HEALTH

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

COVID-19 should not be taken lightly: Harsh Vardhan

11:59 pm August 28, 2020

Indore: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Friday that the COVID-19 recovery rate in the country has improved to 76.28 per cent, but added that the pandemic should not be taken lightly. He said this while virtually inaugurating a Rs 237 crore-worth super speciality hospital built by the Centre in Indore, which is […]

Men have 30 pc higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than women: Study

Fear of missing out impacts people of all ages, study finds

11:46 pm August 27, 2020

Washington: Fear of missing out (FOMO) — the social anxiety that other people are having fun without you — can have an impact on any, irrespective of age. In fact, not age, but aspects of self-perception–namely loneliness, low self-esteem, and low self-compassion–were more closely associated FOMO, according to a recent study by Washington State University researchers published […]

No need for alarm on COVID-19 reinfection, need more data for reliable inference: scientists

6:49 pm August 27, 2020

New Delhi: The first documented instance of coronavirus reinfection came from Hong Kong this week followed quickly by Belgium and the Netherlands reporting one case each, but there is no reason for alarm yet, say scientists, calming fears that a surge might be inevitable. As concerns mount that herd immunity may not be enough to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists in India and elsewhere said […]

Moscow announces advanced trials for new COVID-19 vaccine

11:46 pm August 26, 2020

Moscow: The mayor of Moscow invited residents Wednesday to join trials of a coronavirus vaccine that Russia approved for use earlier this month in what officials described as a breakthrough on par with the Soviet Union’s launch of the world’s first satellite in 1957. The world’s first vaccine against the coronavirus to receive a government go-ahead has caused unease […]

COVID-19 can affect almost all organs, say experts at AIIMS

11:40 pm August 26, 2020

New Delhi: Not just the lungs, COVID-19 can affect almost all organs and the initial symptoms may be totally unrelated to chest complaints, experts at AIIMS here said on Wednesday. They stressed that classification of cases into mild, moderate and severe categories based just on respiratory symptoms should be relooked to include other organ involvement. Experts from […]