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US FDA approves 1st Covid-19 treatment for young children
Los Angeles : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded its approval of the Covid-19 treatment Veklury, also known as Remdesivir, to include pediatric patients 28 days of age and older weighing at least 3 kilograms who are…
How Covid pandemic contributed to drug overdose risk
New York : The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of people who use drugs in ways that hurt their mental health and changed drug use behaviours, increasing their risk for overdose, according to a study. Drug overdoses have soared…
6 in 10 people continue to suffer a year after Covid infection: Study
London : Six in 10 people with SARS-CoV-2 still have at least one symptom of long Covid a year later, with fatigue, shortness of breath and irritability being the most common, a new study has shown. The study, being presented at this year's…
Corbevax gets EUA for children aged 5-12 years
Hyderabad : Vaccine maker Biological E. Ltd on Tuesday announced that its Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax has received a nod from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use authorisation for the 5-12-year age group.The…
Covid-19 pandemic raised antibiotic resistant infections: Study
New York : People hospitalised during the pandemic both for Covid and other conditions have a higher rate of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections compared to patients hospitalised before the pandemic, according to a study. An estimated…
Covid infected pregnant women pass antibodies to their unborn babies
London : Most women who get infected with Covid-19 when pregnant pass antibodies to their unborn babies, reveals a study.Antibodies to infections are known to be transferred from mother to baby during the last three months of pregnancy,…
India logs 2,541 fresh Covid cases, 30 deaths in past 24 hrs
New Delhi : India reported 2,541 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours, a marginal decline against previous day's count of 2,593, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. Also in the same period, an additional 30 Covid fatalities…
Global Covid caseload tops 509.4 mn
Washington :The global coronavirus caseload has topped 509.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.21 million and vaccinations to over 11.23 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Monday…
Longer gap between Covid vax boosts antibody production 9-fold
London : Longer intervals between primary Covid-19 vaccine doses generate nine times as many antibodies, according to a study. The study, which is available only as a preprint and not peer-reviewed yet, found that higher antibody levels due…
Asthma drug can block crucial SARS-CoV-2 protein: IISc study
Bengaluru : A drug used to treat asthma and allergies can bind to and block a crucial protein produced by the virus SARS-CoV-2, and reduce viral replication in human immune cells, according to a new study by researchers at the Indian…