France’s decision at the height of the pandemic to suspend the work contracts of doctors, nurses and other health workers who refused to take a COVID-19 vaccination, was highly controversial. Paris: France’s public health authority Haute Autorite de Sante (HAS) on Thursday eased its vaccination […]
Bipolar depression is harder to treat than mania. Treatment remains a significant challenge as anti-depressants may worsen clinical outcomes, point out experts. Bengaluru: Do you feel ecstatic and energetic, or sad and fatigued on some days for no reason? Extreme swings in mood and energy […]
The Dublin, Ohio-based drug distributor has been in talks with advisers to examine interest in the unit, which makes radioactive agents and drugs that doctors use to diagnose and treat diseases such as cancer, the report said. Cardinal Health Inc is exploring a potential sale […]
According to officials, India also introduced a daily regimen for first-line treatment of tuberculosis in 2017, harmonizing the regimens in the public and private sectors which helps harness universal access to TB care. New Delhi: India becomes the first country to develop its own mathematical […]
Researchers and medical experts attribute the rise in sale of dermatology products to the increase in incidents of hair loss and skin infections triggered by post-COVID complications, conditions triggered by pollution, weather change and even lifestyle factors. Dermatology, skin care, and cosmetic products are flying […]
A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an ‘IT security incident’ at Sun Pharma whose effect included breach of certain file systems and the theft of certain company data and personal data, the drugmaker said in a stock exchange filing. Pharmaceutical industries is set to […]
As per experts, the rise in COVID cases is happening most likely due to the newly-detected COVID XBB 1.16 variant. The XBB 1.16 variant was first identified in January when two samples tested positive, and in February, a total of 59 samples were found. So […]
COVID cases have seen a rise in the country lately, including in the national capital, which reported 153 new cases on Sunday. A mock drill was conducted in this regard to analyze the preparedness in case of a steep rise in COVID cases. New Delhi: […]
Around 35 per cent of our confirmed TB cases were incidentally detected, that is they were part of a non-TB group of patients: Dr Mangala Gomare Mumbai has boosted the detection of tuberculosis in the city in the last two years even among those with […]
The company had filed a patent for Fumarate salt of bedaquiline in 2008 to extend its patent till the end of 2027. It was under review by the patent office. The strategy is called patent evergreening used by companies to keep the prices high as […]