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Dr Reddys launches Remdesivir for COVID-19 treatment in India. (AP Photo)Life
Mutation linked to remdesivir resistance found in Covid patient

Genetic analysis of the virus showed that it acquired a mutation during treatment that appeared to reduce the...

11 Nov 2021 1:52 PM IST

Rasina Uberoi Bajaj, managing director, admits organising festival was challenging.Life
Bangkok's best-known cultural festival is back

The 23rd International Festival of Dance and Music, which was postponed several times, will now be held between November...

10 Nov 2021 12:47 PM IST

Data gathered from New South Wales also showed vaccination reduced the risk of infection more than 10-fold compared to those who were unvaccinated. (Bloomberg)Life
Vaccinated 16 times less likely to die from Covid, study shows

The results add to a growing body of evidence that the vaccines' protection against severe disease and death holds up...

9 Nov 2021 3:16 PM IST

Pfizer logo displayed at the companys headquarters in New York. Pfizer says its experimental pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% among patients with mild-to-moderate infections. The company announced Friday, Nov. 5, it will soon ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and international regulators to authorize its pill, which is taken twice a day for five days. (AP)Life
COVID-19 pills are no substitute for vaccines, disease experts say

Some disease experts fear the arrival of oral COVID-19 treatments may further impede vaccination campaigns

9 Nov 2021 10:38 AM IST

The Pfizer and Merck pills still have to go through various regulatory processes in the U.S. and elsewhere. (AP)Life
Pfizer results open door to new chapter for COVID-19 treatments

If the drugs are authorized by regulators, they are likely to overtake currently-available antibody treatments

6 Nov 2021 12:07 PM IST

Pfizer logo displayed at the companys headquarters in New York. Pfizer says its experimental pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% among patients with mild-to-moderate infections. The company announced Friday, Nov. 5, it will soon ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and international regulators to authorize its pill, which is taken twice a day for five days. (AP)Life
Pfizer says Covid pill 'Paxlovid' 89% effective against severe disease

The results from the clinical trial are so good that Pfizer will stop recruiting new people for the trial, the company...

5 Nov 2021 5:44 PM IST

A health worker prepares a dose of Covaxin vaccine against Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)Life
Covid booster dose effective in reducing severe disease outcomes:...

Individuals were assigned to each group dynamically based on their changing vaccination status

1 Nov 2021 12:50 PM IST

A total of 23,855 suicides were reported in the 53 mega cities of the country in 2020. (Photo: Representational Image)Life
Suicide rate up in 2020 in India, Maharashtra tops the list with near...

The overall male to female ratio of suicide victims was 70.9 to 29.1, the report stated

29 Oct 2021 1:44 PM IST

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (AP)Life
Cheap antidepressant shows promise treating early COVID-19

Some experts predict various treatments eventually will be used in combination to fight the coronavirus

28 Oct 2021 12:30 PM IST

The symptoms are usually mild to moderate, such as fatigue, shortness of breath, difficulty in concentrating, joint pains, hair loss, and others. (Representational image: Twitter)Life
Long COVID may not be as fatal as acute COVID-19 but can worsen...

About half of people with long-COVID reported an improvement in their symptoms after getting the vaccine

17 Oct 2021 1:19 PM IST

A study published in the journal People and Nature has found that children who increased their connection to nature during the first COVID-19 lockdown were likely to have lower levels of behavioural and emotional problems. (Representative Photo:ANI)Life
Children who spent more time in nature during lockdown fared best:...

Children from less affluent backgrounds are likely to have found COVID-19 lockdowns more challenging to their mental...

15 Oct 2021 12:31 AM IST

A beach vendor sets chairs as he waits for customers in Kuta beach in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. (AP/Firdia Lisnawati)Life
Bali reopens to foreign travellers as COVID-19 surge subsides

Bali's airport will welcome new foreign arrivals from 19 countries that meet WHO's criteria such as having their COVID...

14 Oct 2021 1:41 PM IST

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