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12 Gir lions recover from infection, return to the jungleEleven Asiatic lions have died in Gir National Park. A tick-borne parasitic infestation, babesiosis, is suspected as the main cause. Forest...
Stock picks of the week: 6 stocks with consistent score improvement and upside potential of up to 29%At a time when there are so many headwinds for the markets, it is tough to imagine that things can get better. But sentiment is a fickle th...
Merck & Co to create a separate cancer unit as patent cliff loomsMerck & Co is restructuring by splitting its drug division into two separate businesses. The change is designed to spotlight its fastest-gr...
Who is Jay Bhattacharya, US' new National Institutes of Health directorDr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor against Covid lockdowns, is set for a Senate confirmation hearing to lead NIH. His nomination is...
Do you really need that antibiotic?Swallowing an antibiotic is like carpet-bombing the trillions of microorganisms that live in the gut, killing not just the bad but the good...
Over 20% Covid-infected people taking Paxlovid experience viral rebound: StudyA study by researchers at Mass General Brigham hospital in Boston found that one in five COVID-infected individuals treated with antiviral ...
India doing fine, do not expect surge in cases due to Omicron's sub-variants XBB, BF.7: VirologistBF.7 is a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant BA.5 and has the strongest infection ability since it is highly transmissible, has a shorter i...
'Disinformation and political ideology’ hampered Covid response, says Dr Anthony Fauci in farewell essayDr Anthony Fauci stated that political divisiveness hampered US' response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
WHO report: 74% of Global Deaths are due to non-communicable diseasesThe WHO released a report titled "Invisible Numbers", stating that 74 percent of deaths worldwide are due to NCDs or Non-Communicable Disea...
Universal Health Coverage Day: Follow these simple steps to help your body keep Omicron awayPhysical activity is essential for maintaining good health and a strong immune system.
No scientific evidence in country underlines need for Covid-19 booster dose: ICMR's Dr Samiran PandaDr Samiran Panda who is the head of the Epidemiology and Infectious diseases division at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said...
With 2,700 geese dead, Himachal Pradesh takes steps to check spread of bird flu to poultryRapid response teams have started collecting samples of poultry from surveillance zone in a 10-kilometer radius from the periphery of the l...
Pfizer, Moderna testing their vaccines against UK coronavirus strain"Based on the data to date, we expect that the Moderna vaccine-induced immunity would be protective against the variants recently described...
Singapore studies COVID-19 pregnancy puzzle after baby born with antibodiesThe ongoing study among the city-state's public hospitals adds to international efforts to better understand whether the infection can be t...
FM Nirmala Sitharaman wants to eradicate TB by 2025: Know causes, symptoms & treatment of the diseaseTuberculosis is among one of the biggest risks in India, and kills 1.5 mn people every year.
Daiichi shuts India R&D divisionThe R&D division was one of the last assets of the Japanese drug maker in India after it sold its generic pharma business of Ranbaxy to Sun...
Ebola can transmit through organ donationExperts explained how simple assessments of donors can help ensure that the organ supply is safe, while having little impact on the donor p...
HC concludes hearing on Italian tourist death caseThe PIL was filed by a social organisation alleging that the foreign tourist died in the Hospital due to negligence in treatment and care.
- Ranbaxy transfers R&D unit to Daiichi Sankyo
Ranbaxy Laboratories has transferred its research division for new drugs to Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo turning Ranbaxy into a pure generic drug...
- Roche to tap tissue diagnostic biz here
Roche Diagnostics India, a wholly-owned arm of Swiss pharma and diagnostics major F Hoffmann-La Roche, plans to expand its India footprint ...