Covid cases rising in India: Mumbai reports nearly 100 infections; Gurgaon, Chennai and Pune increase preparednessSeveral Indian states are experiencing a rise in Covid-19 cases, mirroring a regional resurgence in parts of Asia. Cities like Mumbai, Chen...
24 May, 2025, 03.26 PM IST
View: Careful not to catch influencer influenzaThere is intense competition from influencers for our attention. Controversy, often at the expense of truth, garners attention. Eloquence c...
28 Dec, 2024, 10.54 PM IST
Covid-variant waves could be predicted by new AI model: ResearchAnalysing 9 million SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequences across 30 countries from the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID), t...
06 Jan, 2024, 03.54 PM IST
Rizz triumphs over Swiftie, prompt, and Situationship to claim the title of Word of the Year. Here's why Oxford picked itThe Word of the Year selection process underscores language's influential role in shaping our perception of the world and ourselves, with R...
04 Dec, 2023, 04.18 PM IST
Influencer marketing, minus the influenzaInfluencer marketing is a promising channel as digital shopping becomes more experiential and business models evolve to increase the supply...
14 Apr, 2023, 11.10 PM IST
Influenza A subtype H3N2 is major cause of current respiratory illness in India: ICMRAccording to the data given by ICMR, Pan respiratory virus surveillance has been established by ICMR/DHR across 30 VRDLs. The surveillance ...
04 Mar, 2023, 05.03 PM IST
New theory explains why a coronavirus-flu 'twindemic' may never happenBefore the coronavirus became a global threat, influenza was the among the most common severe respiratory infections each year.
09 Apr, 2022, 04.03 PM IST
It's wise to get Covid vaccination in the afternoon, a study suggestsThe study says time of day affects immune response to the Covid vaccination.
09 Dec, 2021, 09.06 PM IST
UN says Covid may become 'seasonal' and peak around autumn-winterHowever, relaxing pandemic measures based on meteorological factors isn't advisable.
19 Mar, 2021, 02.36 PM IST
Bird flu: Delhi rolls back ban on chicken, eggsThe restrictions, enforced due to an outbreak of bird flu in 10 states, were lifted after the Centre asked states not to curb interstate su...
15 Jan, 2021, 02.38 PM IST
Scientists believe coronavirus will become seasonal like flu, but the time hasn't come yetThe factors governing seasonality of Covid cannot halt the spread in the summer months.
16 Sep, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
'Testing scaled up significantly to meet contingencies'The National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune has significantly scaled up testing for Covid-19 to meet national contingencies, said its ...
14 Apr, 2020, 07.29 AM IST
Watch out for the influencer virusAs region, climate and even age is no bar, it is the deadliest contagion of our times.
23 Sep, 2019, 08.26 AM IST
Adults only catch flu about twice a decade: StudyResearchers found that while children get flu on average every other year, flu infections become less frequent as people progress through c...
04 Mar, 2015, 04.55 PM IST
Environment, not genes, dictates our immune system: StudyOur environment, more than our heredity, plays the starring role in determining the state of our immune system, a new study of twins has sh...
19 Jan, 2015, 04.32 PM IST
- Avian Flu viruses could evolve in nature
It might be possible for human-tohuman airborne transmissible avian H5N1 inf luenza viruses to evolve in nature, new research has found.
25 Jun, 2012, 01.25 AM IST
- Don't let winter diseases keep you down for long
Now that winter’s bitter cold is all set to make way for spring, it’s time when people start falling prey to influenza viruses.
25 Jan, 2008, 12.00 AM IST