by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Technology
Mumbai: Startup Pharmeasy on Friday announced acquiring established diagnostics chain Thyrocare Technologies in a deal worth over Rs 6,300 crore, including buying the controlling stake from its 62-year-old founder A Velumani. Pharmeasy's parent company API...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Travel booking app ixigo said on Friday its vaccine slot finder tool clocked over three lakh user subscriptions for slot availability notifications since the launch last month. At the same time, with second wave of Covid-19 pandemic ebbing and several states relaxing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic, Technology
Researchers have developed a non-invasive and low-cost method that can accurately and rapidly detect Covid-19 using samples taken from the screens of smartphones. The researchers from University College London (UCL) in the UK analysed swabs from mobile screens rather...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Beijing: Antibodies triggered by two Chinese COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against the Delta variant compared with other strains but the shots still offer protection, a Chinese disease control researcher told state media. The Delta variant of the new...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
Washington: Drugs targeting the gene MAGEA3 may help block the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of primary liver cancer and one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in the country, new research found. The conclusion of the new...