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Inspection at ESIC hospital, medical stores in Noida, 9 medicines sampled

Officials said all collected samples have been sent for testing. (Shutterstock)

Published on Jun 21, 2025 06:20 am IST

Four arrested in connection with death of Barnala villager

Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of Baljinder Singh alias Gandhi whose body was found on the Barnala-Mansa road on June 8, deputy superintendent of police Satvir Singh said on Thursday. (Representational image)

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Published on Jun 13, 2025 08:48 am IST

Jason Biggs snorted cocaine from a stranger’s trash during drug addiction days

Jason Biggs became famous after starring in American Pie

Published on Jun 09, 2025 03:52 pm IST

FSDA realises ₹1.04 cr fine from adulterators in Lko from April to Sept

The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) in Lucknow collected 460 samples of various food items, leading to significant legal actions (Pic for representation)

Updated on Oct 25, 2024 07:22 am IST

10 million Covid+, but India on recovery road

A health care worker collects swab sample of the passengers at Dadar station in Mumbai on Friday.

Updated on Dec 19, 2020 07:04 am IST

Donald Trump stays on sidelines as coronavirus vaccine injections begin

President Donald Trump speaks, with a flag behind him, during a campaign rally at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, US.

Published on Dec 18, 2020 04:57 pm IST

Top US officials expected to get Covid-19 vaccine this week

Nurse Frank Baez administers the Covid-19 vaccine to Tara Easter, a nurse manager of the hospital's medical ICU, at NYU-Langone Hospital on Monday.

Updated on Dec 15, 2020 01:37 am IST

US set for first Covid-19 shots as shipments begin arriving

US Marshalls walk on the tarmac Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, while guarding the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines as they are transferred from a truck to a UPS cargo jet at Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, Mich.

Published on Dec 14, 2020 07:57 pm IST

US Covid-19 vaccine near, but deaths rising by 9/11 proportions each day

A mock vial of the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is shown during a staff vaccine training session at UW Health in Madison, Wisconsin, US on December 8, 2020.

Updated on Dec 11, 2020 09:23 pm IST

Beware of Covid-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approval

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 file photo, healthcare workers perform tests in a tent at a drive-thru Covid-19 testing site in Antwerp, Belgium.

Updated on Nov 30, 2020 05:32 pm IST

Top Chinese vaccine maker seeks govt nod to market Covid-19 shots

An employee answers questions from the public near samples of a Covid-19 vaccine produced by Sinopharm subsidiary CNBG are displayed during a trade fair in Beijing on September 6.

Updated on Nov 25, 2020 06:37 pm IST

Three drugs identified as possible therapeutics for Covid-19 by UTHSC researchers

The finding is a product of work by researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Centre collaborating with those at the University of New Mexico.

Updated on Nov 23, 2020 07:14 pm IST

Coronavirus: What does emergency use of a Covid-19 vaccine mean?

FILE PHOTO: A researcher works in a lab run by Moderna Inc, who said November 16, 2020 that its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, in an undated still image from video. (Representational)

Updated on Nov 21, 2020 10:13 am IST

Europe’s new drug agency head warns of vaccine safety challenges

Positive results won’t “remove the need to monitor very carefully these new vaccines, particularly the first couple that seem to be coming through,” Emer Cooke.

Updated on Nov 16, 2020 06:03 pm IST

Moderna expecting to announce results of Covid-19 vaccine by end of month

A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Therapeutics, which is developing a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Published on Nov 12, 2020 09:12 am IST

China Alzheimer drug seeks global legitimacy with U.S. trial

The trial’s launch underscores the little-known Chinese drugmaker’s ambition to seek global legitimacy for its therapy.

Updated on Nov 05, 2020 03:42 pm IST

Astrazeneca cleared by US regulators to resume vaccine trial

Trials of the Astra-Oxford vaccine resumed weeks ago outside the U.S., in countries including the U.K., South Africa and Brazil.

Updated on Oct 24, 2020 01:59 am IST

324 kg cottage cheese worth ₹58,000 seized in Barwala near Chandigarh

Officials from the food and drugs administration, Panchkula, and the Haryana chief minister’s flying squad examining cottage cheese seized at Barwala in Haryana.

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Updated on Oct 14, 2020 12:04 am IST

Antibody drugs are no cure but seem promising for Covid-19

The medicines are still in testing; their safety and effectiveness are not yet known.

Updated on Oct 09, 2020 06:30 pm IST

Moderna says Covid-19 vaccine unlikely to be ready before US election: Report

The company’s experimental vaccine is among the leaders in the race to develop a safe and effective vaccine to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.

Updated on Oct 01, 2020 12:16 pm IST

Regeneron says its Covid-19 treatment reduces viral levels, improves symptoms

Trial results for the first 275 patients showed the greatest effect in those who had not yet mounted their own immune response prior to treatment.

Published on Sept 30, 2020 05:23 am IST

Pfizer CEO says US could get Covid shot before year-end

Bourla’s assurances come just as Pfizer and BioNTech have expanded the number of clinical trial participants they’re seeking in order to include more people with diverse backgrounds.

Updated on Sept 14, 2020 07:02 am IST

Pfizer, BioNTech propose expanding Covid-19 vaccine trial to 44,000 volunteers

Drugmakers racing to develop a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine pledged in July to ensure their larger clinical trials would include diverse sets of volunteers.

Published on Sept 13, 2020 10:04 am IST

US floats idea of early approval for eventual vaccine

Three Western drugs makers are well along with their Phase 3 clinical trials, involving tens of thousands of participants.

Published on Aug 31, 2020 05:26 am IST

Consumer alert: Concerns rise as hand sanitizers sold in water-juice-vodka bottles flood the US

FDA warns against hand sanitizers looking like drinks sold the in US

Updated on Aug 28, 2020 05:13 pm IST

Rapid USD 5 coronavirus test doesn’t need specialty equipment

The size of a credit card, the self-contained test is based on the same technology used to test for the flu, strep throat and other infections.

Updated on Aug 27, 2020 03:20 pm IST

Covid-19 pandemic: Oxford coronavirus vaccine data could go to regulators this year

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken April 10, 2020.

Updated on Aug 25, 2020 02:50 pm IST

Anthony Fauci says rushing out a vaccine could jeopardize testing of others

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, declined to comment on the president, but said there are risks in rushing out a vaccine despite the urgent need.

Published on Aug 25, 2020 08:14 am IST

Twitter suspends Donald Trump Junior’s account over purported coronavirus cure

After an adviser to Trump Jr. reported the suspension, Twitter issued a statement saying the move was not permanent, but that the tweet “requires deletion because it violates our rules (sharing misinformation on Covid-19), and the account will have limited functionality for 12 hours.”

Published on Jul 28, 2020 08:32 pm IST

US revokes emergency use of malaria drugs vs coronavirus

The decades-old drugs, also prescribed for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, can cause heart rhythm problems, severely low blood pressure and muscle or nerve damage.

Published on Jun 15, 2020 09:40 pm IST

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