Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has directed hospitals not to conduct Covid-19 test of deceased patients, said an official on Wednesday. Covid-19 test after death is discouraged to avoid undue delay …
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New York: Achieving herd immunity to Covid-19 is an impractical public health strategy, say researchers, adding that, immunity is not perfect and achieving it through widespread exposure is very unlikely. …
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Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 31.5 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 969,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Wednesday …
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Seoul: South Korea’s daily new Covid-19 cases rebounded to over 100 on Wednesday, snapping three consecutive days of a two-digit rise, as sporadic cluster infections, coupled with untraceable cases, continued …
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New York: In a major study, researchers have discovered that a blood protein test could detect the severity of head trauma in under 15 minutes. According to the study, published in …
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Wellington: Researchers have found that people who smoke are increasingly using e-cigarettes to try to quit smoking. The study, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, found …
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New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine in India is likely to remain between 50 to 100 per cent, however, …
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London: Children, who appear at a relatively lower risk from Covid-19, are disproportionately harmed by precautions involved with lockdowns, warn researchers. Experts from Oxford University Hospitals in the UK noted …
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New Delhi: E-commerce platform Flipkart on Tuesday confirmed that it has expanded its healthcare portfolio to introduce over-the-counter (OTC) medicines on the platform which comprises of ayurvedic, homeopathic and allopathic …
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Islamabad: Pakistan has started stage three clinical trials of a China-made Covid-19 vaccine, Executive Director of the country’s National Institute of Health (NIH) Aamer Ikram said on Tuesday. Addressing a …
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