Tag: COVID-19
Millions of ‘pandemic pets’ reach midlife
Millions of dogs and cats adopted during the Covid-19 pandemic are now reaching midlife — a life stage recognized in the latest veterinary science...
A handbook that can prepare countries for the next pandemic
As the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc and lives were at stake, the advice experts gave to decision-makers became indispensable. At the same time, heated...
Russia reports 100% efficacy of cancer vaccine in early trials
Russia has announced that its personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, Enteromix, has shown 100% efficacy and safety in early clinical trials.
Developed by Russia's National Medical...
At-home melanoma testing with skin patch test
Melanoma testing could one day be done at home with a skin patch and test strip with two lines, similar to COVID-19 home tests,...
WHO move to understand origins of new or re-emerging pathogens
With the support of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), the World Health Organization (WHO) has published a global...
No link between sudden deaths and Covid vaccine: ICMR
A study conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) concludes that Covid-19 vaccination did not increase the risk of sudden deaths among young...
Covid-19’s Pirola variant sparks concern
A new, highly mutated Covid-19 variant, BA.2.86, referred to as Pirola, has got healthcare authorities worldwide worried.
According to the Independent, doctors have warned that...
Long Covid has disabling effects on hip joints
Acute Covid-19 infection can manifest in many ways from nominal symptoms to catastrophic organ failure. It can also cause long-term effects, cumulatively known as...
WHO chief warns of disease deadlier than Covid
The world has to start preparing for a disease even deadlier than Covid-19, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned.
Tedros on...
Covid-19 no longer a global health emergency: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that Covid-19 no longer represents a global health emergency – more than three years after the virus...









