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Explained: Why are some medications taken in the form of pills and others as injections?

Pharmaceutical scientist Tom Anchordoquy explains that drugs are designed to enable patients to take their prescribed medications in the right amount and at the right time. Apart from active drug, medications also include “inactive ingredients” that enhance flavour and other qualities of a drug

'Antiviral medicines may shorten monkeypox virus symptoms, reduce contagious phase'

In the Lancet study, the researchers also reported detection of monkeypox virus in blood and throat swabs

SII's COVID-19 vaccine Covovax now available for children in India: Adar Poonawalla

SII's CEO Adar Poonawalla said the vaccine is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'vision of providing yet another vaccine to protect our children'

Corbevax, Biological E's COVID-19 vaccine, gets DCGI's emergency use authorisation for children aged 5-12

The DCGI has also given restricted emergency use authorisation to Covaxin, manufactured by Hyderabad based pharmaceutical company - Bharat Biotech, for children between 6 and 12 years

India logs 2,541 new COVID-19 cases, 30 deaths in last 24 hours; active cases rise to 16,522

As many as 1,862 patients recuperated from COVID-19 in the country in the last 24 hours, increasing the total recoveries to 4,25,21,341. The country's recovery rate is now at 98.75 per cent

Adding extra layer of safety, says Mansukh Mandaviya on extension of precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine to all above 18

Central Government on Friday announced that precaution dose will now be available to all above 18 years of age from 10 April at private vaccination centers

World Kidney Day: Simple exercises kidney patients should put in their healthy routine

One of the popular myth for patients with kidney conditions is about ‘no exercises’ but however a regular non-exhaustive exercise for a short period like 15 to 20 minutes is advisable.

Mumbai adds 1,312 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths; positivity rate increases to 4.47%

New cases declined for the tenth straight day in the financial capital. On Thursday, 1,384 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths had been reported. Also, Dharavi recorded zero new cases on Friday after a gap of over a month, officials said

Wuhan scientsts warn of new coronavirus NeoCov with high death rate, say 'one in three infected may die'

While NeoCoV was discovered in bat population in South Africa and has only been known to spread among these animals, a new unpeered study published as a pre-print on the bioRxiv website discovered that NeoCoV and its close relative PDF-2180-CoV can infect humans

NeoCov, new kind of coronavirus that spreads among bats, may pose threat to humans in future, warn Wuhan scientists

The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study recently posted on the preprint repository BioRxiv, shows that NeoCov is closely related to the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), a viral disease first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012

All pandemics settle with less frequent oscillations, says Dr Gagandeep Kang on how long will COVID-19 continue

In a conversation about the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Dr Gagandeep Kang, senior virologist and professor at CMC–Vellore, said that while the worst of the Omicron-fuelled surge may be behind, existing vaccines need to be refined to offer better protection

World can end COVID emergency this year, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

To do so, countries need to work harder to ensure equitable access to vaccines and treatment, track the virus and its emerging variants, and keep restrictions in place, he warned

Sharad Pawar tests positive for coronavirus; no cause for concern, says NCP chief

Pawar, 81, also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi called to enquire about his health and extended good wishes to him

Mumbai sees 2,550 new COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths; recovery rate at 96%

A statement from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's health department said that 84 per cent or 2,142 of the 2,550 new patients are asymptomatic

Delhi reports 9,197 fresh COVID-19 cases, 34 deaths; positivty rate drops to 13.32%

The number of daily cases in Delhi has been declining after touching the record high of 28,867 on 13 January. It has taken just 10 days for cases to drop below the 10,000-mark

COVID-19: Complete thought given to school reopening decision, says Maharashtra minister Rajesh Tope

Talking to reporters in Jalna on Sunday, Tope said opening of schools was necessary for the development of children and it is not right to keep them at home for long

Omicron News Updates: Schools across Maharashtra to reopen for all classes from 24 Jan, says Varsha Gaikwad

Omicron News LIVE Updates: The decision comes in the wake of cases rising across the state, 43,697 cases on Wednesday, and ebbing in the city of Mumbai