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Covid Update Today: Global caseload tops 524.6 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 524.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.28 million and vaccinations to over 11.42 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

May 18, 2022

Google ropes in ex-US FDA digital health chief

Tech giant Google has roped in a former US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) leader Bakul Patel as its new senior director of global digital health strategy.

May 17, 2022

No more root canal treatment, now tiny bots can deep clean teeth

Nano-sized robots manipulated with a magnetic field can help kill bacteria deep inside dentinal tubules and boost the success of root canal treatments, says a new study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and IISc-incubated startup, Theranautilus.

May 17, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 521.4 mn, US remains worst-hit country

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 521.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.26 million and vaccinations to over 11.40 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

May 16, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 520.5 mn, death toll at 6.26 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 520.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.26 million and vaccinations to over 11.40 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

May 14, 2022

Stem cell therapy repairs damaged heart, adopted pig model; Spurs hope for heart attack patients

A team of German, Swedish, and British scientists has developed a new stem cell therapy which can repair a damaged heart, following a heart attack.

May 14, 2022

Vision scientists revive light-sensing cells in eyes of dead people, restore "b wave" seen in living eyes

, the team was able to restore a specific electrical signal seen in living eyes, the "b wave." It is the first b wave recording made from the central retina of postmortem human eyes.

May 14, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 520 mn, deaths at 6.26 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 82,325,687 and 999,125

May 13, 2022

Tomato Fever affects 82 kids in Kerala; should you worry? Not really, says K'taka health minister [details]

Tomato Flu, so far reportedly endemic to Kerala, has many symptoms resembling Chikungunya, which is high fever, body aches, swelling in the joints etc

May 12, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 518.7 mn; US continues to be the worst-hit

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 518.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.25 million and vaccinations to over 11.37 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

May 11, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 517 mn, death toll stands at 6.25 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 517 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.25 million and vaccinations to over 11.33 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

May 8, 2022

Can low-dose lithium help "slow kidney ageing" and promote its proper functioning?

Long known as a valuable treatment for bipolar disorder, lithium may also be useful in treating kidney disease, a silent killer which affects about an estimated 10 crore people in India, health experts contended here on Friday.

May 7, 2022

Surge Again? India reports 3,545 new Covid cases, slightly higher

India reported 3,545 new Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, a rise over the 3,275 Covid infections reported the previous day, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs said on Friday morning.

May 6, 2022

Severe obesity weakens antibody response to Covid vaccines: Study

Obesity has been a known risk factor for Covid-19 infection. And now a study reveals, severely obese people may have significantly weaker immune response to Covid vaccination compared to those with normal weight.

May 6, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 515.4 mn, US CDC issues advisory on mask

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 515.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.24 million

May 5, 2022