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To get more oxygen concentrators, Remdesivir injections and COVID-19 vaccines, India temporarily lifts customs duty and cess on imports
Facing supply shortages on multiple ends, the Indian government has decided to lift the customs dut…
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'Momfluencers' know how to turn their followers into customers, and it's a lucrative business
Momfluencers are selling us an ideal image of motherhood. Thanks to parasociality, moms are spendin…
Sara Petersen
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ICE has no plan to vaccinate 13,860 immigrants in its custody against COVID-19. Here's how one of the US's most at-risk groups is falling through the cracks.
An Insider investigation has found no comprehensive plan to vaccinate nearly 14,000 ICE detainees, …
Daniel A. Gross,Nicole Einbin…
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Cruise giant Norwegian sues Florida's top surgeon over the state's vaccine passport ban. The ban stops it protecting customers from COVID-19, it said.
Florida's vaccine-passport ban stopped Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings from protecting staff and cus…
Anna Cooban
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A COVID-19 SMS malware is targeting users in India as they look for alternatives to CoWIN for vaccine registration
An SMS worm claiming to help users in India book a slot to get the COVID-19 vaccine is making the r…
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I'm a pharmacist in Oregon. We anticipate a huge demand for the coronavirus vaccine and we're doing everything we can to prepare for it.
Administering the vaccine is simple, a Safeway pharmacist says; determining who's eligible to recei…
Meira Gebel
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Immigration officials were given money for medical care and food for migrants. They spent it on ATVs, dirt bikes, and boats instead.
Roughly $112 million was marked for "consumables and medical care" for migrants. A watchdog report …
Michelle Mark
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Man accused of trying to open emergency door on Delta flight wanted to be recorded spreading COVID-19 vaccine views, authorities say
Officials say Michael Brandon Demarre tried to open the plane's emergency exit door mid-flight by p…
Erin Snodgrass
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Diving into the real timeline behind Operation Warp Speed's coronavirus vaccine initiative
These are the top stories written by Business Insider's healthcare team for August 18.
Andrew Dunn
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Rite Aid execs are considering 'literally putting everything' into locked displays after reporting millions in losses from NYC shoplifting
Rite Aid CEO Heyward Donigan said the company saw "unexpected headwinds this quarter from front-end…
Bethany Biron
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GST exemption on domestic supplies, commercial imports of COVID drugs to make them costlier, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
From the GST collected on vaccine, half is earned by the Centre and the other half by the St…
PTI
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Walgreens pharmacies are closing early around the country due to staff shortages
Pharmacists say they're being asked to work longer hours and do more, including administering COVID…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Meghan Markle paired a $4,500 Valentino dress with a handbag that has a special hidden meaning
The Duchess of Sussex's Dior handbag was made famous by Princess Diana and was personalized with Ma…
Mikhaila Friel
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If 2015 was the ‘Year of the API’, why is there a Remdesivir shortage six years later?
Catchphrases don’t cure, actual drugs do. In fact, since 2015, the year when the government…
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India may be considering a COVID cess on high income earners — aside from more levy on fuel
Ahead of Budget 2021, India is mulling imposition of an additional COVID cess or surcharge on high …
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Government to import 4.5 lakh vials of antiviral drug Remdesivir to ease its shortage in the country
The government has started importing the vital drug from other countries to ease its shortage i…