by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
Dec 19: 8Shares in cyber security companies climbed rapidly on Friday as investors bet that a spate of cyber attack disclosures from entities such as Microsoft Corp would boost demand for security technology. Shares in FireEye Inc, Palo Alto Networks and Crowdstrike...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
AMSTERDAM: Dutch health technology company Philips said on Friday it had agreed to buy U.S. cardiac diagnostics and monitoring firm BioTelemetry in a deal valuing the firm at $2.8 billion. Philips said it would pay $72 per outstanding BioTelemetry share in cash, in an...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
BERLIN: The secretary general of the United Nations on Friday stressed that as wealthy nations roll out the coronavirus vaccine for their citizens, the world also needs to ensure it is available for “everyone, everywhere.” In an address to Germany's...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: After several global health studies linked diabetes with severe Covid-19, Indian health experts on Friday also stressed that diabetes lowers immunity and increases the risk of infection. The experts said that Covid-19 is a condition that gets worse with...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Roughly a year into the pandemic it is clear the new coronavirus is worse than seasonal flu, and a study released on Friday outlined just how much worse, showing a death rate almost three times higher among Covid-19 patients. The research, using French national data...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Risk Management
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said that COVID-19 pandemic has spread like a wild fire in the country due to lack of implementation of guidelines and standard operating procedure (SoPs) issued to contain it. Terming it as a world war against COVID-19, the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
The first days of Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout have seen unexpected hitches including some vaccines being stored at excessively cold temperatures and Pfizer reporting potential challenges in its vaccine production, U.S. officials said on a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
LONDON, Dec 18: Speedy global delivery of COVID-19 vaccines by air and sea in ultra cold conditions will lead to a jump in cargo insurance rates and spur demand for new areas of coverage, leaving underwriters on high alert. Pharmaceutical companies normally manage the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic, Risk Management
By Paul Wiseman and Alexandra Olson It would be just a temporary precaution. When the viral pandemic erupted in March, employees of the small digital insurance firm Thimble fled their Manhattan offices. CEO Jay Bregman planned to call them back soon...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi, Dec 18: The medical technology field is recognised as a sunrise sector in India and has huge potential for growth in the country, Department of Pharmaceuticals Secretary S Aparna said on Friday. ''The med-tech sector in India is in its growth phase...
