Outlook of 2022 for the healthcare sector, Health News, ET HealthWorld
By Vijender Singh The advent of the pandemic brought about a breakthrough moment for the healthcare sector. There came a dire need to dig beneath the surface to identify gaps…
Centre warns against self-medication, steroid use, Health News, ET HealthWorld
NEW DELHI: All mild and asymptomatic Covid-19 patients, including those infected with Omicron variant of SARS-CoV2, can now isolate at home, the government said in its revised guidelines for home…
Pfizer may offer Covid antiviral drug to India at lower price for now, Health News, ET HealthWorld
Pfizer may offer its Covid antiviral drug Paxlovid at lower prices for low and middle income countries (LMICs), including India, as an interim measure as the cheaper generic versions may…
Icmr Scientists Spot Variant With S-gene Dropout Feature, Health News, ET HealthWorld
PUNE: The SARS-CoV-2’s C.36.3.1 variant carrying Omicron-like genetic variation has been identified for the first time in India, a senior scientist of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) told…
Tata Medical and Diagnostics develops kit to detect Omicron variant in RT-PCR tests, Health News, ET HealthWorld
The Tata Medical and Diagnostics has developed a kit ‘OmiSure’ that can detect the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV2 in nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal specimens during the RT-PCR tests, a senior company executive said…
India may have to wait longer for Pfizer, GSK’s Covid drugs, Health News, ET HealthWorld
There is uncertainty over the availability in India of Pfizer’s antiviral drug Paxlovid and GSK’s monoclonal antibody Sotrovimab (sold under the brand name Xevudy) – two therapies that appear to…
Why are mRNA vax effective against severe Covid?, Health News, ET HealthWorld
Washington: A team of US researchers has explored the success behind the new mRNA vaccine technology used by Pfizer and Moderna to make vaccines against Covid. The vaccines have arguably…
New drug Molnupiravir draws attention of medical fraternity, Health News, ET HealthWorld
Mumbai: As countries try to bend the surging Omicron cases, which is considered to be three times more transmissible than the Delta variant, Molnupiravir the oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19…
Indian Pharma Industry’s response to the pandemic and outlook for the new year, Health News, ET HealthWorld
by Sudarshan JainThe pandemic continues to be a challenging humanitarian crisis globally with the Omicron variant sparking new fears. With the population facing a risk to their lives and livelihood,…
Pfizer signs agreement with UK govt to supply Paxlovid to combat COVID-19, Health News, ET HealthWorld
New York : Pfizer Inc. inks an additional agreement with the United Kingdom (UK) Government to supply an additional 2.5 million treatment courses of its investigational candidate Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir [PF-07321332]…
