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London : Although the Omicron variant of Covid has been shown to evade vaccines, two new studies led by the UK health agency showed that a third booster dose increases vaccines' effectiveness by 88 per cent.The studies, led by the UK Health…

London : The UK National Health Service can avoid becoming overwhelmed only if the Omicron variant turns out to be five to 10 times milder than Delta, according to new modelling.But if Omicron turns out to be just half as severe as Delta,…

New Delhi : Omicron is less severe than the previous Covid-19 variants because it does not cause as much damage in the lungs, a spate of studies have suggested.A study by a consortium of US and Japanese scientists on hamsters and mice found…

New York : As Covid-19 cases, fuelled by the fast-moving Omicron variant, swamp hospitals across the globe, a US-based doctor said that the surge is "unlike anything we have ever seen"."It's unlike anything we have ever seen, even at the…

New York : Cancer deaths rose to 10 million and new cases jumped to over 23 million globally in 2019, says a new study.The study indicated that at the start of the decade in 2010, total cancer deaths numbered 8.29 million worldwide and new…

New York : The fast-spreading Omicron variant is "nothing more than a seasonal cold virus" and there is little we can do to stop this virus from infecting people, claims a US-based doctor.Afshine Emrani, MD, who holds a Fellowship in the…

London : The fast-spreading Omicron variant is "not the same disease we were seeing a year ago" and high Covid death rates in the UK are "now history", according to John Bell, regius professor of medicine at the Oxford University.Bell, who…

Washington : The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has investigated a cluster of Omicron infections in Nebraska state and found that the variant causes faster onset of infection symptoms. But, people who get reinfected with the…

New York : US researchers have found that people hospitalised with Covid-19 infection have significantly raised levels of oxidative stress, oxidant damage and markedly reduced levels of glutathione - the most abundant physiological…

Geneva : The overall risk associated with the Omicron variant remains 'very high' which could cause widespread disruption to health systems and other critical services, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned.In its weekly…