Banglore-based health tech startup Kenko Health has raised $12 million in its Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital India.... Feb 16
And not associated with lessening risk of relapse among former smokers ... Feb 11
In an effort to end the COVID-19 pandemic the World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked the 55 wealthiest countries to raise $23 billion in ... Feb 10
New York City-based healthcare startup Jasper Health has raised $25 million in its Series A funding round.... Feb 03
The WHO said the $600 million scheme would enable low- and middle-income countries to close the dramatic gap in testing for the new coronavirus... Sep 29
According to Johns Hopkins University, the number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide has topped 1 million, with over 33 million confirmed cases and more than ... Sep 29
An estimated 80 000 people in Spain are infected with hepatitis C but have not received lifesaving direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drugs... Sep 28
This work was undertaken as part of the “Just for you†initiative which was adopted by Al Qassimi Hospital in a bid to mitigate patients’ ... Sep 24
That mutation is associated with a higher viral load among patients upon initial diagnosis, the researchers found.... Sep 24
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this week that Britain was seeing a second wave of Covid-19, and introduced new restrictions for millions of people ... Sep 21
California's worst-ever wildfires, which began a month ago and have blanketed the state with a nearly unrelenting layer of dense smoke, have affected ... Sep 19
The UN health agency said that the pandemic had exposed health workers and their families to "unprecedented levels of risk".... Sep 18
This year's report shows that most countries, particularly poorer ones, have made steady gains in improving health and education prior to the pandemic.... Sep 17
The report said the "widest-ranging catastrophe" - the one that has hit every country regardless of the actual spread of the disease - is economic.... Sep 16
As part of the expanded agreement, Serum Institute will also manufacture the antigen component of the vaccine dubbed NVX-CoV2373.... Sep 16
The amount of revenue lost between January and June is "around five times the loss in international tourism receipts recorded in 2009", World Tourism Organisation ... Sep 16
So far, 92 lower-income nations are seeking assistance via the COVAX facility, part of the WHO's ACT Accelerator... Sep 14
The US government should end the shortage of the antiviral drug remdesivir by eliminating Gilead’s monopoly, says a report from Public Citizen, a national ... Sep 12
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is the world's largest single vaccine buyer, procuring more than 2 billion doses of various vaccines annually ... Sep 07
A WHO report on efforts by Mauritius to curbs COVID-19... Sep 05
New Zealand’s early success in controlling coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been described as “crushing the curveâ€... Sep 04
The report, "From Insights to Action: Gender Equality in the wake of COVID-19", said that the gender poverty gap will worsen further still in ... Sep 03
The European Commission said on Monday that it would contribute to an initiative led by the World Health Organization to buy COVID-19 vaccines... Sep 01
The antiviral drug, which helped shorten the hospital recovery time in a U.S. trial, has been at the forefront of the battle against the ... Aug 11
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