Flu outbreak is tonic for medicine sales"Severe cough, cold, influenza infections led to the sale of medicines going up by 20-25% in February," said Rajiv Singhal, general secreta...
08 Mar, 2023, 06.48 AM IST
Hearses queue at Beijing crematorium, even as China reports no new COVID-19 deathsFollowing widespread protests, the country of 1.4 billion people this month began dismantling its "zero-COVID" regime of lockdowns and test...
21 Dec, 2022, 12.07 PM IST
Beijing braces for surge in severe Covid cases as world watches with concernThe easing coincided with a jump in COVID cases that experts say will likely gather pace through winter, with projections suggesting China ...
21 Dec, 2022, 09.07 AM IST
Pfizer study shows COVID-19 booster can be co-administered with pneumonia shotThe data provides evidence supporting the potential to administer pneumonia shot, PREVNAR 20, and the company's COVID-19 vaccine at the sam...
12 Jan, 2022, 06.19 PM IST
Risk of measles outbreak high after 22 mn infants missed first vaccine shot amid the pandemicReported measles cases fell by more than 80% last year compared with 2019.
11 Nov, 2021, 06.44 PM IST
Will COVID-19 vaccines work if I have a weak immune system?Probably not as well as they do in healthy people, but the shots should offer some protection. It's why vaccinations are still recommended ...
15 Jul, 2021, 09.54 AM IST
Five patients in Mumbai receive Rs 60,000 drug cocktail that helped Donald TrumpTwo patients in their forties took the monoclonal antibodies in Bandra’s Lilavati Hospital, two others — a 40-year-old man and a 74-year-ol...
29 May, 2021, 11.48 AM IST
Nine great apes in San Diego become first non-human primates vaccinated for Covid-19Nine great apes at the San Diego Zoo - four orangutans and five bonobos - made veterinary history in recent weeks as the world's first non-...
05 Mar, 2021, 08.53 AM IST
Vardhan launches India's first indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccine 'Pneumosil'During clinical trials, Pneumosil was found to be safe and effective in the prevention of pneumonia and based on which Pneumosil has been l...
28 Dec, 2020, 11.42 PM IST
British rapper Ty passes away at 47 from coronavirus complicationsThe hip-hop artist was admitted to the hospital with “medical complications related to Covid-19" in early April.
08 May, 2020, 12.47 PM IST
Veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura passes away at 70 from coronavirusThe actor was hospitalised in Tokyo after he developed a fever and was diagnosed with severe pneumonia.
30 Mar, 2020, 11.44 AM IST
Dilip Kumar complains of respiratory problems, hospitalisedVeteran actor Dilip Kumar was admitted to a hospital early today after he complained of respiratory problems.
16 Apr, 2016, 10.11 AM IST
Pfizer may leverage European approval to pneumonia vaccine in Indian marketNew York-headquartered pharmaceutical giant is likely to leverage its latest European approval for multi-dose vials of pneumococcal vaccine...
07 Apr, 2016, 01.01 AM IST
Bengali film maker Bappaditya Bandyopadhya no moreBandyopadhyay, who shot to fame with Kantataar on barbed wire fencing along border, had been suffering from pneumonia for the past two mont...
07 Nov, 2015, 11.21 PM IST
Human 'Ken' doll dies of cancerCelso Santebanes, who spent $50,000 to transform himself into a human version of Barbie's boyfriend Ken has died after a five-month battle ...
08 Jun, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
Pentavalent: Health Ministry panel approves pan-India coverageA key Health Ministry advisory panel has given technical clearance for scaling up introduction of pentavalent vaccine at national level, mo...
11 Oct, 2013, 09.35 PM IST
- Bharat Biotech International launches 'Comvac5' vaccine for hepatitis
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International said it has launched Comvac5, a single shot pentavalent combination vaccine for hepatitis.
03 Mar, 2009, 06.19 PM IST