COVID-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken India to its core. The tall, tsunami-like waves of infections swept India’s healthcare system off its balance, with the latter barely holding on. While the idea that the pandemic was “unexpected and took the…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) opened its 74th World Health Assembly on Monday, May 24, and will hold week-long committees and plenary sessions to discuss the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Member states will also discuss methods to avoid…
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While children and young adults have had mild symptoms of Covid-19, they have undergone collateral damage during the pandemic, said Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, adding that gap in education and increased mental health issues have…
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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists have now got a new breakthrough after developing COVID-19 drug 2-DG. Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), a DRDO laboratory, has now developed an antibody…
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PathShodh Healthcare, a start-up incubated at the Society for Innovation and Development (SID), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has made a significant breakthrough in developing a first-of-its-kind, semi-quantitative electrochemical…
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Indian Council of Medical Research and Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN will kick-start phase II/III trials on children aged 2 to 18 years, NITI Aayog’s Dr. VK Paul said on Tuesday, adding that the process will commence in another 10 to 12 days.…
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A recent study from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has identified a set of molecular biomarkers that can be used in the differential diagnosis of acute bacterial and viral infections. These biomarkers are different messenger RNA…
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In a pandemic-ridden year, where the Chinese government was being heavily criticized for its mismanagement of the Coronavirus, the former was hell-bent on improving its “image” by influencing media houses in countries around the world,…
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New Delhi, May 14 (India Science Wire): Union minister of health and family welfare, science & technology and earth sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan advised people on the early detection and management of Mucormycosis - commonly known as Black…
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The surge in COVID-19 infections and inadequate vaccination progress in many countries threaten a broad-based recovery of the world economy, while the global growth outlook has improved led by robust rebound in China and the US, says the…
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