IIIT-Delhi researchers develop innovative tool to combat AMR – ET HealthWorld

IIIT-Delhi researchers develop innovative tool to combat AMR – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: The Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) has achieved global recognition, with its research team winning the prestigious Innovation Award at the 2024 AMR Surveillance Data Challenge. The award-winning project, AMROrbit Scorecard, was spearheaded by Prof Tavpritesh Sethi and Jasmin Kaur. It was chosen from 56 entries across 27 countries in the … Read more

Blockchain in Pharma Unleashes a New Era of Trust and Efficiency – ET HealthWorld

Blockchain in Pharma Unleashes a New Era of Trust and Efficiency – ET HealthWorld

In the ever-evolving landscape of pharmaceuticals, where precision, safety, and trust are non-negotiable, blockchain technology emerges as the beacon of a revolutionary transformation. Beyond its cryptocurrency origins, blockchain is poised to redefine lifescience businesses, reshaping processes from the laboratory to the global supply chain. As per a Gartner report, blockchain’s business value in the pharmaceutical … Read more

Q4 Results Roundup: How Kalyan Jewellers, Tube Investments, Pfizer India, Karur Vysya Bank fared

Q4 Results Roundup: How Kalyan Jewellers, Tube Investments, Pfizer India, Karur Vysya Bank fared

Tube Investments, Pfizer and Kalyan Jewellers have announced their fourth quarter results today. Here is a look at what these companies reported during the January-March period. Tube Investments Tube Investments standalone net profit jumped as much as 84% to Rs 251 crore during the March quarter, compared with Rs 136 crore in the corresponding quarter … Read more

U.S. CDC says true clinical risk ‘very unlikely’ after report of early signal of Pfizer bivalent COVID shot’s link to stroke

U.S. CDC says true clinical risk ‘very unlikely’ after report of early signal of Pfizer bivalent COVID shot’s link to stroke

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP A safety monitoring system flagged that U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech’s updated COVID-19 shot could be linked to a type of brain stroke in older adults, according to preliminary data analysed by U.S. health authorities. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and … Read more

Pfizer India launches app to ease, fast-track enrollment to its patient access programmes – ET HealthWorld

Pfizer India launches app to ease, fast-track enrollment to its patient access programmes – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: With an aim to broaden access to Pfizer’s innovative drugs to patients, the company launched ‘Pfizer PAP India’—a mobile application designed to ease and fast-track enrollment to Pfizer’s Patient Access Programmes (PAP). The mobile application, available on both iOS and Android platforms, is designed to support patients who would like to be a part … Read more

China health app starts online sales of Pfizer’s Paxlovid for COVID treatment – ET HealthWorld

China health app starts online sales of Pfizer’s Paxlovid for COVID treatment – ET HealthWorld

Beijing: A Chinese healthcare platform has started selling Pfizer‘s oral COVID treatment pill Paxlovid in what appears to be the first retail sale of the drug in the country, as China braces for a surge in COVID patients. The medication sold out just over half an hour after the listing was reported in the media, … Read more

US stock market: S&P 500, Nasdaq snap losing streaks after jobless claims rise

US stock market: S&P 500, Nasdaq snap losing streaks after jobless claims rise

The S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday, snapping a five-session losing streak, as investors interpreted data showing a rise in weekly jobless claims as a sign the pace of interest rate hikes could soon slow. Wall Street’s main indexes had come under pressure in recent days, with the S&P 500 shedding 3.6% since the beginning … Read more

Large Study Confirms COVID Vaccines Safe for Pregnant Women

Large Study Confirms COVID Vaccines Safe for Pregnant Women

Aug. 11, 2022 – Pregnant women should feel confident that Pfizer’s and Moderna’s vaccines against COVID-19 are safe, according to a large new study published today. In fact, pregnant vaccinated women had lower odds of a significant health event, compared with nonpregnant vaccinated women, after both doses of either mRNA vaccination, the researchers reported in … Read more