Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor after Trump's endorsementOhio voters have chosen their candidates for key November elections. Billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will face Dr. Amy Acton for governor. Sena...
06 May, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Bharat Biotech bets on vaccines to fight drug resistance, eyes post-Covid growthHyderabad-based Bharat Biotech is developing novel vaccines to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a significant global health threat. T...
18 Mar, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
Life after Covid turns rocky for reshaped health-care businesses like Pfizer to ModernaThe waning of the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping the healthcare industry once again. Vaccine makers and pharmacy chains are seeing a declin...
17 Oct, 2023, 03.40 PM IST
Obesity speeds up loss of immunity from Covid vaccines, increases risk of severe infection, shows new researchSeveral studies have suggested that following Covid vaccination, antibody levels may be lower in people with obesity than in the general po...
15 May, 2023, 07.24 PM IST
Experienced erratic menstruation after Covid shot? New study shows how vaccines affect period cyclesThe changes were temporary & menstruation will return to normal after one or two cycles.
22 Jul, 2022, 07.57 PM IST
Explained: How Covid vaccines work in people with different body weightsCovid vaccines may be slightly less effective in people who are underweight.
02 Jul, 2022, 04.53 PM IST
Overweight or underweight, new Lancet study reveals Covid-19 vaccine protects all body typesResearchers compared the risk of severe disease in vaccinated versus non-vaccinated people.
01 Jul, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
Dealing with asthma amid the pandemic isn’t easy. Upping vegetable intake, adding milk & eggs to your plate might helpIt is estimated that India has almost 2 crore asthma patients.
03 May, 2022, 09.02 AM IST
Not just adults, but Covid may also raise risk of diabetes in childrenThe weight gain and sedentary behavior, which have increased during the pandemic, are also risk factors for diabetes.
08 Jan, 2022, 05.08 PM IST
UK opens up COVID boosters to all over 30s in Omicron fightOn Saturday, the UK recorded another 54,073 COVID-19 infections, including 633 of the Omicron variant.
12 Dec, 2021, 05.02 PM IST
Covid-19 vaccine: C-CAMP partners Hitachi ABB for cold chain solutionsC-CAMP and Hitachi ABB Power Grids will provide portable cold-chain transport devices for Covid-19 vaccines in Bengaluru, Mysore and Chenna...
14 Jun, 2021, 10.25 PM IST
New DNA vaccine for COVID-19 effective in mice, hamsters: StudySome currently available COVID-19 vaccines rely on messenger RNA or mRNA strands to teach the human immune system to recognise the SARS-CoV...
28 May, 2021, 01.53 PM IST
Budget heading for vaccination expenditure does not inhibit Centre from using funds: Finance ministrySince expenditure on vaccine is one-off expenditure outside the normal Centrally-Sponsored Schemes of the health ministry, separate funding...
10 May, 2021, 04.17 PM IST
Lancet study says being overweight can increase severity of CovidPeople who were underweight also experienced worse outcomes from Covid.
30 Apr, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
US Senators ask vaccine companies to share supply plans for India, worldThey have suggested that the companies share their vaccine technology and manufacturing information with other companies to speed up produc...
30 Apr, 2021, 07.45 AM IST
Covid Vaccines: Sound thinking on the moveIncreasing vaccine supplies has to address increasing the supplies of vaccine ingredients. The government must fund these projects, under i...
20 Apr, 2021, 11.59 AM IST
The world’s wealthiest countries are getting vaccinated 25 times fasterAs of Thursday, 40 per cent of the Covid-19 vaccines administered globally have gone to people in 27 wealthy nations that represent 11 per ...
10 Apr, 2021, 10.05 AM IST