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The company says its stents are made of biodegradable material, and are an alternative to the traditional metal stents (Bloomberg)

Expert panel to review Meril’s price exemption bid for stent

2 min read . 30 Jan 2019
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Hospitals resist standard rates for covid treatment

5 min read . 09 Jul 2020
The research said a molecule in humans called the Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, or ACE2, which act as doors that allow the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, into cells, are lesser in number in children's lungs than in adults. (AP)

Decoded: How lung, immune system in kids protect from severe covid-19

2 min read . 09 Jul 2020
The research adds to recent studies which also found the disease can damage the brain. (REUTERS)

Scientists warn of potential wave of coronavirus-linked brain damage

2 min read . 08 Jul 2020
Companies across the world are racing to develop a vaccine for coronavirus, including those in India. (Photo: Twitter@BharatBiotech)

India's coronavirus cases per million lowest in the world, says health ministry

1 min read . 07 Jul 2020
Moderna and other vaccine developers are working with the US NIH and the FDA, along with networks of immunologists and other vaccine experts tasked by the NIH to help oversee trial design (Photo: AP)

Covid-19 vaccine: Moderna spars with US scientists over human trials

8 min read . 07 Jul 2020
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Compounds that halt reproduction of Covid-19 virus identified

1 min read . 07 Jul 2020
A file photo of a plague hospital in the late 19th century. (Photo courtesy: Wellcome collection)

WHO doesn't see bubonic plague in China as high risk

1 min read . 07 Jul 2020
The survey said 24 countries reported having either a critically low stock of ARVs or disruptions in the supply of these life-saving medicines.. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Covid-19 put 73 countries at risk of running out of HIV drugs: WHO

2 min read . 07 Jul 2020
Suspected coronavirus positive patients being brought in an ambulance at MMCH hospital, in Guwahati. (ANI)

Months of trial and error in the ICU offer clues on how to save covid patients

5 min read . 07 Jul 2020
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (REUTERS)

WHO reviewing report urging new guidance over airborne spread of coronavirus

2 min read . 07 Jul 2020
A file photo of World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (REUTERS)

73 countries at risk of running out of HIV drugs due to Covid-19: WHO

1 min read . 07 Jul 2020
WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan. (Reuters)

Covid-19 vaccine highly likely by 2021: WHO

2 min read . 07 Jul 2020
Shares of the Regeneron Pharmaceuticals were up 3.6% at $645 in trading before the bell (Photo: Bloomberg)

Regeneron begins COVID-19 antibody cocktail late-stage trial

1 min read . 06 Jul 2020
A file photo of a bubonic plague hospital in late 19th century. (Photo courtesy: Wellcome collection)

China's Inner Mongolia on high alert after reported case of bubonic plague

1 min read . 06 Jul 2020
Photo: AP

Aug 15 target for covid vaccine launch 'unfeasible': Indian Academy of Sciences

2 min read . 06 Jul 2020
A healthcare worker collects swab sample from a woman for COVID-19 testing in Guwahati on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

Covid-19 tests in India cross one-crore mark

1 min read . 06 Jul 2020
Covid-19: Picture of refrigerated blood plasma. (AFP)

When coronavirus 'steals' your sense of smell

3 min read . 06 Jul 2020
Each participant was asked about any wheezing, asthma, or symptoms of allergic rhinitis, such as a runny nose and sneezing. (iStock)

Asthma, allergies more common in teens who stay up late: Study

3 min read . 06 Jul 2020
The WHO has said the coronavirus disease spreads primarily from person to person through small droplets from the nose or mouth, which are expelled when a person with COVID-19 coughs, sneezes or speaks (Photo: Reuters)

Is coronavirus airborne? Hundreds of scientists say 'yes'

1 min read . 05 Jul 2020

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