HMD is in Overdrive to produce Millions of Syringes for COVID Vaccination

New Delhi: Just as time of beginning of mass Covid Vaccination is nearing HMD (Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices), one of the largest manufacturers of Disposable Syringes, is swamped with…

Covid will soon be past episode of 21st century: Harsh Vardhan

NEW DELHI: The rapidness at which coronavirus vaccines are being developed will have a significant effect on new technologies that will help in faster drug discoveries, lowering the cost and making it…

WHO Removes Remdesivir From List of COVID-19 Medicines

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that it has suspended Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug remdesivir, which was touted as COVID-19 treatment, from its prequalification list—- an official list…

Medical Devices: Atmanirbhar Versus Burden of Whopping Import Bill on India

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi’s invocation of Atmanirbhar Bharat (self reliant India) after depletion of Indian economy due to COVID catastrophe has led to great churning in country’s every domain.…

US FDA Approves First At-Home Coronavirus Test

Emeryville : The first COVID-19 diagnostic at-home self-test that provides rapid results has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Tuesday. The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One…

After IPL, Dubai becomes Venue for 9000 Free Diabetes Tests

Dubai: Aster Volunteers, the CSR arm of Aster DM Healthcare is launching a Diabetes Awareness Week from 17thNovember onwards, in association with Abbott, Aster Hospitals & Clinics and Medcare Hospitals…

Herd Immunity May Come Before Covid Vaccine Goes Off The Shelf: AIIMS Director

New Delhi : AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria in an interview to IANS said we may reach a stage down the line where we may have a good amount of immunity,…

Tobacco Free India: The struggle is on against formidable enemy

Mumbai: The war against Tobacco and its perpetrators is uphill. The tobacco lobby which promotes this deathly substance is formidable and intimidating. Yet there are individuals and organizations which are…

UK orders health service to be ready for vaccine by December

LONDON: The British government has asked the National Health Service to be ready to deploy any COVID vaccine from the start of December and it will then roll it out, starting with the most…

India In Talks With All Covid Vaccine Manufacturers, Domestic And Foreign: Health Ministry

New Delhi : A day after Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced more than 90 per cent efficacy of their potential vaccine for the coronavirus, the health ministry on Tuesday said…