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Third Covid dose may prevent hospitalisation in elderly: Study
London : Three doses of Covid vaccine can give high levels of protection against hospitalisation with the Omicron variant, according to a new study.Early evidence has shown that two-doses of Covid vaccines are less effective against the…
Covid surge in India triggers rush for antibody cocktail, but it doesn’t work against Omicron
New Delhi : With India witnessing a super-surge in Omicron-triggered Covid cases, people across age groups are now rushing to hospitals and healthcare providers asking for a dose of the monoclonal antibody cocktail therapy popularised by…
Omicron can be more lethal for children than Delta: Experts
New Delhi : Amid the rise of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, health experts on Saturday warned that this variant may lead children to witness more problems as compared to the Delta variant.According to experts, the Omicron variant…
Global dementia cases may triple to 150 mn by 2050: Study
New York : Dementia cases are expected to rise by over 150 million by 2050, which is about three times more than in 2019, suggests a new study.The study, published in The Lancet Public Health journal, indicated that the number of people…
Omicron cases less severe, hospitalisation lower: S.Africa study
South Africa : A latest Omicron study from the epicentre in South Africa has revealed that there were fewer hospitalisations and less severe symptoms compared to previous Covid-19 waves in the country.South Africa's Gauteng Province the…
Lateral flow tests may fail to spot Omicron amid severe infection: Study
New York : Lateral flow tests may be less effective at detecting Omicron even when people are at their most infectious, a US real-world study has found.According to the Daily Mail, researchers at the US Covid Sports and Society Workgroup…
A Guide to Manage Winter Allergies and Asthma
Bangalore: During the winter months, colds, flu, and other respiratory illnesses are quite common. These infections have also been linked to an increase in asthma symptoms. When an asthmatic inhales cold, dry air, the muscles in the lungs…
Omicron variant underwent fundamental changes, reveals study
London : The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, which represents a step-change in the Covid-19 pandemic with record numbers of new daily infections being reported around the globe, has undergone fundamental changes that may explain its spread…
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi likely to see rise in Covid: IIT Mandi
Mandi : Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh are the hotspots for the Covid-19 pandemic in India, according to a study released by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi on…
Asymptomatic infection may lead to long Covid: Study
New York : Covid infection, even if mild, can trigger an immune response that lasts longer than the initial infection and recovery, according to a new study.The study by scientists at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, showed…