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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
A woman with a walking stick walks past a sign in central Manchester as the coronavirus outbreak spreads across the world having a detrimental effect especially on older people, Manchester, Britain March 12 2020. REUTERS/Jon Super (REUTERS)

Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease

5 min read . 29 Mar 2020
A laboratory technician places a tag on a box containing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing kit at a sample collection centre in Ahmedabad. (REUTERS)

Coronavirus infections near 500,000 as health systems buckle

5 min read . 26 Mar 2020
The new service, which is free to use, has been designed to answer questions from the public about coronavirus (AFP)

WHO launches Health Alert on WhatsApp

1 min read . 22 Mar 2020
Representative image (Photo: AP)

Department of Science & Tech designs scheme for R&D on vaccines for Covid-19

2 min read . 21 Mar 2020
Photo: Bloomberg

Coronavirus: Cabinet approves relaunch of bulk drug park scheme

2 min read . 21 Mar 2020
In sub-Saharan Africa, 63 percent of people in urban areas -- 258 million people -- lack access to hand washing, according to the UNICEF figures

No soap, no water: Billions lack basic protection against virus, say UN experts

4 min read . 19 Mar 2020
AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria says it couid possibly take more than a year to develop an effective vaccine. (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

Covid-19 may become endemic: AIIMS director

2 min read . 19 Mar 2020
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. (ANI )

India using retroviral drugs for COVID-19 patients: Harsh Vardhan

2 min read . 17 Mar 2020
Photo: PTI

China approves coronavirus vaccine for clinical trials

1 min read . 17 Mar 2020
Three seriously-affected patients in the US were treated with Gilead Sciences' remdesivir and recovered albeit with some side effects (Photo: AP)

Promising remdesivir drug being tested against Covid-19 in five clinical trials

2 min read . 17 Mar 2020
A medics stands outside an isolation ward, set up in view of coronavirus pandemic, at Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad. (PTI)

How it spreads, infects: Coronavirus impact comes into focus

6 min read . 15 Mar 2020
Experts say the Indian government should give permission for seamless trials instead of phased approval for faster testing.

Serum Institute, Zydus Cadila among pharma firms in race to find virus vaccine

3 min read . 09 Mar 2020
Animal experiments can discover how the virus functions and which treatments are most effective (Photo: iStock)

Baboon troop enlisted in war against coronavirus

2 min read . 08 Mar 2020
A file photo of a government-run hospital. (Photo: PTI)

How Assam improved its maternal mortality ratio at a fast pace

4 min read . 08 Mar 2020
Tourists wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the Covid-19, visit Asakusa neighbourhood in Tokyo, Japan (Photo: Reuters)

Lower respiratory tract is the 'tipping point' when Covid-19 can be truly fatal

3 min read . 08 Mar 2020
As the virus spread globally, India began bolstering its ability to test and detect the virus. While the National Institute of Virology at Pune remains the main testing facility, the government has identified 35 additional labs for testing. (AP)

NIV scientists working 'round-the-clock' to ensure smooth coronavirus testing

3 min read . 08 Mar 2020
A file photo of health workers. (Reuters)

How offices can contain spread of COVID-19

3 min read . 08 Mar 2020
The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. (REUTERS)

Coronavirus: Five more suspected cases in Kerala, NIV Pune yet to confirm tests

3 min read . 08 Mar 2020
Delhi government has set up a task force to tackle the spread of the virus, says Kejriwal. (PTI)

Will request Centre to ban travel to virus-hit nations, says Kejriwal

2 min read . 09 Mar 2020

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