Delta Covid-19 variant

New Delhi : The challenge of Covid-19 has not ended yet, said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry, in a press conference held on Thursday to brief on ongoing Covid situation in the country. He said, "we say that we haven't…

New York : Immunity gained after a natural infection is short-lived and remaining unvaccinated can increase the risk of getting re-infected with Covid-19, suggests a study published in the journal The Lancet Microbe.Throughout the Covid-19…

New York : Covid-19 infection triggers hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar levels, by disrupting key fat cells, bringing high risks of severe disease and death in many patients, according to a new study.Hyperglycemia, the core feature of…

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a serious effect on most people around the world. The serious repercussions that were faced initially on account of the virus spreading like wild fire with no definite solution to stop it, made one shudder with…

Washington : Merck on Friday announced its anti-viral drug has shown "compelling results" in clinical trials -- halving the risk of hospitalisation or death for patients with mild or moderate cases of Covid.Molnupiravir, co-developed with…

New York : The microbiota in the nose and upper throat likely contains biomarkers for assessing how sick an individual infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, may get, suggests a study that may help develop new treatment…

London : The Covid-19 pandemic triggered life expectancy losses not seen since the World War II in Western Europe and exceeded those observed around the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc in central and Eastern European countries, according to…

Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 231.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.74 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.08 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on…

London : A team of researchers has identified a protein that may critically contribute to severe forms of Covid-19.The research, published in the journal Current Issues in Molecular Biology, found that the infection of cells with SARS-CoV-2…

New Delhi : If you are experiencing recurrent fever, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, coupled with a dull, throbbing sensation in the upper right abdomen (liver), you might be suffering from liver abscesses -- one of the most common…