HIV

Sep 07, 2021

Pfizer’s RSV Vaccine enters in the late-stage of clinical trials  As the battle to get an effective Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine on the market heats up, Pfizer is launching a critical late-stage study of its experimental vaccine against a severe version of a cold virus that may cause pneumonia ...

Feb 02, 2021

Horizon Therapeutics Bolsters its Rare Disease Portfolio in a $3B Viela Bio Buyout Horizon Therapeutics has announced to acquire Viela Bio for about $3.1 billion to augment its portfolio and pipeline of treatments for rare diseases. The shares of Viela Bio skyrocketed more than 52% in premarket trading after the...

Aug 12, 2020

Infectious diseases or communicable diseases are one of the leading causes of death worldwide. These diseases are spread by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi. Infectious diseases possess greater risk as these diseases can easily transfer from human to human or by other modes....

Jul 14, 2020

Merck Collaborates with Dewpoint Therapeutics to Cure HIV with Condensates   Merck has forged a collaboration with Boston-based Dewpoint Therapeutics to treat HIV using Dewpoint’s proprietary platform for condensate-based drug discovery.Under the terms of the agreement, Dewpoint is eligible for receiving ...

Apr 01, 2020

Telemedicine is one of the fastest-growing domains in the healthcare industry. Telemedicine is the practice of providing healthcare services like evaluation, diagnosis and treatment to the patients using telecommunication technology where both the healthcare provider and patient are present at different locations. ...

Jan 20, 2020

HIV infection has become a global health burden, has claimed over 32 million lives so far since the very first case of AIDS was reported in 1981. According to a report put forward by the WHO, HIV prevalence was reported to be around 37.9million by the end of 2018.  However, HIV has grown to pandemic proport...

Jan 08, 2020

Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica is commonly known as Medical marijuana or cannabis (cannabinoids) are prescribed by physicians to their patients, to treat diseases, conditions or to relieve pain or symptoms. As per the National Institute of Health, Marijuana or cannabis is used for the treatment of ailments for ...

Aug 07, 2019

The Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases have grown to pandemic extents since the first case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was reported in 1981. CDC estimates that approximately 1.1 million people in the U.S. are living with HIV today. About 15 per cent of them (1 in 7) are unaware of their infec...

Jul 31, 2019

In a survey conducted by WHO, globally, 37.9 million people were tested positively living with HIV in 2018. Out of which, 62% (23.3 million) of the people were receiving antiretroviral treatment by the end of 2018. WHO, in addition to all the other Health organizations are working towards achieving the WHO/UNAIDS 9...

Jul 04, 2019

EU approves the use of Libtayo for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), in a move to make cancer drugs available to common man, has issued guidelines regarding the funding of Libtayo (cemiplima). Libtayo, co-developed by Sanofi and Regeneron, was granted...