New Delhi | Newer Omicron strains, waning immunity, and breakthrough infections among vaccinated are the major reasons for the current Covid peak seen in India, including the national capital, said doctors on Friday. According to the Union Health Ministry data update on Friday, India recorded 17,336 new Covid-19 infections and 13 new deaths in the last […]
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Monkeypox primarily spreads via sexual contact, but containable: WHO
New Delhi | The current outbreak of the monkeypox virus is primarily spreading through sex among men, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, adding that the virus is “containable”. First reported on May 7 in the UK, monkeypox has rapidly spread to over a dozen countries, where the virus is typically not found unlike some […]
Hepatitis cases rising among children globally but cause remains a mystery
London | A dangerous and mysterious illness continues to spread among children, and so do questions over what’s causing it, including possible links to Covid-19, The Guardian reported. More than 600 cases of hepatitis with no known cause have been identified around the globe since October 2021, and many of the cases are in previously healthy […]
Covid, monkeypox poses formidable challenge to world: WHO
Geneva | Even as the world is not over the pandemic yet, it is facing a significant and formidable challenge of the monkeypox outbreak that has so far infected over 100 people in about 15 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Addressing the UN’s World Health Assembly in Geneva on Sunday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom […]
206 kidney stones removed from 56-year-old man
Hyderabad | In a rare case, as many as 206 kidney stones were removed from a patient at Aware Gleneagles Global Hospital in Hyderabad. These stones caused the 56-year-old patient to suffer from severe pain in the left loin for over six months, which got aggravated due to rising temperatures in summer. Veeramalla Ramalakshmaiah, a resident […]
Study confirms airborne transmission of coronavirus
Hyderabad | A collaborative study by a group of scientists from the CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad and the CSIR-IMTech, Chandigarh, with hospitals in Hyderabad and Mohali has confirmed the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The study has been published in the Journal of Aerosol Science. The exact mechanism of spread of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has remained elusive. Earlier thought to […]
DCGI grants restricted EUA to Covaxin for 6-12 age group
New Delhi | The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Tuesday approved the restricted emergency use authorisation (EUA) to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for children between the age of 6-12 years, sources said. The DGCI has asked vaccine manufacturer to submit safety data including the data on adverse event with due analysis every 15 days for […]
Significant rise in young TB patients in India after Covid: Experts
New Delhi | Covid has significantly reversed the gains made in tuberculosis (TB) control and has led to an increase of about 25-30 per cent patients, particularly young adults, said experts on Wednesday ahead of World Tuberculosis Day. March 24 is globally observed as World Tuberculosis Day every year to raise awareness about the disease that […]
Why women are more likely to die after heart attack than men
London | Women are less likely to receive life-saving treatment for cardiogenic shock than men and thus, are more at risk of death, according to research. Cardiogenic shock is a life-threatening condition in which the heart suddenly fails to pump enough blood to supply the body’s organs with sufficient oxygen. It is usually caused by a […]
First woman reported to be cured of HIV after stem cell transplant
New York | A US woman has reportedly been cured of HIV disease after undergoing stem cell transplant. The woman dubbed as the New York patient is also the third person in the world to be cured of HIV disease, after receiving a stem cell transplant. She is in remission after receiving a new combination of […]