Beyond genetics- here’s a single habit that has the potential to extend your lifespan by 10 yearsDr. Eric Topol's 17-year study reveals that consistent exercise, especially strength and balance training, is key to healthy aging, not jus...
03 Jun, 2025, 07.32 PM IST
XEC Covid spreading fast across Europe, US, China: Here's everything you need to know about highly contagious variantThe XEC Covid variant, a hybrid of omicron subvariants KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, is spreading rapidly across Europe and has been detected in 27 co...
18 Sep, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
New Covid variant, XEC, spreading rapidly across the world. Know symptoms, precautionsA new Covid variant, XEC, is spreading rapidly worldwide. First detected in Germany in June, it has now been identified in 15 countries acr...
15 Sep, 2024, 07.33 PM IST
New Covid-19 variant EG.5 on the rise in US, other countriesNew Covid-19 variant EG.5 is on the rise in the US. The variant is causing about 17 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases in the country compa...
10 Aug, 2023, 09.07 AM IST
Wastewater of international planes may be tested for Covid variantsGiven China's lack of data transparency, a better solution would be testing wastewater from airlines, which would offer a clearer picture o...
07 Jan, 2023, 01.18 PM IST
India confirms first case of Omicron variant XBB.1.5. Everything you need to knowXBB.1.5 is a sub-variant that international scientists have flagged for being responsible for a surge in Covid cases and hospitalisations i...
31 Dec, 2022, 01.02 PM IST
Covid variant XBB.1.5 account for over 40pc of cases in USRegionally, XBB.1.5 now accounts for the majority of COVID-19 cases in the northeast, identified as causing 75 percent of cases in New Engl...
31 Dec, 2022, 08.50 AM IST
Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 not dangerous as 'hyped': ExpertThe latest Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75, first detected in India in June, is not dangerous as "hyped" as it is not surging cases or death ra...
19 Jul, 2022, 10.15 PM IST
Omicron 'stealth' COVID variant BA.2 now dominant globallyScientists say a possible explanation for the recent rise in BA.2 could be that the global uptick happened at the same time that many count...
29 Mar, 2022, 11.53 AM IST
Third vaccine dose can boost effectiveness against Omicron to 88%, UK studies showThe findings compiled in a report by the UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA) show significantly higher protection provided by third vaccine d...
03 Jan, 2022, 02.42 PM IST
Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new US COVID casesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showed nearly a six-fold increase in omicron's share of infections in only one week.
21 Dec, 2021, 08.40 AM IST
How worried should we be about the Omicron variant?The Delta variant remains dominant worldwide, accounting for 99.9% of U.S. cases, and it is not yet clear whether Omicron will be able to d...
27 Nov, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
Should I stop using Aspirin after the new advisory for heart patients? Here are answersThe panel did not issue advice for people who are already taking an aspirin every day, and the news does not necessarily mean you should st...
25 Oct, 2021, 10.35 AM IST
How safe is it to switch and space COVID-19 vaccine doses?Faced with surging pandemic and new, more transmissible coronavirus variants, some countries are hoping to broaden immunisation by giving s...
06 Jan, 2021, 10.40 PM IST
What's scariest part of the sly coronavirus? Asymptomatic & presymptomatic carriersThe role of healthy people in swelling the Covid cases remains unanswered.
22 Jul, 2020, 06.17 PM IST
People with blood type A may be at severe Covid-19 risk, O less likely to face complicationsResearchers tied variations in six genes to the likelihood of severe disease.
18 Jun, 2020, 06.07 PM IST
Up to 45 per cent of coronavirus infections may be asymptomatic: StudyThe findings, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, suggested that asymptomatic people may account for approximately 40 to ...
13 Jun, 2020, 01.28 PM IST