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Bands of strength

Lightweight and portable, this inexpensive equipment allows you to do gym-type exercises at home

25 Dec 2021 11:26 PM IST

An elderly patient receives a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, at a clinic at Orange Farm, near Johannesburg. Pfizer has announced that a South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine, the first time that the vaccine will be produced in Africa. (AP)

Omicron can evade protection offered by Covid vaccines, antibody...

Antibodies from previously infected individuals were even less likely to neutralise Omicron, they said

24 Dec 2021 2:08 PM IST

A man receives a nasal swab during a test for Covid-19 at a street-side testing booth in New York. (APF)

No evidence Omicron has lower severity than Delta variant: UK study

The study estimates that the risk of reinfection with the Omicron variant is 5.4 times greater than that of the Delta...

20 Dec 2021 2:10 PM IST

ï€ Even if you have timelines to meet, dont delay your sleep time beyond 12midnight; it may cause Depression in some people. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

The waking nightmare of sleep paralysis

A common sleep disorder can cause much agitation, but it can be treated, say doctors

15 Dec 2021 10:30 PM IST

A medical helper fills a syringe in a vaccination center. (Photo: AFP)

Vaccination of under-12s starts in handful of EU countries

It suggested that governments consider travel-related restrictions and press ahead with vaccination campaigns and...

15 Dec 2021 3:44 PM IST

A nurse prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children for distribution. (Photo: AFP)

Pfizer jabs protect 70% against hospitalisation from omicron

The study was carried out by Discovery Health, South Africa-'s largest private health insurer, and the South African...

14 Dec 2021 5:42 PM IST

An elderly patient receives a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, at a clinic at Orange Farm, near Johannesburg. Pfizer has announced that a South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine, the first time that the vaccine will be produced in Africa. (AP)

2 doses of Covid vaccines induce lower antibody levels against...

The researchers noted that these data are important but are only one part of the picture

14 Dec 2021 1:44 PM IST

UK opens up COVID boosters to all over 30s in Omicron fight

UK opens up COVID boosters to all over 30s in Omicron fight

On Saturday, the UK recorded another 54,073 COVID-19 infections, including 633 of the Omicron variant

12 Dec 2021 5:47 PM IST

Melva Mlambo, right, and Puseletso Lesofi, both medical scientists prepare to sequence COVID-19 omicron samples at the Ndlovu Research Center in Elandsdoorn, South Africa. (AP /Jerome Delay)

Signs of Omicron milder than Delta variant: South African doctors

Just 3% of patients hospitalized recently with COVID-19 have died, versus about 20% in the countryâ€™s earlier outbreaks

12 Dec 2021 12:23 PM IST

The Yale team is currently testing nasal vaccine strains against COVID strains in animal models. (Representational Image: ANI)

Nasal vaccine might help fight new COVID-19 variants: Study

The research has been published in the -'Science Immunology Journal-'

11 Dec 2021 12:38 PM IST

A medical worker collects swab sample of a passenger for Covid-19 test amid fear of spread of Omicron varaint, at Charbagh railway station in Lucknow. (PTI /Nand Kumar)

Omicron spreading faster, but may be less severe, say researchers

This development comes as Omicron has been reported in 57 countries, and World Health Organization expects the number to...

9 Dec 2021 4:34 PM IST

Are You Living in the Present?

Are You Living in the Present?

You are the only one bearing the consequences of your life. But have you ever asked yourself if youâ€™re the one...

8 Dec 2021 9:12 PM IST