Health

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Zafar Mirza says the government is ensuring sufficient supplies of remdesivir for critical Covid-19 patients. He in a statement said the Drug Regulatory Authority of […]

Bombardier’s (BBDb.TO) chief executive said on Thursday the Canadian company has held “well-advanced” talks with Alstom (ALSO.PA) over remedies as it pursues regulatory approval for the sale of its rail division to the French giant. […]

The World Health Organization said Monday that the coronavirus pandemic situation i worsening around the globe, warning against complacency. “Although the situation in Europe is improving, globally it is worsening,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus […]

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza has urged public to use surgical or homemade cloth masks in crowded places rather than wearing N-95 mask. The PM took to Twitter saying, […]

Horseshoe crabs’ icy-blue blood is set to remain the drug industry’s standard for safety tests after a powerful U.S. group ditched a plan to put on an equal footing a synthetic substitute pushed by Swiss […]

Oral hygiene, or the lack of it, is an issue that is often swept under the rug during Ramazan. People generally avoid using toothpastes during Ramazan thanks to the fear that they might ingest it […]

Initial tests in mice of a potential Covid-19 vaccine delivered via a fingertip-sized patch have shown it can induce an immune response against the new coronavirus at levels that might prevent infection, US scientists said […]

Nails are formed within the nail bed just beneath where the U-shaped cuticles begin. As long as the nail bed remains intact, nail biting isn’t likely to interfere with fingernail growth. In fact, some research […]

A nutritional awareness campaign is about to start in various districts, involving community-based promotion of adequate health and nutrition practices. This campaign would focus on the importance of toilet use and hand washing with soap, […]

Biogen Inc (BIIB.O) on Tuesday made a surprising reversal on its Alzheimer’s treatment with plans now to seek U.S. regulatory approval, after data from more patients in two discontinued studies showed that the drug improved […]