Plasma therapy trial shows positive results: Kejriwal (Ld)
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the initial results of the plasma therapy used on four coronavirus patients...
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BHU wants clinical trial of drug to cure COVID-19
Varanasi, April 24 (IANS) The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) wants to carry out a clinical trial of immunity-boosting ayurvedic drug ‘Fifatrol’ to check its efficacy...
US FDA approves plasma therapy trial, Amazon grants $2.5 million
New York, April 24 (IANS) The US health regulator Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to the Columbia University to launch clinical trials...
First patients injected in UK vaccine trial
London, April 24 (IANS) The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford. Two volunteers were injected, the first of...
Baird analysts find gaps in positive results from remdesivir trial
San Francisco, April 17 (IANS) After shares of pharmaceutical major Gilead Sciences surged following a media report that the company’s antiviral drug remdesivir showed promise...
Clinical trial of plasma enrichment technique in few days: Kejriwal (Ld)
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday that the city has got the Central government’s approval to carry out...
Aus company to begin 1st human trial of COVID-19 vaccine
Canberra, April 16 (IANS) An Australian company has called out for volunteers in the country’s first human trial of a COVID-19 vaccine, expected to take...
Russia spy trial opens for ex-US marine: Report
Moscow, April 14 (IANS) The trial of a former US marine accused of spying has begun behind closed doors in Moscow, 16 months after his...
US starts clinical trial of HCQ for COVID-19 treatment
Washington, April 10 (IANS) A clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug, for the treatment of adults hospitalized with...
DRDO installs disinfection chamber at AIIMS on trial basis
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) In the ongoing fight against COVID-19 pandemic, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has installed its newly developed full...
Trial in Britain for cell therapy treatment of Covid-19
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast are leading a UK-wide clinical trial, offering an innovative cell therapy treatment for Covid-19 patients...
Anti-malarial drug trial against COVID-19 to be used in Detroit hospital
Washington, April 6 (IANS) The anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine will be used in a trial covering 3,000 patients at a hospital in Detroit, Michigan, and the...
Now, ICMR to go for Covid-19 therapeautic trial with WHO
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) With coronavirus wrecking havoc across the globe including India, a therapeutic trial for Covid-19 is on the cards. The Indian...
WHO to launch second Solidarity Trial for coronavirus vaccine
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday, said that it is soon going to launch a second protocol for the...
University of Pittsburgh reports successful COVID-19 vaccine trial
New York, April 3 (IANS) As governments the world over frantically look for a treatment for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of...
Johnson & Johnson plans to start human trial of COVID-19 vaccine by Sept
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) US-based global healthcare company Johnson & Johnson on Monday announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate, adding that it...
Oxford University to recruit 500 volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trial
London, March 28 (IANS) Researchers at the University of Oxford are looking for over 500 healthy volunteers to test if their vaccine, called ‘ChAdOx1 nCoV-19’,...
Oxford invites 500 volunteers for Covid-19 vaccine trial
London, March 28 (IANS) Researchers at the University of Oxford have sought over 500 healthy volunteers to test the efficacy of their vaccine, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19,...
India to participate in solidarity trial of coronavirus vaccine: ICMR
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Indian Council for Medical Research said on Friday that India is likely to participate in the solidarity trial of...
Sanitizer takes life of an under trial prisoner in Kerala
Palakkad (Kerala) March 26 (IANS) In a bizarre case of a suspected ‘suicide’, an under trial prisoner in Kerala’s Palakkad jail on Thursday died after...