Call to accelerate hepatitis testing, cure The World Health Organisation has urged policymakers, health care providers and political and civil society leaders in the South-East Asia Region and globally to accelerate hepatitis testing and treatment, recognising that everyone, everywhere has just 'One life' and 'one liver' - the theme of this year's event. Nepal 29 Jul, 2023
African scientists baffled by monkeypox cases in Europe, US African scientists baffled by monkeypox cases in Europe, US World 20 May, 2022
UK scientists look to repurpose existing antiviral drugs for COVID British researchers want to repurpose existing antiviral therapies to treat COVID-19, the University of Oxford said on Friday, in an attempt to sidestep lengthy development processes through readily available drugs. Health 04 Feb, 2022
Trump reports 'no symptoms,' returns to downplaying virus WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, said to be making progress in his recovery from COVID-19, tweeted his eagerness to return to the campaign trail even as the outbreak that has killed more than 210,000 Americans reached ever more widely into the upper... Women 07 Oct, 2020
Extreme bacteria could save us from next flu pandemic: research KATHMANDU: Researchers at Nazarbayev University and the Research and Production Centre of Microbiology and Virology in Almaty, Kazakhstan say that viruses are becoming more and more resistant to antiviral drugs but the solution could be bacteria living... Mobile & Apps 06 Aug, 2020
'Desperation science' slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs Desperate to solve the deadly conundrum of COVID-19, the world is clamoring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste. The ironic, and perhaps tragic, result: Scientific shortcuts have slowed understanding of the... Mobile & Apps 08 Jul, 2020
Sex workers lack food for taking HIV drugs during COVID-19 KIGALI: As the coronavirus spreads in Africa, it threatens in multiple ways those who earn their living on the streets — people like Mignonne, a 25-year-old sex worker with HIV. The lockdown in Rwanda has kept many of her customers away, she said,... Women 04 Jul, 2020
Worldwide�coronavirus�cases�cross 10.34 million, death toll over 505,000 At least 10,344,778 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 505,300 have died, a Reuters tally showed. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were... Women 30 Jun, 2020
Russia rolls out first approved COVID-19 drug as infections pass 500,000 MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday rolled out a drug approved to treat patients suffering from the novel coronavirus, its state financial backer said, as the number of infections there surpassed half a million. The first deliveries of the new antiviral... Women 11 Jun, 2020
India's Glenmark to study potential COVID-19 drug combination BENGALURU: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd said on Tuesday it will begin a new clinical trial in India to test a combination of two anti-viral drugs, favipiravir and umifenovir, as a potential COVID-19 treatment. The study will look to enroll 158... Women 26 May, 2020
Gates, other charities pledge $125 mln towards COVID-19 treatments CHICAGO: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and two other large charities on Tuesday pledged up to $125 million to help speed the development of treatments for the fast-spreading coronavirus, which the World Health Organization said on Monday... Women 10 Mar, 2020
No peak in sight as China reports 5,000 new coronavirus cases China says mainland cases rise by 5,090, 121 new deaths Japan reports first death, third outside mainland China Trump lauds China's response, top adviser more critical BEIJING/SIHANOUKVILLE: China's coronavirus outbreak showed no sign of... Women 14 Feb, 2020
