heart drug and a recent favor...
05 May, 2026, 09.04 PM IST
Moderna stocks: MRNA shares jump in US Stock market today after pharma giant surpasses Wall Street estimatesModerna had earlier posted a loss of $2.52 per share a year earlier, while analysts expected a loss of $3.96 per share.
01 May, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
DCGI gives nod for phase 2/3 trials of Biological E's Covid vaccine on those aged between 5 & 18The phase 2 and 3 clinical trials have be conducted as per approved protocol titled 'A Prospective, Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo contr...
02 Sep, 2021, 10.11 PM IST
SC notice to Centre, others on plea seeking disclosure of data on Covid vaccine clinical trialsWhile hearing the plea, the bench referred to the problem of “vaccine hesitancy” in the country and asked advocate Prashant Bhushan, who wa...
09 Aug, 2021, 12.43 PM IST
People who participated in Covid vaccine trials will get CoWIN certificates: Health MinistryResponding to a question if people who participated in clinical trials of vaccine will be given certificate by CoWin, Joint Secretary in th...
27 Jul, 2021, 10.01 PM IST
Recruiting trial volunteers for future Covid vaccines may get difficult: CEPIRegulators around the world should be prepared for this by adapting to a pooled network of biomarkers to approve vaccines, the organisation...
06 Feb, 2021, 06.57 AM IST
Phase 3 trial of Covaxin to begin in Haryana on Nov 20, Anil Vij offers to be first volunteerBharat Biotech had on Monday said the Phase 3 trial of Covaxin will involve 26,000 volunteers across 25 centres in India and is being condu...
18 Nov, 2020, 05.07 PM IST
Covid-19 vaccine deliveries on ice as AstraZeneca awaits trial dataAstraZeneca said on Thursday it was holding back deliveries while it awaits the data from late-stage clinical trials in order to maximise t...
05 Nov, 2020, 05.40 PM IST
AstraZeneca resumes vaccine trial in Japan, in talks with U.S.Several global trials of the vaccine, AZD1222, were put on hold last month after an unexplained illness in a study participant. While most ...
02 Oct, 2020, 01.50 PM IST
Fighting the Covid battle: India gets sites ready for Phase-3 vaccine trialsCurrently India has six different vaccine platforms that target different mechanism, and each have benefits of their own mostly in terms of...
20 Jul, 2020, 07.01 PM IST