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Covid As Catalyst

The impact of Covid-19 on healthcare shows that 70–80 percent people responded positively towards at-home-care settings across consul­tations, diagnostics, day-care services, and in-patient care.

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Zydus Cadila Gets USFDA Nod To Market Mineral Supplement

The company said the newly approved medication will be manufactured at the group's formulation manufacturing facility at the special economic zone (SEZ), Ahmedabad.

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Multiple Challenges Crippling Healthcare in India: Sangita Reddy

The hospitals that were already financially fragile over the past few years have been stressed with the unplanned investments for COVID-19 preparedness and response; and have seen their revenues topple due to a 60-80 per cent decline in patient footfalls, leading to estimated operational losses of Rs 4500 crore per month

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Living On The Edge?

With excessive light shed upon the fact that people with a low immune system, or senior citizens are more likely prone to getting infected by Covid-19, it can be said that they are literally living dangerously.

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Safety First

The Covid-19 vaccine candidate Covaxin, developed by ICMR and Bharat Biotech, is currently in Phase I/II human trials and is being tested at 12 institutes across India.

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Gilead To Buy Cancer Drugmaker Immunomedics For $21 Billion

Gilead's offer will be funded with $15 billion in cash on hand, and through $6 billion in newly issued debt, according to the drugmaker.

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Drug Controller Issues Show Cause Notice To SII Over Vaccine Testing

The Covid-19 vaccine search has led to a hiccup in the process where a UK participant reportedly developed reaction during the trials. Serum Institute of India responds saying it cannot comment on UK trials

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AstraZeneca Pauses Coronavirus Vaccine Trial As Participant Illness Investigated

Germany's Leukocare, which is working on a vaccine similar to AstraZeneca's but at an earlier stage, agreed that safety issues are likely to crop up in large trials.

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