Almost half of COVID-19 patients have lasting health issues
A new study documents the post-hospitalization health of people who developed COVID-19 in its first wave.
The researchers found that nearly half of those who...
Dry swab test method cheap and best: CCMB study
The CCMB’s technique eliminates need for expensive cold chain network
Hyderabad: Maintaining a cold chain while transferring samples to a laboratory for RT-PCR testing to...
China, SE Asia ‘hotspot’ for new coronaviruses
The study, published in the journal Nature Food, showed that this is because of the global land-use changes including forest fragmentation, agricultural expansion and...
Vaccine for children stirs up debate
Experts say hospitalisation, mortality likely to rise among the age group
Hyderabad: Children and adolescents in the country have largely remained unaffected in the first...
What to know about COVID-19 symptoms in children
Although there are notable exceptions, most evidence suggests that COVID-19 is much less dangerous for children than it is for adults and infants.
Knowing the...
Covid: Inserting breathing tubes early may cut ICU stay
The study, led by researchers at McMaster University and the University of Toronto in Canada, looked at tracheostomies, which are a procedure that helps...
Lowest Covid cases in 50 days as deaths dip below 3K
India reported 1,27,510 new infections in 24 hours -- its lowest in 50 days, as 2,795 more succumbed to the pandemic, the Union Health...
WHO urges Indians to get COVID-19 vaccination
India’s daily COVID-19 cases continue to decline further as 1,65,553 fresh infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed...
DNA vaccines for Covid-19 effective in mice, hamsters
DNA vaccines are often hard to deliver into cells. But, the team from the National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan, coupled electroporation with the delivery...
Covid impact on cancer patients
It’s a ongoing battle, which we sure are going to win with patience, understanding, cooperation and collaboration.
New Delhi: With the onset of the COVID-19...