Coronavirus
From Pfizer to Shionogi, drugmakers race for coronavirus pills
Oral treatments crucial to beating pandemic enter late-stage trials
Health Care & Pharma
COVID vaccines
Vietnam's homemade vaccines struggle to debut as COVID rages
Front-runner Nanocovax asked to evaluate efficacy
Health Care
Unicharm to double exports of high-performance masks to Asia
'Made in Japan' gains traction among higher-income consumers
COVID vaccines
India jabs 22m in single day as it races to vaccinate all adults
Nation must maintain pace of 10m shots a day to reach December goal
Health Care
Kirin to combat dengue fever in Southeast Asia with postbiotic
Japanese drinks maker says LC-Plasma can reduce fever length and muscle pain
Coronavirus
Booster shot cuts hospitalizations 6 to 7-fold: Turkish minister
Health chief calls China's Sinovac effective, but urges people to get 3rd dose
COVID vaccines
World to have 12bn COVID vaccine doses by year-end, but redistribution key
G-7 holds big surpluses of shots while developing nations lack access, report says
Health Care
Brain-stimulating glasses to fight dementia, Japanese companies say
Drugmaker Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma aims to start clinical trials in two years
Health Care
Vietnam draws health care investment from Japan's Sumitomo
Trading houses make inroads into Southeast Asia's mostly private medical sector
Pharmaceuticals
Thai demand for medicinal herb surges as natural COVID treatment
Government grants fah talai jone stamp of approval in bid to boost rural support
COVID vaccines
Moderna finds stainless steel particles in shots pulled in Japan
US drugmaker and distributor Takeda say no undue risk to public
COVID vaccines
India to roll out DNA-based COVID shots for teens in October
120m adolescents await first-of-their-kind needle-free vaccine doses
Coronavirus
Disrupted: India's beauty salons battle haircut delivery services
COVID-wary clients prefer safety of their own homes -- and cheaper prices
Pharmaceuticals
Eisai-Biogen Alzheimer's drug off to slow US start amid controversy
Major hospitals steer clear as questions persist about effectiveness
COVID vaccines
Moderna's contaminated jab only shipped to Japan: Spanish maker
Detection of 'particulate matter' in vials led Japan to suspend 1.6m doses
COVID vaccines
1.6m Moderna doses withdrawn in Japan over contamination
Company confirms reports of particulate matter in vials, but finds 'no safety issues'
Coronavirus
Japan eyes COVID antibody cocktail for homebound patients
Health ministry weighs care options outside hospitals amid bed shortage
Coronavirus
Japan homebound patients face shortage of oximeters and oxygenators
Rapid rise in COVID cases creates demand surge for medical devices
COVID vaccines
US regulators give full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
Pentagon says it will press ahead with plans to require jabs for military personnel
Coronavirus
Shanghai places hundreds in quarantine after airport COVID cases
Some 120 people deemed close contacts of the infected cargo workers
