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The PfSPZ vaccine is being developed to treat the deadliest Plasmodium falciparum mosquito-borne parasite. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ebola vaccines show promise against hemorrhagic fever in new study

Report in New England Journal of Medicine is first full account of a large-scale effort to test what could be first...

12 Oct 2017 8:18 AM IST

According to research, proteins release in humans could be triggered by a pill containing a known compound named Yoda 1.

Immunotherapy, chemo mix by Merck shows extended lung cancer gains

US regulators approved drug cocktail in May but limited clinical trial data means questions remains whether it will...

8 Sept 2017 8:30 AM IST

Health industry in India lacks seamless information exchange between hospitals, labs and patients. The concept of interoperability is practically non-existent.

Antidote: Pharma cos want access to your medical history

The argument being forwarded is that you can consult with expert doctors for better treatment by using blockchain...

30 April 2018 2:39 AM IST

Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday said that legal action will be taken against Baba Ramdevs company Patanjali, if it sells their anti-corona drug in the state. (PTI Photo)

Maharashtra bans Patanjali's COVID-19 medicine 'Coronil'

Despite not having any permissions, if they try to sell the medicine or advertise, an offence will be registered against...

26 Jun 2020 10:34 AM IST

Pedestrians wearing face masks cross the street in the Ginza area in Tokyo. (AFP)

Japan struggles to find patients to enroll in clinical trials

Slowing new infections has led to a shortage of patients to enroll in trials, which are underway for more than a dozen...

24 Jun 2020 12:17 PM IST

Sun Pharma initiates phase-2 clinical trials for potential COVID-19 treatment drug. (PTI Photo)

Sun Pharma begins phase 2 trial on AQCH, a potential COVID-19 drug

The company received approval from Drugs Controller General of India for conducting the trials of phytopharmaceutical...

5 Jun 2020 3:05 PM IST

A man looks into a tent as a health worker in protective gear collects a sample for COVID-19 testing in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

Most adults infected with COVID-19 in South Africa are asymptomatic...

Majority of COVID-19 infections are going unnoticed, but enrolment process for vaccine trials has shown that far more...

11 July 2020 8:51 AM IST

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India, US to initiate clinical trials for Ayurvedic formulations...

According to the ambassador, there are at least three ongoing collaborations between Indian vaccine companies with...

9 July 2020 9:58 AM IST

In August 2020, US-based vaccine maker Novavax, Inc had announced a licence agreement with SII for the development and commercialisation of NVX-CoV2373, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, in low and middle-income countries and India. (Reuters Photo)

CDSCO seeks more data from SII, says Covovax not yet approved in...

The DCGI office had granted SII permission to manufacture and stock Covovax on May 17

28 Nov 2021 12:47 PM IST

Drugs Controller General of India Dr V G Somani along with Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau K S Dhatwalia (R) during a press conference to announce the approval of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country, in New Delhi, Sunday, Jan. 03, 2021. (PTI)

Covishield to cost Rs.200 per dose, export banned by government

The government is now in a hurry to start vaccination drive, the schedule for which will be announced soon

5 Jan 2021 7:23 AM IST

The researchers found that diABZI potently inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection of diverse strains, including variant of concern B.1.351, by stimulating interferon signalling. (Representational image)

Drug that blocks multiple coronavirus variants in mice identified

The team tested a newly-developed drug molecule called diABZI, which is currently being tested in clinical trials to...

31 May 2021 1:14 PM IST

Study rebutts claim that antidepressants do not work (Photo: Pixabay)

Antidepressants do work, says new study

Researchers say, if results are placebo effects, drugs should not outperform actual placebo trials.

19 Aug 2017 5:00 PM IST