London: Artificial intelligence technology has tripled the number of UK stroke patients recovering to a point where they can perform daily activities, according to new research released on Tuesday. Early-stage analysis of over 111,000 suspected stroke patients whose care included the use of the technology found it reduced the time between being seen by a … Read more
The update includes mainly displaying the vaccinated person’s birth date on the certificate. (File) The National Health Authority (NHA) has made vaccine certificates compliant with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) specifications, detailed in its Digital Documentation of Covid-19 Certificates: Vaccination Status. The move comes after British authorities raised doubts over the format of India’s vaccination … Read more
Boris Johnson has faced unprecedented pressure from Brexit and the coronavirus outbreak since he became British prime minister in 2019. But he is again under scrutiny about revelations of lavish spending on his official apartment. Questions about who paid for the Downing Street refurbishment have focused opposition attacks on the Conservative prime minister’s long history … Read more
London: Oxford University has confirmed that one of its laboratories involved in Covid-19 research suffered cyberattack after an investigation by Forbes suggested that hackers were showing off access to a number of systems. The university on Thursday, however, said that there has been “no impact” on any clinical research. The hack is understood to have … Read more
London: Oxford University has confirmed that one of its laboratories involved in Covid-19 research suffered cyberattack after an investigation by Forbes suggested that hackers were showing off access to a number of systems. The university on Thursday, however, said that there has been “no impact” on any clinical research. The hack is understood to have … Read more
The meeting of the Subject Expert Committee of Central Drug Standards Control Organisation is scheduled to be held today to discuss Dr Reddy’s application seeking emergency use approval for Sputnik V vaccine. Covid-19 vaccine India update: The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Central Drug Standards Control Organisation is likely to meet today to take … Read more
As per reports, the spy agency said N Korean hackers tried to break into computer systems of the pharma giant for Covid vaccine details SEOUL North Korean hackers tried to break into the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in a search for information on a coronavirus vaccine and treatment technology, South Korea’s spy agency … Read more
The subject expert committee (SEC) on COVID-19 at the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) will meet soon to consider Serum Institute of India’s application for emergency use approval of its COVID19 vaccine, which is being developed in collaboration with Oxford University and pharmaceutical company Astra Zeneca. This is a developing story, more details awaited. … Read more
LONDON: AstraZeneca and Oxford University have given conflicting accounts of how they came upon the most effective dosing pattern for their COVID-19 vaccine, a rare instance of public dissension between major institutions collaborating on a pivotal project. The discrepancy, reported for the first time by Reuters, centres on the regimen administered to a smaller group … Read more
By David Gelles Many things will have to work out to end the coronavirus pandemic. Drug companies will have to develop a safe and effective vaccine. Billions of people will have to consent to vaccination. But there are more prosaic challenges, too. Among them: Companies may have to transport tiny glass vials thousands of miles … Read more