by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 13, 2021 | Facts, Health, Non-Life, Policy
WASHINGTON: Medicare on Monday launched a formal process to decide whether to cover Aduhelm, the new Alzheimer's drug whose $56,000-a-year price tag and unproven benefits have prompted widespread criticism and a congressional investigation. A final decision...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Technology
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced its new electric vehicle (EV) policy with an aim of making such vehicles achieve 10 per cent share of total registrations by 2025. The new policy, which has updated the one announced in 2018, was released by Additional...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
ISMAILIA: The Ever Given container ship that had blocked the Suez Canal in March left Egyptian waters at 4 a.m. local time following inspections at Port Said, a canal source said on Tuesday. Ship tracker MarineTraffic showed the Ever Given to be underway in the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 13, 2021 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
The World Health Organization wants everybody to wear masks, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says vaccinated people often don’t need to wear them. So whom do we listen to? Virus experts and public health researchers also offer mixed...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
LONDON: Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) showed no antiviral activity in hospitalised patients with Covid-19 in Norway, according to a study published on Tuesday. While HCQ is used to prevent or treat malaria, Remdesivir is sold as an antiviral drug. The...
