Wall Street stocks opened higher amid reaction to developments regarding the use of Gilead Sciences' antiviral drug remdesivir as a potential new treatment for Covid-19 patients. Gilead Sciences said on Wednesday that preliminary results of a coronavirus drug trial showed at least 50% of patients treated with a five-day dosage of remdesivir improved and more than half were discharged from the hospital within two weeks. Later Wednesday, White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said NIAID's remdesivir drug trial, which enrolled about 800 patients, showed quite good news and that the drug would set a new standard of care for Covid-19 patients.

Total 23 issues of 33 industry category of Topix index were in positive territory, with Mining, Securities & Commodities Futures, Iron & Steel, Real Estate, Nonferrous Metals, and Glass & Ceramics Products issues being notable gainers, while Electric Power & Gas, Other Products, Air Transportation, Information & Communication, and Foods issues were notable losers.

Investor sentiment around the world was brightened by Gilead Sciences Inc.'s announcement that preliminary results of a coronavirus drug trial showed at least 50% of patients treated with a five-day dosage of remdesivir improved and more than half were discharged from the hospital within two weeks. Later Wednesday, White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said NIAID's remdesivir drug trial, which enrolled about 800 patients, showed quite good news and that the drug would set a new standard of care for Covid-19 patients. Globally, the coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 3.1 million and taken at least 226,771 lives, according to data compiled by John Hopkins University.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought life to a screeching halt for many, but those with serious ailments such as blood disorders have been pushed to the edge with their lives now hanging by a thread in the absence of necessary medical interventions. Sonia Ghakkar, a Gurgaon resident, had been desperately looking for help, as her husband, a leukemia patient, waits for bone marrow transplant (BMT). "About two months ago, my husband was diagnosed with leukemia. Bone marrow transplant is his only chance of survival. We have sought permission from the health ministry for transport of blood stem cells, but to no avail. The match cannot reach the hospital under the present circumstances," she said. Stem cell transplant is the only cure for many patients suffering from blood disorders. According to a hematologist, it takes months, sometimes years, to find a donor, and many "high-risk" patients have limited time left. Transplants have come down to a meager 20 per cent nationwide, as most ...

'Unless he engages with the darkness within, unless there is remorse for what happened within his rule, I don't think he is going to be my leader,' says filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt in his forthright style.

The smart-card driven CORE-PDS system demonstrates the feasibility of introducing portability in social security systems without the use of biometrics. A student team from IIT Delhi surveys Fair Price Shops in Raipur district following the new system to assess how it has been faring.

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भारतीय एयरटेल ने प्रीपेड ग्राहकों के लिए (Airtel prepaid recharge) रिचार्ज कराने के तीन नए ऑप्शन दिए हैं, जिसमें ATM, ग्रोसेरी (Grocery) और मेडिकल स्टोर (Pharmacy) शामिल है.

अगर आपको किसी काम के लिए लॉकडाउन में कैश की जरूरत पड़ती है और आपके पास कैश नहीं है तो घबराए नहीं. हम आपको बता रहे हैं ऐसे निकल्पों के बारे में जिनको यूज कर आप बिना ATM जाए घर बैठे कैश का इंतज़ाम कर सकते हैं.

कोरोना की वजह से लोग ATM जाने से बच रहे हैं. अगर आप भी नहीं जाना चाहते तो हम आपको बता रहे हैं एक खास तरीका जिसके जरिए आप बिना ATM जाए कैश निकाल सकते हैं. RBI ने इस सुविधा से जुड़े सभी सवालों का जवाब दिए हैं.

1 अप्रैल 2020 से OBC और United Bank of India का PNB में मर्जर हो चुका है. इनके ग्राहक अब पीएनबी के ग्राहक हो गए हैं. इसीलिए बैंक लगातार अपनी सर्विस से जुड़े सवालों के जवाब दे रहा है...

In a 'heist' clip that is now doing the rounds of Twitter, the monkey can be seen strolling around. The curious animal can be seen playing with the broom placed in the corner of the ATM.

A top US health official said Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir is likely to become the standard of care for Covid-19 after early results from a clinical trial showed it helped certain patients recover more quickly.

ಎಟಿಎಂ ಕಾರ್ಡ್‌ ಬಂದ ಮೇಲಂತೂ ಜನಸಾಮಾನ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್‌ಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಕ್ಯೂ ನಿಲ್ಲೋದು ತಪ್ಪಿದೆ. ಹಣವನ್ನು ವಿತ್‌ಡ್ರಾ ಮಾಡಲು ಎಟಿಎಂ ಡೆಬಿಟ್‌ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಬಹಳ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಈ ಎಟಿಎಂ ಡೆಬಿಟ್‌ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಒಂದು ವೇಳೆ ಕಳೆದು ಹೋದಾಗ ಏನ್ ಮಾಡ್ಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಜನರು ಗೊಂದಲಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುವುದು ಸಹಜ. ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಅನ್ನು ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ ಮಾಡಲು ನೀವು ಬ್ಯಾಂಕಿನ ಕಸ್ಟಮರ್

Val Kilmer has for the first time said that he did not enjoy playing Batman, and that a set visit by special guests led to this realisation.

Alongside the HCARD robot, CSIR's labs have been further contributing with contactless hospital waste management systems, sanitisation services and more.

According to Le Parisien, the 50-year-old Formula 1 legend is in the cardiovascular department overseen by surgeon Philippe Menasche, described as a 'pioneer in cell surgery against heart failure'.

The three hotels -- the Ginger, Vivek Vihar and two 5 star hotels, Leela Ambience and Park Plaza -- have been kept at the disposal of Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital which will oversee treatment of infected officials.

Two hospitals from Ahmedabad and one each from Chennai, Jodhpur and Bhopal will conduct clinical trials on four treatment protocols remdesivir, combination of lopinavir and ritonavir, hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir and ritonavir with Interferon beta-1a.

Priyanka Gandhi's remarks came over Agra Mayor Naveen Jain's letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, requesting him to 'save Agra'.

Hydroxychloroquine did not lower the risk of dying or needing a breathing tube in a comparison that involved nearly 1,400 patients treated at Columbia University in New York, researchers reported Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

A pharmacist died and his boss was left hospitalised after the pair drank a chemical concoction they had developed in an effort to treat coronavirus, police said Saturday. The men worked for a herbal...

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Warner Bros Studios' The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson as the DC superhero and directed by Matt Reeves, will now release in October, 2021. The film's production was put on halt in mid-March due to coronavirus outbreak and the studio

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The NHA, which implements the national health insurance scheme, said this will strengthen the country#39;s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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