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Mpox Cases Rise: WHO approves first diagnostic test for emergency use, here’s what it meansThe World Health Organization has approved Abbott Laboratories' mpox diagnostic test for emergency use. This test will enhance testing capa...04 Oct, 2024, 09.48 AM IST- Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonousChina's political turmoil obstructs COVID-19 origin search, fueling global suspicions. Secrecy surrounds virus origins, with conflicting na...22 Apr, 2024, 12.39 PM IST
- How is DNA profiling performed and is it actually foolproof?DNA profiling is highly sensitive, given it can work from only 80 cells.13 Oct, 2022, 05.43 PM IST
- Myth or truth: Can sniffer dogs really detect Covid almost as well as a PCR test? New study revealsEarly in the pandemic the possibility of using dogs to sniff out Covid was explored.23 May, 2022, 10.52 AM IST
- Experiencing shortness of breath, fever or loss of smell? You may want to get tested for OmicronWhen delta appeared, we then noticed a shift in the most frequently reported symptoms.12 Jan, 2022, 06.39 PM IST
- Is it omicron or a cold? What are Omicron symptoms and how bad it is?This new variant is much more infectious than previous variants, causing a surge in cases across the world.12 Jan, 2022, 06.22 PM IST
- Smoking increases the risk of bone fracture: Five things we learnt about health from research on twinsWhat has research from twins taught us about specific diseases and the human body?30 Dec, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
- What you need to know about the coronavirus right nowBased on more than three million nose and throat swabs taken across Britain, the Oxford University study found that 90 days after a second ...19 Aug, 2021, 06.42 PM IST
- Non-invasive skin swab tests can quickly detect COVID-19: Lancet studyThe most widely used approach to testing for COVID-19 requires a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, which involves taking a swab of the ...16 Mar, 2021, 12.51 PM IST
- Autopsy finds Covid-19 patient’s lungs ‘hard as a leather ball’Dr Dinesh Rao of Oxford Medical College, who performed the autopsy, said the lungs of the 62-year-old patient were “hard as a leather ball”...23 Oct, 2020, 10.25 AM IST
- Death at home: The unseen toll of Italy's coronavirus crisisInterviews with families, doctors and nurses in Italy's stricken Lombardy region indicate that Bertuletti's experience is not uncommon, tha...05 Apr, 2020, 01.43 PM IST
- COVID-19, case number 29: A broken family, A lonely funeral and ailing healthcare in KashmirOn March 28, two brothers, wearing no protective gear, dragged their 62-year-old ailing father declared COVID-19 positive, uphill, on a dam...02 Apr, 2020, 07.08 PM IST
- Chimps sleep on cleaner beds than humans: StudyNew York, May 16 (IANS) If you think humans sleep on cleaner beds than other species, think again. According to a study, chimpanzees, our c...16 May, 2018, 03.47 PM IST
- New 'SkinSuit' trialled in spaceAn innovative 'SkinSuit' designed to reduce the debilitating physical effects of space flight has been trialled for the first time on the I...19 Oct, 2015, 01.22 PM IST
- Shared PCs breed, spread germsYou may have no other option than to use shared computers in your office or at an Internet cafe, but a study has revealed that these termin...17 Aug, 2009, 04.38 AM IST
- Everything you wanted to know about swine fluThe spread of swine flu is fast emerging as No 1 healthcare emergency not just in the country but the world over.12 Aug, 2009, 11.08 AM IST
- Everything you wanted to know about Swine FluIndian Medical Association, Nagpur Centre, has come up with a information dossier on the subject. Here's for the benefit of our readers.11 Aug, 2009, 05.12 AM IST
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