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AstraZeneca’s drug Tagrisso approved in China in early lung cancer
British drugmaker AstraZeneca on Wednesday said its drug Tagrisso has been approved in China for treatment of some patients with early stage lung cancer.China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved the drug as an…
New insect species from Kosovo named after coronavirus
A team of scientists have named a small caddisfly -- native to a national park in Kosovo -- after the Coronavirus pandemic.The Potamophylax coronavirus was collected near a stream in the Bjeshket e Nemuna National Park in Kosovo by the team…
BAFTA 2021: Priyanka says it’s great time to be a cartoon in Covid era
Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas was the first presenter at the 74th British Academy of Films and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards, for the category of Best Animated film."Animated film characters have had a great year -- no social distancing,…
AstraZeneca’s UK vaccine trial on kids comes to a halt
A trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on children in the UK has been paused even as the country's medicines regulator probes a possible link of the vaccine with rare blood clots in adults, the media reported.The trial, which…
7 blood clot deaths in UK after AstraZeneca jab
After more than 18 million people have received vaccinations with AstraZeneca's jab in the UK, the country's health regulator said seven people had died due to rare blood clots, although the cause remains unclear."The benefits in preventing…
Britain reports 30 blood clot cases after AstraZeneca shots
Of the more than 18 million AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine doses administered in Britain, only around 30 cases of blood clots were reported, British regulators have said.The new number of cases is 25 more than what was reported last…
Boxer Amir Khan and his ‘Tal’ ambitions
Legendary British boxer Amir Khan knows a trick or two about how to groom talent, having become Britain's youngest pugilist to win a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics when he was only 17 years old. Now a promoter and a…
Depp loses battle to challenge ‘wife beater’ libel ruling
Hollywood star Johnny Depp has lost the bid to overturn a British High Court ruling which had dismissed his libel claims against a British tabloid accusing the Pirates of the Caribbean star of being a 'wife beater' over charges of…
Study links angiography with reduced stroke treatment time
A team of researchers have found that immediate angiography, rather than the standard computed tomography (CT scan), reduces stroke treatment time and is linked to improved recovery.The study showed that at 90 days post-stroke, angiography…
When Jameela Jamil thought Drew Barrymore was ‘flirting’ with her
Actress Jameela Jamil thought that actress Drew Barrymore was flirting with her, when they met 11 years ago. Jameela made the confession on "The Drew Barrymore Show", where she also shared that she had interviewed the Hollywood star over a…