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Before global scrutiny, Indian spice maker MDH faced several US rejections
Before the latest scrutiny, products from MDH, a family-run Indian...
First person in US to receive pig kidney dies months after transplant
Richard "Rick" Slayman had the transplant at Massachusetts General...
Omicron: Govt extends containment measures till Dec 31 amid global concerns
While underlining that the new variant doesn't escape RT-PCR and RAT tests, Bhushan asked states and UTs to ensure adequate infrastructure and supervised home isolation, according to a health ministry. Bhalla also said that the contacts of the international travellers...
Moderna CEO says vaccines likely less effective against Omicron
Moderna Chief Executive Stéphane Bancel Bancel added that the high umber of mutations on the protein spike the virus uses to infect human cells meant it was likely the current crop of vaccines would need to be modified. Vaccine resistance could lead to more sickness...
Star Health raises Rs 3,217 cr from anchor investors ahead of IPO
Monetary Authority of Singapore, Government of Singapore, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Pte, Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte, BNP Paribas Arbitrage and Societe Generale are among the anchor investors Mumbai: Billionaire investor Rakesh...
Coronavirus pandemic could cost global tourism $2 trillion this year:UN
Despite recent improvements, the report warned that demand for travel could be further affected by "uneven vaccination rates around the world and new COVID-19 strains which had prompted new travel restrictions in some countries UN:The coronavirus pandemic will likely...
Omicron poses “very high” global risk, world must prepare -WHO
"The overall global risk related to the new variant …is assessed as very high." To date, no deaths linked to Omicron had been reported, though further research was needed to assess Omicron's potential to escape protection against immunity induced by vaccines and...
Diet more effective than drugs for anti-ageing and good metabolic health: Study
The pre-clinical study by the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre suggested the makeup of our diet could be more powerful than drugs in keeping conditions like diabetes, stroke and heart disease at bay "We all know what we eat influences our health, but this...
COVID ‘Omicron’ variant: Centre advises States, UTs to enhance genomic surveillance of incoming passengers from ‘at risk’ countries
India has categorized 16 countries including some in Europe in "at-risk" category.The countries include the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Finland, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong and Israel....
WHO reaches draft consensus on future pandemic treaty
A global agreement to strengthen pandemic prevention and responses, expected to be ready in May 2024, would cover issues such as sharing of data and genome sequences of emerging viruses, and of any potential vaccines and drugs derived from research. Member states of...
S.African doctor says patients with Omicron variant have “very mild” symptoms
"The most predominant clinical complaint is severe fatigue for one or two days. With them, the headache and the body aches and pain." The news of the new variant emerging from South Africa prompted a swift reaction from several countries, including Britain, which on...
Omicron reportedly has 30+ mutations in spike protein region, may bypass vaccines: AIIMS chief
AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria The future course of action will depend on what more data on its transmissibility, virulence and immunoescpae shows, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria said. The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia INSACOG is closely tracking the new variant...