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Highly mutated Covid-19 variant BA.2.86 detected in two more countries

BA.2.86 was first spotted in Denmark on July 24 when it infected a patient at risk of severe illness. Subsequently, it has been detected in symptomatic patients and wastewater samples

First ABDM microsite under NHA '100 microsites project' launched in Mizoram

Mizoram became the first state in India to operationalise an ABDM microsite; under the project, all healthcare facilities including the private clinics, and labs will be made ABDM-enabled

High exposure to Covid may reduce protection from vaccination: Study

They also determined which people had resided with a Covid-positive cellmate and, as a result, had high exposure to the Covid virus

One billion people globally to have osteoarthritis by 2050: Lancet Study

Currently, 15 per cent of the world's population aged 30 years or above experience osteoarthritis, the study found after analysing 30 years of osteoarthritis data from more than 200 countries

6.5% Covid patients died within a year of hospital discharge: ICMR study

The study examined data from 14,419 patients across 31 hospitals, tracking their health over a year through phone follow-ups

SARS-CoV-2 infection linked with high blood pressure in adults: Study

This is the first study to compare the development and risk factors associated with persistent high blood pressure in people with Covid-19 infection to influenza, a similar respiratory virus

Two years after catching Covid, patients still risk getting sick: Research

People who were never sick enough to be hospitalized for acute Covid still had a higher risk than uninfected people of developing long Covid-related disorders

Those vaccinated before getting Covid at lower risk of post-discharge death

"Participants who had received at least one dose of the anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine before their COVID-19 infection had a lower risk of post-discharge mortality," the study said

Scientists rush to understand, contain highly mutated Covid-19 strain

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization designated BA.2.86 a "variant under monitoring" on Thursday, a designation that encourages countries to track and report the sequences they find"

Study identifies decline for brain ageing, sheds light on memory decline

Most of us who have reached their middle age must have experienced a slowing memory and cognition. Until now, scientists did not have a clear picture of the molecular changes that take place

Covid-19 still global health threat, new variant under scanner: WHO chief

The chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the G20 Health Ministers' Meeting at Mahatma Mandir Convention centre in Gujarat's capital Gandhinagar

AI-model developed that could tell age from chest X-ray, research shows

The findings marked a leap in medical imaging and paved the way for improved early disease detection and intervention, the researchers said in their study

Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine protects against new variants, finds early study

Covid vaccine partners Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE are also developing updated shots, as is Novavax Inc. The drugmakers have been testing and making new updates as the virus has evolved

Equitable access to diagnosis, treatment pivotal to ending TB: Mandaviya

The meeting was co-chaired by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus here on Thursday

WHO South-East Asia region commits to enhancing efforts to end TB

The Gandhinagar Declaration was adopted at the end of the two-day meeting held to follow-up on the progress made to end TB

Aurobindo Pharma to launch HIV drug for children in 123 countries

The pharmaceutical company will launch its HIV triple combination product for children living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries under voluntary licence from ViiV Healthcare

G20 Health Ministers meeting to start from August 17 in Gandhinagar

Delegates from 19 member countries, 10 invited states, and 22 international organisations will be participating in the meeting in Gujarat

Investing in primary health care can help countries detect pandemics: WHO

On EG.5 strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus being recently classified by World Health Organisation as a variant of interest, WHO's Director-General said it is important to continue to remain vigilant

Medical Council guidelines bar doctors from taking freebies from firms

Industry insiders feel this is a step towards implementing and codifying the Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices

Unusual case of 'blue legs' in long Covid patient seen: Lancet study

The study described the case of a 33-year old man who developed a condition called acrocyanosis, which refers to blood pooling in the veins of the legs