Amid HMPV virus outbreak in China, three tigers and a leopard die of highly infectious avian flu H5N1 virus in NagpurThree tigers and a sub-adult leopard at Gorewada Rescue Centre in Nagpur died from avian flu H5N1. This is the first time the virus caused ...
05 Jan, 2025, 03.34 PM IST
Rx, world can't afford a relapseThe Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for global cooperation to address future pandemics. A study by AirAffinity reveals that dise...
15 Sep, 2024, 11.47 PM IST
Bird flu kills over 900 seals, sea lions in south BrazilNearly 1,000 seals and sea lions have died from bird flu outbreaks in southern Brazil. Authorities are working to isolate the deadly virus ...
11 Dec, 2023, 05.23 PM IST
World Bank President nominee Ajay Banga tests Covid positive; India meetings cancelledBanga's New Delhi visit (March 23 and March 24) is the final stop on his three-week global tour that began in Africa before progressing to ...
24 Mar, 2023, 10.46 AM IST
New theory explains why a coronavirus-flu 'twindemic' may never happenBefore the coronavirus became a global threat, influenza was the among the most common severe respiratory infections each year.
09 Apr, 2022, 04.03 PM IST
Experts say future Covid waves unlikely to have serious impact in India; some call for easing mask mandateIndia on Sunday recorded 1,761 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest in around 688 days, and 127 deaths. T
20 Mar, 2022, 02.56 PM IST
Centre asks states to restart monitoring ILI, SARI cases amid Covid surge in southeast AsiaTesting for influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) cases has been the pillars of Covid management for ...
18 Mar, 2022, 11.09 AM IST
Omicron ripping through cargo ships may exacerbate shipping woesPorts from Shenzhen to Los Angeles and Rotterdam are contending with long lines of cargo ships, while a shortage of workers and drivers are...
23 Feb, 2022, 12.56 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
How the novel coronavirus has evolved and adapted to human hostsMapping and understanding those changes to the virus is crucial to developing strategies to combat the COVID-19 disease it causes.
10 Dec, 2020, 02.08 PM IST
Dr Reddy's launches antiviral drug Avigan in India, to launch remdesivir in SeptemberIndian generic drug maker Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Wednesday announced the launch of antiviral drug Avigan (favipiravir) tablets, current...
19 Aug, 2020, 04.01 PM IST
COVID-19 in India may have originated from EU, Middle East: IISc studyThe objective of the study was to determine the genetic diversity among Indian SARS-CoV-2 viral isolates in comparison to the strains that ...
09 Jun, 2020, 04.52 PM IST
India may keep COVID-19 deaths to less than 8,000, says public health expertOn his assessment about "eventual" COVID-19 deaths in India, Professor Murthy said evidence from some models shows that nearly 80,000-100,0...
26 May, 2020, 12.48 PM IST
This country says it’s on course to wipe out Covid-19New Zealand is alone among its western peers in explicitly attempting to eradicate the virus. It adopted one of the strictest lockdowns in ...
17 Apr, 2020, 10.40 AM IST
- World tourism to rebound from crisis in 2010: UNWTO
The global tourist industry should recover strongly in 2010 after the economic crisis and the swine flu pandemic produced "one of the most ...
18 Jan, 2010, 05.48 PM IST
- Our cancer drug will be another Polycap: IA Modi
At 84, IA Modi rides horses, travels in a Rolls Royce Phantom and dreams of blockbusters. The man who was all over the global medical journ...
25 Jun, 2009, 06.04 PM IST
- Glaxo's bird flu drug to hit market next year
A bird flu vaccine for humans that uses only a very low dose of active ingredient has proved effective in clinical tests and could be mass ...
27 Jul, 2006, 12.24 AM IST