Trial of new Covid treatment yields encouraging results: studyStanford University professor Jeffrey Glenn, coauthor of the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), said the new dr...
09 Feb, 2023, 08.44 AM IST
Molnupiravir doesn't help reduce deaths or hospital admissions: StudyPrevious studies among unvaccinated patients had suggested that molnupiravir could help prevent hospital admission. The latest study provid...
23 Dec, 2022, 12.36 AM IST
Even vaccinated people can develop Long COVID, study finds"Vaccinations reduce the risk of hospitalisation and dying from COVID-19. But vaccines seem to only provide modest protection against long ...
26 May, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
Covid-recovered patients still showing symptoms even after two years later, shows new studyPatients who had required mechanical ventilation for critical illness still had high rates of lung impairments at two years.
16 May, 2022, 05.39 PM IST
Contracted Omicron? Vaccinated patients less likely to need critical care, says new studyThe study said unvaccinated patients had a higher chance of being admitted with serious complications.
11 Feb, 2022, 05.26 PM IST
Slightly younger population infected more in this COVID-19 wave: GovtA slightly younger population having an average age of 44 years was infected more in this wave in comparison to the previous ones, ICMR DG ...
04 Feb, 2022, 02.38 PM IST
Future Covid waves may be less deadly, but your immunity won't be perfect, says top infectious disease expertFaheem Younus says having a large pool of vaccinated and Covid-19-recovered people in India means the severity of illness in any future sur...
28 Jan, 2022, 09.21 AM IST
Anti-vax protesters tell France's Macron: 'We'll piss you off'The protesters accuse Macron of trampling on their freedoms and treating citizens unequally. He says freedoms carry responsibilities that i...
08 Jan, 2022, 10.16 PM IST
Maharashtra records 20 new Omicron cases, all asymptomaticOf these new patients, 15 have history of international travel, one patient has history of domestic travel while four others had come in cl...
24 Dec, 2021, 08.56 PM IST
Pakistan detects first Omicron case: health ministry officialA patient who recently travelled abroad and was being treated at a private hospital in Karachi has tested positive for the Omicron variant ...
09 Dec, 2021, 11.01 AM IST
Moderna Covid vaccine highly effective 5 months after second dose: Study"This research provides reassuring evidence of the high effectiveness of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in preventing infection, hospitalisat...
02 Dec, 2021, 01.59 PM IST
Austria orders nationwide 10 day lockdown for unvaccinated citizensIn recent weeks, the country has faced a worrying trend in infections. The country reported 11,552 new cases on Sunday; a week ago there we...
14 Nov, 2021, 06.02 PM IST
Delta variant could infect vaccinated & unvaccinated: StudyA new study by India’s top health research body has found that the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) has the potential to infect both vaccinated an...
18 Aug, 2021, 07.18 AM IST
Apart from preventing illness & deaths, Covid vaccines may be curbing new virus mutations, says studySamples from vaccine breakthrough patients showed significantly fewer mutations.
09 Jul, 2021, 03.26 PM IST
New study suggests Covid vaccines are safe for pregnant women, don't damage the placentaTo-be moms can make antibodies after vaccination, and transfer them to their foetuses.
13 May, 2021, 06.09 PM IST
South African variant can 'break through' Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study saysThe study, released on Saturday, compared almost 400 people who had tested positive for COVID-19, 14 days or more after they received one o...
11 Apr, 2021, 08.40 AM IST
After polio, Amitabh Bachchan to lead India's fight against hepatitis B campaignThe health ministry has finalized talks with Bachchan and is set to launch the campaign in April, a senior official in the ministry said.
13 Mar, 2015, 12.30 PM IST