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London : Eight out of 10 antibody therapy available for treatment of Covid-19 patients do not inhibit the new and emerging sub-variants of Omicron such as BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious…

London : A team of UK doctors have reopened a clinical trial to explore the benefits of blood plasma, from people both infected and vaccinated against Covid, to help treat people with weakened immune systems. The therapy involves…

Ottawa : Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam has confirmed a total of 278 cases of monkeypox in the country as of June 29.The cases had been reported nationally, including four cases from British Columbia, five from Alberta, 67…

New York : A class of viruses known to cause severe diarrhoeal diseases can grow in the salivary glands of mice and spread through their saliva, scientists have discovered.The findings by a team at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)…

London : Latest data released by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) showed the number of confirmed monkeypox cases in the country has reached 1,076.According to UKHSA, up to June 26, 2022, there were 1,076 laboratory confirmed cases in…

London : Researchers in the UK are probing a potential link between blood clots and long-term symptoms post a Covid infection, and whether a treatment of blood thinners may help reduce long Covid conditions, media reports said. Long…

Washington : The White House said it will start distributing the monkeypox vaccines across the country to address the spread of the virus, focusing on people most at risk and communities with the highest numbers of cases. The US…

Ottawa : The Public Health Agency of Canada on Monday confirmed that the country has registered a total 235 monkeypox cases so far.In a statement, the health agency provided an update on the confirmed cases, saying two were reported from…

London : Scientists have thwarted the idea that intensive livestock farming is causing pandemics, and showed that it could actually reduce the risk of future pandemics compared to 'free range' farming.In the wake of Covid-19, modern…

New Delhi : Monkeypox virus that has been identified in more than 50 countries with over 3,000 cases since the early May, is an "evolving threat" but does not currently present a global health emergency, said the World Health Organization…