How to protect yourself from norovirus, COVID-19, flu and RSVWinter brings increased flu, COVID-19, norovirus, and colds. To protect yourself, wash hands frequently, clean surfaces, and avoid touching...
13 Jan, 2025, 02.10 PM IST
HMPV Virus: How deadly is this virus? China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention sheds light on fatality rateChina's CDC addresses the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) outbreak, stating it typically causes common cold symptoms but can lead to severe re...
06 Jan, 2025, 05.30 PM IST
Viral footage from China raises red flags: Could HMPV be spreading to India?With a recent rise in Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases across China, particularly among children, social media posts have led to growing ...
05 Jan, 2025, 09.08 PM IST
Nothing to be alarmed, take general precautions: Director-General of Health Services amid HMPV outbreak in ChinaDr. Atul Goel, Director-General of Health Services, assures the public that there is no need for alarm regarding the Human Metapneumovirus ...
04 Jan, 2025, 11.24 AM IST
Covid-19 back in headlines again. Coronavirus cases, hospitalisations rise sharply in USUS President Biden has tested positive for Covid. Recently, Bllywood star Akshay Kumar was diagnosed with Covid. Surge in cases reported ac...
18 Jul, 2024, 09.16 AM IST
Sanofi plans to launch 1 or 2 products in India every yearSanofi prioritizes the Indian market, focusing on diabetes, consumer health, and innovation. With a strategic shift under Hrosz's leadershi...
02 Apr, 2024, 12.46 AM IST
AstraZeneca bets on licencing deals, public-private partnerships for India growthBritish-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca is set to launch 15 new products in India from 2023 to 2025, focusing on oncology, cardiovascular, re...
09 Mar, 2024, 12.53 AM IST
AstraZeneca targets 2024 growth but mixed views hit sharesIn almost a decade since AstraZeneca fended off a takeover by U.S. rival Pfizer, CEO Pascal Soriot has rebuilt the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker'...
09 Feb, 2024, 12.15 AM IST
GSK boosts respiratory portfolio with $1.4 bn Aiolos Bio dealGSK will pay $1 billion upfront and up to $400 million in certain success-based regulatory milestone payments. It will also make milestone ...
09 Jan, 2024, 05.43 PM IST
China urges its people to mask up amid surge in respiratory illness across the countryChina's health ministry has confirmed that the recent surge in respiratory illnesses is caused by the flu and other known pathogens, not a ...
26 Nov, 2023, 09.05 PM IST
What is RSV affecting children this winter? Know about symptoms and treatmentRespiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV is a viral disease that infects young children. The disease shows mild symptoms but can be serious and l...
25 Nov, 2023, 01.26 AM IST
Swine Flu, H3N2, Victoria, RSV: These four viruses are creating an alarming wave of respiratory Illness in IndiaRespiratory viruses such as the novel human influenza virus (swine flu), H3N2, Victoria group, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are ca...
01 Sep, 2023, 04.56 PM IST
US approves maternal vaccine to prevent RSV in infantsThe Pfizer shot, which was already approved for use in older adults, has now been greenlighted for use as a single injection from 32 throug...
22 Aug, 2023, 06.31 AM IST
Who is MSNBC health columnist, Dr Esther Choo? her statement Thanksgiving 'should be cancelled' sparks rowThanksgiving should be cancelled "for so many reasons," according to Dr Esther Choo, who also suggested moving Christmas and some other win...
26 Nov, 2022, 05.02 PM IST
AstraZeneca may not stay in vaccines, but CEO has no COVID regretsSoriot was tasked with turning around a troubled AstraZeneca - hit by a string of key patent losses and a spate of clinical trial failures ...
23 Aug, 2022, 09.43 PM IST
World Pneumonia Day: Weak lungs, poor immune system can increase Covid severity in adultsGlobally, pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children under five.
12 Nov, 2020, 02.08 PM IST
UK firm declares positive results from clinical trial of COVID-19 protein treatmentSynairgen said its SNG001 formulation uses a protein called interferon beta, which the body produces when it gets a viral infection, and is...
20 Jul, 2020, 03.26 PM IST