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A health worker prepares a dose of Covaxin vaccine against Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

The study covers vaccination with the Pfizer/BioNtech, Moderna and AstraZeneca jabs. (Representational image: AFP)

Vaccines prevent severe Covid, even from Delta: study

The researchers compared the outcomes of 11 million vaccinated people with 11 million unvaccinated subjects

11 Oct 2021 11:34 AM IST

Zydus Cadilas COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D. (Photo:Zyduscadila)

Cadila Healthcare gets DCGI nod to conduct phase 3 trials for two-dose...

The company has got the permission for conduct of phase III trials for two-dose Covid vaccine, Cadila Healthcare said in...

5 Oct 2021 5:22 PM IST

The known effects of smoking that the analysis identified included worse lung function and a higher risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Smoking may increase risk of COVID-19 severity, death, study finds

The latest study is first of its kind to pool observational and genetic data on smoking and COVID-19

28 Sept 2021 2:40 PM IST

The virus is known to persist in the GI tract despite clearance of the virus from upper airways and lungs. (Twitter)

Covid virus expected to continue to transmit for a very long time: WHO

Populations where more people were previously infected and where vaccination coverage is high are expected to be less...

28 Sept 2021 1:44 PM IST

The findings of the study were published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM. (Representational image: ANI)

COVID vaccinated pregnant women pass protection to newborns: Study

The study authors observed the highest levels of antibodies in cord blood of mothers who were fully vaccinated

26 Sept 2021 2:10 PM IST

People with moderate disease with SpO2 level 92-96 per cent (88-92 per cent in patients with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) may take Methylprednisolone injection and Anticoagulation medicine. (ANI Photo)

ICMR drops Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine drugs from COVID treatment

The guidelines also said to take Methylprednisolone injection of 1 to 2 mg divide into two doses usually for a duration...

24 Sept 2021 6:36 PM IST

When the researchers tested the sera of 20 participants who received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine they found that it could act against the engineered coronavirus variants. (Photo:AFP)

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11

The vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech already is available for anyone 12 and older

20 Sept 2021 6:06 PM IST