London: Researchers have created a 90-minute high speed Covid-19 test which does not require a laboratory and can be performed in cartridges smaller than a mobile phone with high accuracy. The …
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Hyderabad: Eleven more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Telangana while 2,043 tested positive for the virus, officials said on Friday. The fresh fatalities took the cumulative death toll to 1,016 …
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Wellington: There were no new coronavirus cases in New Zealand on Friday for the first time early August, according to the Health Ministry. In a statement, the Ministry said that …
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New Delhi: A small yet significant study from China has found that people who wear eyeglasses may be at a lower risk of contracting Covid-19 as the virus may enter the …
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New York: Children who take oral steroids to treat asthma or autoimmune diseases have an increased risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, and blood clots, warn researchers. The study, published …
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London: Smoking most likely has a significant share in all cases of subarachnoid haemorrhage, the most fatal type of cerebrovascular disturbances in the brain, warn researchers. The study, published in …
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New York: Raising hope of Covid-19 treatment at an early stage, an antibody therapy has been found to quickly reduce SARS-CoV-2 viral load in newly infected patients and cut hospitalisation risk, …
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New York: New research adds to the growing body of evidence that potential Covid-19 drug azithromycin — a commonly-prescribed antibiotic — may increase the risk for cardiac events in patients. The …
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Hyderabad: The number of deaths due to Covid-19 in Telangana crossed the 1,000-mark on Thursday with nine more deaths while 2,159 new cases pushed the state’s tally to over 1.65 …
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New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the coronavirus vaccine will be made available in the country by the start of next year. The remarks come …
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