Healthcare

Hyderabad, Jan 4: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories will launch the most affordably priced 200 mg Molnupiravir capsules, under its brand name Molflu, for Covid-19 across the country. Dr Reddy’s Molflu will be priced at Rs 35 per capsule with 10…

New Delhi, Jan 1: The Centre has urged the states and Union Territories to upgrade their health infrastructure and increase vigilance given the potential surge of Covid-19 cases in the country. In a letter dated January 1, 2022, the Union…

New Delhi, Jan 2: More than 3 lakh children enrolled for Covid vaccination as the Co-WIN portal opened for registration on Saturday for children between 15-18. According to the government portal, 3,26,591 children aged between 15-18, and…

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31: 44 more people tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Friday taking the total cases to 108 in Kerala so far, Health Minister Veena George said. Twelve people tested positive in Ernakulam, eight…

Hyderabad, Dec 28: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited on Tuesday announced that it has received emergency-use authorisation from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to manufacture and market the oral anti-viral drug Molnupiravir…

Jammu, Dec 28: Expanding its market in Jammu and Kashmir, Muscle & Strength India, country’s leading retailer of fitness supplements and nutritional products, on Tuesday has launched its store in Anantnag district. Youth Icon Prince…

Washington, Dec 26: A new research by scientists from the National Institutes of Health, the main US health research agency, found that the new coronavirus spreads throughout the human body causing systemic infection and can linger in…

Nagpur, Dec 26: The country lacks at least 4 lakh and 24000 doctors and the college started by Meghe Group in Nagpur will pave way for playing a leading role in compensating the shortfalls, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin…

Tel Aviv, Dec 27: Israel's largest medical center announced that it will begin testing the efficacy of a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose in staff with a low antibody count. Some 150 employees of Sheba Medical Center will be administered a…

India will soon have world's first nasal vaccine against Covid, and first DNA vaccine as well

Puducherry, Dec 24 (UNI) Puducherry Home Minister and BJP national executive committee member A Namasivayam on Friday said that the Puducherry unit of the BJP is taking all steps to make Puducherry a 100 percent vaccinated union territory.…

Washington, Dec 23: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized American pharmaceutical company Merck's oral antiviral for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19, the second pill approved for treating COVID-19…

Washington, Dec 23: US Vice President Kamala Harris decided to get tested for the novel coronavrius after one of her staffers was infected and the test is negative, spokesperson Symone Sanders said in a statement. “On Wednesday morning, a…

Kakinada, Dec 21:  Noted anesthesiologist and Trauma care specialist in this port city, Dr Siddha S.C. Chakrarao has been selected for awarding of the prestigious Dr AKN Sinha National Award in recognition of his medical services saving…

Chandigarh, Dec 21: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday virtually launched the free online doctor service 'Saath', started by NGO 'Seva International' in the state. Through this service, any person across the state can…

Hyderabad, Dec 21 (UNI) Doctors at SLG Hospitals, one of the leading healthcare facilities in the city, on Tuesday announced that they have successfully treated a young girl, who was suffering from a rare type of defect (called Branchial…

Berlin, Dec 19: Germany has included the United Kingdom in the high risk category amid the spread of Omicron and will introduce a temporary ban on almost all travellers arriving from the UK to Germany, the Robert Koch Institute said in a…

New Delhi, Dec 17: Hours after Delhi recorded 10 cases of Omicron variant, two more such cases were confirmed in the national capital on late Friday evening, govt sources told UNI. One of the patients is receiving treatment at a private…

Dharamshala, Dec 13: At least 13 fresh Covid 19 cases, which included 6 female persons, detected on Monday in Kangra district thus pushed the case load to 52127. Chief Medical Officer Kangra Dr. Gurdharshan Gupta told UNI that all the 13…

Moscow, Dec 13: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has discussed issues relating to the arrival of Russian medical specialists to South Africa with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor, the…