HEALTH

Men have 30 pc higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than women: Study

As the virus resurges, mental health woes batter France

2:55 pm December 1, 2020

Rouen: The panicked 22-year-old is led to Consultation Room No. 2, with its easy-mop floor and honeycombed meshing over the window. Behind her, the psychiatric emergency ward’s heavy double doors — openable only with a staff member’s key — thud shut. With anxious taps of her white sneakers, she confides to an on-duty psychiatrist how […]

Sweden acknowledges India’s role as ‘pharmacy of world’; says focusing on deeper ties in S&T

7:41 pm November 29, 2020

New Delhi: Acknowledging India‘s role as the “pharmacy to the world”, leading European nation Sweden said it is focusing on expanding bilateral cooperation in the areas of health and life sciences in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Swedish Ambassador Klas Molin also said Sweden and India stand “firmly and unequivocally” in the fight against terrorism […]

In process to apply for emergency use licensure for COVID-19 vaccine: Adar Poonawalla

10:23 pm November 28, 2020

New Delhi: Vaccine major Serum Institute of India (SII) on Saturday said it is in the process of applying for an emergency use licensure for the AstraZeneca-Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate in India in the next two weeks. Addressing a virtual press conference on the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the company’s Pune facility, Serum Institute […]

Rollout of Sputnik-V COVID vaccine in Prayagraj soon

Russian vaccine Sputnik V has efficacy of over 95 per cent: RFID CEO

6:51 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi: The Russia-developed Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus has been found to be over 95 percent effective, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF ) Kirill Dmitriev said on Tuesday. In a virtual conference from Moscow, Dmitriev said Sputnik V is not only “one of the most effective” but also among the “affordable” vaccines in the world. The Sputnik V vaccine has been […]

More than half of 20-year-olds in India’s metros likely to develop diabetes in lifetime: Study

12:22 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi: More than half of men, and nearly two thirds of women currently aged 20 years in India could develop diabetes in their life time, with most of those cases likely to be type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. The research, published in the journal Diabetologia, estimated the probability of a metropolitan Indian of […]