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A medical worker takes a nasal swab sample from a man for COVID-19 testing in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Jan. 13, 2022.

New Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 account for 70% of new Covid cases in US

New Omicron subvariant BQ.1.1 was estimated to make up about 38.4% of circulating variants in the week ending December 17, and BQ.1 was estimated to make up 30.7%, according to CDC data

Dec 21, 2022

Covid cases on rise

After Covid Surge in China: Gear up genome sequencing of positive cases, Centre alerts States

Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, in the letter, has said that such an exercise will enable timely detection of newer variants, if any, circulating in the country

Dec 20, 2022

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This Squishy Robot Can Crawl Like a Worm When Temperature Changes; May Help Deliver Drugs to Target Organs In Body [Study]

In a new study, scientists from Johns Hopkins University have described an inchworm-inspired robot, 'gelbot', that is powered exclusively by the change in temperature.

Dec 17, 2022

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Stroke survivors with chronic pain may believe size of their hands has changed: Study

According to a first-of-its-kind study, body perception in stroke survivors with persistent pain can be modified, leading them to believe that the size of their hands is altered.

Dec 13, 2022

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WHO concerned over increasing antibiotic resistance in human infections

High levels of antibiotic resistance in bacteria are causing life-threatening bloodstream infections, according to the latest report released by the WHO.

Dec 10, 2022

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Optimistic women live longer, may even cross 90 years; there's a study to prove it [read now]

The multi-institutional study found that higher levels of optimism in women from diverse racial and ethnic groups were linked to them living longer and their increased likeliness of living up to or beyond the age of 90.

Dec 8, 2022

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Karnataka to vaccinate 48 lakh children against Japanese encephalitis in Dec [Check age, other details]

A special vaccination drive to innoculate an estimated 48 lakh children aged between 1 and 15 years against Japanese encephalitis (JE) will be held in Karnataka starting December 5 for a period of three weeks.

Dec 5, 2022

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Women told to lose weight, men advised to take statins to avoid cardiovascular disease

Women are generally told to lose weight, exercise and improve their diet to prevent heart disease while men are advised to take statins, new research revealed on Saturday.

Dec 3, 2022

Pandemic stress has physically aged teens' brains: Study

Pandemic stress has physically aged teens' brains: Study

The pandemic-related stress has physically altered adolescents' brains, making their brain structures appear several years older than the brains of comparable peers before the pandemic, a new study has revealed.

Dec 2, 2022

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Measles outbreak: Mumbai reports with 303 cases, over 700 in Maha; everything you need to know

Mostly seen among children aged six months to three years, the disease is called 'khasra' and is one of the leading causes of death and disability among young children. Read on.

Nov 30, 2022

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Chemotherapy may lead to inheritance of disease risk in children, grandchildren of childhood cancer survivors

A Washington State University-led study has found that the offspring and grand-offspring of adolescent cancer patients treated with the drug ifosfamide may have a greater incidence of disease.

Nov 28, 2022

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Even low alcohol drinking during pregnancy can expose baby to 'fetal alcohol spectrum disorders' [Details]

Consumption of alcohol, even in low to moderate amounts during pregnancy, can change the baby's brain structure and delay brain development, a new MRI-based study has warned.

Nov 26, 2022

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Health Byte: Woman diagnosed with brain tumour after hallucinations tell her to have CT scan

A woman has been diagnosed with a brain tumour after she claimed that voices in her head told her to have a CT scan.

Nov 25, 2022

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25 Percent of Former Olympians Suffer from Osteoarthritis; Endure Pain Across Several Joints [Study]

The multi-institutional study is the first to examine the consequences of pain and osteoarthritis in different joints among retired Olympic athletes across over 50 sports.

Nov 25, 2022

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Vaccinated people now make majority of Covid deaths in US: Report

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, a majority of Americans dying from Covid were at least partially vaccinated.

Nov 24, 2022

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