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Hair loss, low sex drive among long Covid symptoms: Study
London : Long Covid sufferers experience a wider set of symptoms than previously thought. Covid-19 survivors are also likely to suffer from hair loss and sexual dysfunction, new research has found.
Researchers from the University of…
Monkeypox cases in US rise to 3,487
Washington : The number of monkeypox cases in the US has increased to 3,487, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) latest update on Tuesday.The update reveals that New York accounts for the largest number of…
Monkeypox may not be limited to gay, bisexual men, can spread to others : WHO
Washington : Monkeypox infections may not be limited among men who have sex with men, as seen currently, but may spread beyond the community, a World Health Organization (WHO) official has warned.Men who have sex with men are currently…
Japan confirms 1st monkeypox case, alert issued
Tokyo : Japan has issued a level-one alert against monkeypox as the first case was detected in the country, according to local media.The alert level, the lowest on the country's four-tier scale, was issued earlier on Monday, ahead of the…
Fear of stigma affecting public health response : Monkeypox
London : Although 98 per cent of monkeypox cases, to date, are seen among gay or bisexual men, a fear of stigmatising the disease has affected the public health response, experts have argued.
According to the World Health Organisation,…
Health Ministry confirms 1st monkeypox case in Delhi, patient isolated
New Delhi : The Union Health Ministry on Sunday officially confirmed the first case of monkeypox in Delhi, saying that the 34-year-old male patient is presently isolated at the Lok Nayak Hospital in the national capital.
In a statement,…
New gene therapy may reduce bleeding risk for haemophilia patients
London : A team of researchers, led by those of Indian-origin, has in a breakthrough developed a single gene therapy injection that could dramatically reduce the bleeding risk faced by people with haemophilia B.
Haemophilia B is a rare…
New nasal monoclonal antibody therapy effective against Covid variants, MERS
New York : Researchers have discovered a neutralising monoclonal antibody that potentially acts as a potent universal coronavirus therapy against SARS-CoV-2 and all its variants of concern, including Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon and Omicron.…
Portugal starts vaccination against Monkeypox
Lisbon : Portugal started the vaccination for those who had contact with the confirmed cases of the Monkeypox virus, said the Portuguese Directorate-General of Health (DGS).
The Portuguese Health authority on Thursday had confirmed a…
Monkeypox : 95% spread occurred via sexual activity : study
Sydney : Sexual closeness is the most likely route of transmission in 95 per cent of monkeypox cases, according to a global case study series from across 16 countries.
However, the virus can be transmitted by any close physical contact…