COVID-19: How The RAT Can Help

'Serial testing is much more valuable than a single test which reflects just a point in time.' IMAGE: A healthcare worker collects a swab sample for a rapid antigen test in Kolkata, January 7,......

COVID-19 second wave: Delays in RT-PCR tests

While there is a shortage of testing kits, manpower and capacities, India does not have other scalable testing options, report Vinay Umarji and Sohini Das. IMAGE: A medical worker collects the......

Hurricane Laura kills 6, causes widespread destruction in US

-- More than 800,000 homes and businesses are without power in Texas and Louisiana as of Thursday morning -- Laura's 150mph winds made it the strongest hurricane to strike the US this year and in......

With over 85k cases, US has most Covid cases in world

Over 16,000 confirmed cases were reported in a single day in the United States on Thursday as the total number of COVID-19 patients soared to 85,088, the highest for any country, according to data......

Despite cap on pricing import of medical devices rises

The growth in imports was led by product categories such as diagnostic items, ultra-sonogram machines, MRI and ECG apparatus, syringes with needles, suture needles, digital thermometers, malaria......

Desi medical devices firms fight global cos with aggressive pricing

Welcome to India's medical devices companies which are successfully locking horns with global giants, whether in India or abroad. Surajeet Das Gupta reports. Photograph: Robert Pratta/Reuters.......

6 major companies found manufacturing 'substandard' drugs

  Six pharma majors were sent seven alerts last financial year At least six major pharmaceutical companies, including Cipla, Ipca Labs, Alkem Labs, Morepen Labs, Abbott and Sanofi were found......

Drugs ban: These are the worst hit brands, companies

Govt bans brands with annual sales worth Rs 3,728 crore. Image: Companies likely to be most affected are Pfizer, Abbott and Macleods Pharma. Photograph: Reuters     The government has......