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Virologist Dr Shahid Jameel (Wikipedia)Life
Very large number of Indians may be protected from Omicron: Virologist...

Jameel said more data is awaited but vaccine effectiveness against the variant may dip by a few points

30 Nov 2021 12:49 PM IST

A health worker prepares a syringe with a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in Bimbo, near Bangui, on November 15, 2021. (AFP)Life
Explainer: Here's what we know so far about the new variant in South...

A new variant of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 has been identified in South Africa, with officials there saying...

26 Nov 2021 1:23 PM IST

Sources said the company had received approvals from ethics committees. (Photo: AP)Life
ITC starts clinical trials of nasal spray for COVID-19 prevention

Developed by scientists at ITC Life Sciences and Technology Centre, the company plans to market it under the Savlon...

25 Nov 2021 1:10 PM IST

With all the calorie-intake, everyones now off on detox breaks. (AA Image)Life
Deepavali Detox

First came the Deepavali indulgence and then the comfort food binge with the onset of rainy weather, and now everyone's...

24 Nov 2021 4:44 PM IST

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

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

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