When will the Delta surge end? The answer depends on which expert you askAfter every other peak has come a trough, however, often for reasons that were not immediately obvious. In Britain, where the variant is al...
03 Sep, 2021, 10.08 AM IST
Joe Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretaryA pediatrician and former Pennsylvania physician general, Levine was appointed to her current post by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf in 2017, mak...
19 Jan, 2021, 04.42 PM IST
New York closes bars to head off virus resurgence as WHO warns of vaccine distrustInfections are surging throughout America and Europe, with governments forced to take more drastic action despite fears about the devastati...
14 Nov, 2020, 02.13 PM IST
Faster antigen tests may be more useful in Covid-19 fight: Research reportAntigen tests that are less accurate but give quicker results may be much more useful in containing the Covid-19 pandemic than gold standar...
04 Sep, 2020, 07.46 AM IST
Speed over accuracy as a testing strategy can help in better containment of Covid-19: Milind TambeSome of the problems we are facing are interdisciplinary challenges. What we find is we can help with modelling and simulation efforts, in ...
31 Aug, 2020, 10.20 AM IST
Understanding Covid-19 Mortality: Civil deaths data may hold the key“Vital registration systems that record births and deaths are unrivaled health surveillance tools that are particularly valuable in respond...
04 Aug, 2020, 07.34 AM IST
Tech Mahindra to unveil Covid-testing program that could show the world how to safely open businessesThe Covid-19 risk screening program underway at Tech Mahindra on the HealthCube platform, uses patient risk factors -- age, gender, medical...
14 Jul, 2020, 04.11 PM IST
Why is the US experiencing a coronavirus resurgence?The number of new COVID-19 cases in the United States is hitting levels not seen since the early part of the pandemic in April.
25 Jun, 2020, 11.06 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi to hold dialogue with former US diplomat Nicholas BurnsCongress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the dialogue will be around reshaping of the world order in the wake of the COVID-19 cri...
11 Jun, 2020, 10.14 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi's interactions on COVID-19: Congress releases teaser of discussion with industrialist Rajiv BajajIn the teaser, Managing Director of Bajaj Auto, Rajiv Bajaj, is seen talking about the effect of the lockdown on the economy.
03 Jun, 2020, 07.27 PM IST
Covid-19 pandemic likely to last two years, report saysBecause of its ability to spread from people who don’t appear to be ill, the virus may be harder to control than influenza, the cause of mo...
02 May, 2020, 11.59 AM IST
Often criticised for violating user privacy, Facebook uses mobile location data to help fight Covid-19Using mobile location data comes amid intense scrutiny of the privacy practices of tech companies.
03 Apr, 2020, 06.11 PM IST
Unhealthy coconut oil, beef ban, Maggi row: Food controversies that didn’t fail to amuse us this decadeIndians love a good food controversy.
06 Jan, 2020, 07.28 AM IST
One man’s meat can be another’s poisonNow, for that do-or-diet solution to losing weight.
15 Jun, 2019, 10.34 AM IST
Is coconut oil really unhealthy? Miss World Manushi Chillar's nutritionist weighs inRecently, a Harvard professor dismissed the health benefits of coconut oil, calling it 'pure poison'.
02 Sep, 2018, 11.28 AM IST
Bad news about what is good for healthIndeed, the assertion has been greeted with such derision here that any Indians who support this professor’s apparently culturally biased t...
28 Aug, 2018, 11.17 PM IST
Internet of Things: Know all about the top technology for 2014The intersection of business and technology is spawning several innovative technologies across sectors, from healthcare to consumer technol...
11 Aug, 2014, 02.46 PM IST