Researchers have examined a man in Germany who claims to have received 217 vaccinations against COVID-19 and found that his immune system was fully functional. Until now, it has been unclear what......
India registered about 12 lakh new cancer cases and 9.3 lakh deaths in 2019, becoming the second highest contributor to the disease burden in Asia for that year, according to a new study published......
Seven samples tested positive for infection caused by the mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria at AIIMS Delhi between April and September this year, while Singapore recorded the highest 172 cases in......
The lights above washing the hospital corridor with a dim glow, a frantic Jenpu Rongmei rushed to see his 12-year-old nephew Nina who had been admitted the night before with fever and body ache. He......
The vaccination drive was only one important part of India's globally recognised pandemic management and response strategy, observes Dr Vinod K Paul, member (health), NITI Aayog. IMAGE: A......
Several companies and technology heavyweights including Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce are working to create a digital vaccination passport or health passport app in the hope that governments and......
Russia's sovereign wealth fund RDIF will supply 100 million (10 crore) doses of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine to drug maker Dr Reddy's Laboratories upon getting regulatory approval in India, a......
The institute expects to complete both, phase-2 and 3 trials in India by the end of this year. Pune's Serum Institute of India (SII) is all set to start phase-2 clinical trials of the Oxford......
'Once the trials are successful in India and the UK, we are certain that COVISHIELD will be one of the first vaccines to be introduced.' IMAGE: The Reference Center for Special Immunobiologicals......
A report published in British journal The Lancet reckons India’s working population will surpass China’s in the mid-2020s. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India’s gross......
'Whether it was air quality or what, it was definitely an experience I've not had before.' IMAGE: England's Ben Stokes was seen using an inhaler during training ahead of the game against Sri......