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Pfizer says Covid pill 'Paxlovid' 89% effective against severe disease

The results from the clinical trial are so good that Pfizer will stop recruiting new people for the trial, the company...

5 Nov 2021 5:44 PM IST

A health worker prepares a dose of Covaxin vaccine against Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Covid booster dose effective in reducing severe disease outcomes:...

Individuals were assigned to each group dynamically based on their changing vaccination status

1 Nov 2021 12:50 PM IST

A total of 23,855 suicides were reported in the 53 mega cities of the country in 2020. (Photo: Representational Image)

Suicide rate up in 2020 in India, Maharashtra tops the list with near...

The overall male to female ratio of suicide victims was 70.9 to 29.1, the report stated

29 Oct 2021 1:44 PM IST

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (AP)

Cheap antidepressant shows promise treating early COVID-19

Some experts predict various treatments eventually will be used in combination to fight the coronavirus

28 Oct 2021 12:30 PM IST

The symptoms are usually mild to moderate, such as fatigue, shortness of breath, difficulty in concentrating, joint pains, hair loss, and others. (Representational image: Twitter)

Long COVID may not be as fatal as acute COVID-19 but can worsen...

About half of people with long-COVID reported an improvement in their symptoms after getting the vaccine

17 Oct 2021 1:19 PM IST

A study published in the journal People and Nature has found that children who increased their connection to nature during the first COVID-19 lockdown were likely to have lower levels of behavioural and emotional problems. (Representative Photo:ANI)

Children who spent more time in nature during lockdown fared best:...

Children from less affluent backgrounds are likely to have found COVID-19 lockdowns more challenging to their mental...

15 Oct 2021 12:31 AM IST

A beach vendor sets chairs as he waits for customers in Kuta beach in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. (AP/Firdia Lisnawati)

Bali reopens to foreign travellers as COVID-19 surge subsides

Bali's airport will welcome new foreign arrivals from 19 countries that meet WHO's criteria such as having their COVID...

14 Oct 2021 1:41 PM IST

This undated image courtesy of the Museum of Natural History of Vienna (NHMW), shows a 2,600 year-old-human excrement from the Hallstatt salt mines in which beans, millet and barley are clearly visible. (Anwora / Museum of Natural History of Vienna / AFP)

Humans enjoyed blue cheese and beer 2,700 years ago: study

Scientists made the discovery by analyzing samples of human excrement found at the heart of the Hallstatt mine in the...

14 Oct 2021 10:55 AM IST

The study covers vaccination with the Pfizer/BioNtech, Moderna and AstraZeneca jabs. (Representational image: AFP)

Vaccines prevent severe Covid, even from Delta: study

The researchers compared the outcomes of 11 million vaccinated people with 11 million unvaccinated subjects

11 Oct 2021 11:34 AM IST

Zydus Cadilas COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D. (Photo:Zyduscadila)

Cadila Healthcare gets DCGI nod to conduct phase 3 trials for two-dose...

The company has got the permission for conduct of phase III trials for two-dose Covid vaccine, Cadila Healthcare said in...

5 Oct 2021 5:22 PM IST

The known effects of smoking that the analysis identified included worse lung function and a higher risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Smoking may increase risk of COVID-19 severity, death, study finds

The latest study is first of its kind to pool observational and genetic data on smoking and COVID-19

28 Sept 2021 2:40 PM IST

The virus is known to persist in the GI tract despite clearance of the virus from upper airways and lungs. (Twitter)

Covid virus expected to continue to transmit for a very long time: WHO

Populations where more people were previously infected and where vaccination coverage is high are expected to be less...

28 Sept 2021 1:44 PM IST