HMPV and COVID-19: Similarities, differences, and is there a vaccine?The outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has raised international alarm, evoking comparisons to the COVID-19 pandemic that pro...
07 Jan, 2025, 04.23 PM IST
HMPV reaches India: Is there a vaccine to combat the virus spreading across the world?Union Health Ministry confirmed two cases of Human Metapneumovirus in India, with infants diagnosed in Bengaluru. Both are recovering. The ...
06 Jan, 2025, 05.29 PM IST
What is HMPV? Its symptoms, transmission and prevention explainedHuman Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that has recently gained attention due to an outbreak in China. It causes respiratory i...
06 Jan, 2025, 05.27 PM IST
What's HMPV and its symptoms: How to know if you are infected, how to diagnose itHMOV Symptoms: An outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has raised global concerns. India is also monitoring the virus. Symptom...
06 Jan, 2025, 12.50 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
Quad-demic threat in US: Mask mandate returns as winter viruses surge. What should you do to prevent it?Quad-demic threat has been looming across the US as winter viruses have seen a massive surge. The surge in infections have forced the autho...
03 Jan, 2025, 03.36 PM IST
Winter warning: Killer lung virus emerges as tripledemic fears grow; here's all you need to know about itHealth experts warn of a tripledemic this winter due to increased cases of RSV, flu, and COVID-19. RSV, which is particularly dangerous for...
21 Oct, 2024, 10.55 PM IST
Pfizer Q1 Results: Co lifts profit view on cost cuts, smaller drop in PaxlovidPfizer lifted its annual earnings forecast on Wednesday and reported a first-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates, boosted by cost cu...
01 May, 2024, 07.54 PM 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
Pfizer shares sink after it resets 2024 Covid expectationsRevenue from Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine and treatment, which peaked at $57 billion in 2022, are now expected to be $8 billion in 2024, a fur...
13 Dec, 2023, 10.53 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
Unlike Pfizer, Moderna can meet 2023 COVID forecast, analysts sayModerna, the COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer, is poised to meet its 2023 sales target as it taps into the private market. Analysts suggest th...
01 Nov, 2023, 04.00 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
Respiratory Syncytial Virus: What is it? Why are child cases surging in the wake of COVID-19?So why is RSV, considered a winter illness, peaking in the summer of 2021? Simply put, restrictions put in place for preventing the spread ...
29 Jul, 2021, 10.38 AM IST
India, Bangladesh ink pact to enhance bilateral tradeThe SOP has been framed as per the terms and conditions of the Agreement on Coastal Shipping and both the countries have agreed to its prov...
15 Nov, 2015, 04.00 PM IST
Cabinet's nod to coastal shipping between India, BangladeshThe government today approved a pact on coastal shipping between India & Bangladesh to facilitate cargo movement between both the nations.
30 May, 2015, 02.59 PM IST