New York, Jan 16 (IANS) Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, provides moderate protection against long Covid, which can cause long-term serious acute illness, in children and adolescents, according to a study.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Cases of cervical cancer are significantly rising in India, even though it is both preventable and treatable, said doctors on Monday, stressing the need to raise awareness on vaccination and early screening.
Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) China is likely to see a rebound in Covid-19 infections in January, and the highly transmissible JN.1 variant will become the dominant strain, health authorities have said.
New York, Jan 15 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a type of immune cell in the human body known to be important for allergy and other immune responses that can also attack and eliminate cancer and fight viruses like SARS-Cov-2, that causes Covid-19 infection.
Lucknow, Jan 15 (IANS) The King George's Medical University (KGMU) administration in Lucknow has set up a five-member committee to probe into a complaint filed by a KGMU staff regarding faulty medicine that was issued by a pharmacist at the drug distribution counter.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The current unmet needs in the female contraceptives market are similar to those that were present 10 years ago. The market still lacks therapeutics that provide better safety, according to a report.
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Even as India is set to soon launch promising new DCGI and US FDA-approved medicine Inclisiran to lower cholesterol and keep it low with just two doses a year, doctors, while hailing the advance, contend that the drug is expensive and stressed on better use of the much cheaper versions available.
London, Jan 14 (IANS) The annual total of deaths from fungal disease worldwide has risen to 3.75 million, double the previous estimate, according to a global study.
Beijing, Jan 14 (IANS) Long Covid patients are at a higher risk for digestive diseases, for up to one year, according to a study.
Lucknow, Jan 14 (IANS) Doctors at the King George's Medical University (KGMU) have devised a method to make surgery easy for patients with severe burn injuries and suffering with post burn injury contracture (PBC) in the throat region, a condition where the chin comes close to the chest due to severe burns.
