WHO warns of airborne transmission of corona
World Health Organisation (WHO) has admitted that there is a possibility of airborne transmission of the coronavirus. Continue Reading
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Covid-19 a recurring infection, people need to learn to live with it: Delhi Health Minister
“Coronavirus is a recurring infection. The minute we feel the situation is getting better, there is a sudden surge. We need to be aware, but also need to learn to live with it,” Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has said. Continue Reading
Editorial: Unfair acts
Medical professionals from surgeons to paramedics have long confronted injury or intimidation on the job, especially in conflict zones. Continue Reading
Pandemic affected mental health of youngsters
As the country continues to battle the coronavirus, young adults in college say that their mental well-being has been most impacted by the pandemic’s social consequences. But the silver lining is visible to most and the outlook is one of hope for this year, state the results of a survey by BML Munjal University. Continue Reading
Explained: How corona may hijack human cells
Researchers have identified parts of human proteins which the novel coronavirus could be using to hijack host cell processes, an advance that may lead to the development of new drugs for treating Covid-19. Continue Reading
Can biosensors detect Covid antibodies?
Scientists have developed new protein-based biosensors that glow when mixed with components of the novel coronavirus or specific Covid-19 antibodies, a breakthrough that could enable faster and more widespread testing for the disease. Continue Reading
Harsh Vardhan confident of defeating pandemic
The world is on verge of defeating the coronavirus pandemic by adopting preemptive, proactive and collaborative strategies to combat the virus, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. Continue Reading
Vitamin D & immunity are interconnected: Experts
Several months into the pandemic, experts have now said that there is a definite connect between Vitamin D, the ‘sunshine vitamin’, and the immune response to the coronavirus. Continue Reading
Editorial: New beginning
After the coronavirus impact shrank the economy in the last two quarters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government wants to boost spending on projects for roads, ports and pipelines in the next fiscal year to revive businesses and generate jobs. Continue Reading
Each year 1,000 Pakistan girls forcibly converted to Islam
Neha loved the hymns that filled her church with music. But she lost the chance to sing them last year when, at the age of 14, she was forcibly converted from Christianity to Islam and married to a 45-year-old man with children twice her age. Continue Reading