Be vigilant about bug spray
Ticks and mosquitoes don’t care about COVID-19 safety protocols. They don’t care that people are trying to squeeze out the last moments of this restrictive summer by getting…
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Children, teens, and the safety of psychotropic medicines
Medicines prescribed for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders — known as psychotropic drugs — have largely been studied in adults. This concerns many…
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New Infectious Disease in China, Seven Dead, 60 Infected
A new tick-borne infectious disease in China has killed 7 individuals and infected 60 others, warning about the risk of infection from human-to-human. Throughout the first half of…
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Rising temperatures: How to avoid heat-related illnesses and deaths
In Boston, we believe warmer is better. Our cravings for warmth are formed in the cold, dark winter nights when the prospect of summer seems impossibly remote. But…
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Zydus Cadila declares early covid vaccine trial effective, Phase II will begin tomorrow
Zydus Cadila said today that its plasmid DNA vaccine, ZyCoV-D COVID-19, has been established in Phase I clinical trial as safe and well-tolerated. Phase II clinical trials will…
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Coronavirus Vaccine : Zydus Cadila clears Phase 1
US-based Novavax has stated that the incoming potential Coronavirus COVID19 vaccine has been showing positive results during human trials. The experimental vaccine candidate is named ‘NVX-CoV2373’. Phase 1…
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School, camp, daycare, and sports physicals: What to do in the time of COVID-19
As some youth sports teams get started again, some summer camps and daycares are opening up, and we begin to think about school (or some form of it)…
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Serum Institute gets DCGI nod for trials of Oxford vaccine
The Office of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has authorized the proposal of the Serum Institute of India for Phase II and III clinical trials…
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Why Adopting HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth is Critical Amid the Pandemic
Telehealth is critical to providing care to patients while reducing the risk of infection and transmission of COVID-19 among medical staff, patients, and family caregivers. Providers are using…
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This Bangalore based drug manufacturer to supply COVID-19 Vaccines to the UK
Bangalore’s Drug maker Wockhardt would be supplying millions of doses of multiple COVID-19 vaccines, including that have been developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, under a deal with…