Find Covid origin or face another pandemic, US experts warnAlmost a year and half after the new pathogen was first detected spreading in a seafood market in Wuhan, China, the precise origins of the ...
31 May, 2021, 04.31 PM IST
Covid lab origin theory gains traction in United StatesThe government's position has shifted to agnosticism in recent weeks, with top pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci and Centers for Disease Contr...
26 May, 2021, 12.24 PM IST
With US now in hand, Germany's BioNTech CEO looks for more vaccine production"The baseline plan is 1.3 billion doses," Sahin said. "And we are working on an extended plan. I can't tell you at the moment what is possi...
12 Dec, 2020, 09.34 AM IST
Infectious diseases' drug research back on the radar of Big PharmaCompanies such as Gilead, Eli Lilly and Regeneron have worked on novel treatments, either from their own labs or by reviving molecules that...
26 Nov, 2020, 06.30 AM IST
US registers highest daily spike with 90,000 new COVID-19 casesThe United States set a new record for a single day spike of COVID-19, with almost 90,000 new cases registered on Thursday, according to th...
30 Oct, 2020, 07.30 PM IST
Not worth my 'time and effort': Donald Trump on daily coronavirus briefings after disinfectant gaffeUS President Donald Trump has said that his daily coronavirus press briefings are not worth his "time and effort" as the "lamestream" media...
26 Apr, 2020, 01.53 PM IST
Trump says he was "sarcastic" when talking about injecting disinfectants to treat COVID-19 patientsTrump faced intense rebuke on Thursday for his far-fetched suggestion from health experts who urged people not to listen to the President's...
25 Apr, 2020, 10.59 AM IST
How Covid-19 has made data experts the new-age social media influencersFrom Peter Kolchinsky and Michael Shellenberger to Scott Gottlieb and Anna Podolanczuk, data scientists and healthcare experts - well-known...
05 Apr, 2020, 11.06 AM IST
Ex-FDA chief Scott Gottlieb endorses use of generic drugsGottlieb, 46, who resigned in the middle of his tenure in March this year, has been tweeting to convince patients that generic drugs are sa...
16 May, 2019, 07.16 AM IST
US FDA chief’s exit could impact Indian pharmaSeveral Indian drug firms had to recall medicines after a clamp down by the US regulator.
07 Mar, 2019, 08.00 AM IST
USFDA chief supports generics made in IndiaThe Indian drug makers are finally seeing a recovery with most of their factories being cleared by the US watchdog.
26 Feb, 2019, 08.16 AM IST
US Congressmen seek briefing on contaminated drugs from India, ChinaA bipartisan group of powerful US lawmakers Wednesday sought a congressional briefing on contaminated drugs from India and China used in th...
14 Feb, 2019, 09.50 AM IST
US may dilute norm used to delay genericsThe move, if successful, is expected to help Indian companies gain easier access to the world’s biggest pharma market.
04 Oct, 2018, 12.08 PM IST
Planning to buy Apple's new smartwatch? A key feature may not work for you in IndiaThe watch's ECG feature will only be enabled for American customers later this year.
22 Sep, 2018, 06.00 PM IST
US opioid crisis hits Indian pharma companiesThe total market size of opioid-based painkillers is estimated at $24 billion, with Fentanyl and Oxycontin being some of the commonly presc...
18 May, 2018, 10.36 AM IST
Biosimilar drug by Mylan, Biocon gets USFDA approvalBiosimilar drugs are identical copy of highly complex biologic drugs that claim to have the same efficacy as that off the innovator’s versi...
03 Dec, 2017, 10.44 PM IST
Beaten-down pharma stocks hope for boost from new USFDA chiefScott Gottlieb is known to favour quicker entry of generic drugs in the market.
27 Jun, 2017, 12.03 PM IST