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This vaccine patch fights Covid variants better than needles
Sydney, July 31 (IANS) A needle-free vaccine patch could better fight Covid-19 variants, such as Omicron and Delta, than a traditional needle vaccine, according to a study on mice.
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India logs 19,673 fresh Covid cases, 45 deaths
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India has registered 19,673 new Covid infections and 45 deaths in last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
With the fresh casualties, the death toll has mounted to 5,26,357.
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New smartphone clip-on may help detect Zika virus
New York, July 30 (IANS) A team of researchers are working to develop an instrument that can be clipped onto a smartphone to rapidly test for Zika virus with a single droplet of blood.
Zika virus infections are currently detected through!-->…
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Long Covid: Women more likely to have smell, taste problems
Singapore, July 29 (IANS) Women are less likely to recover their sense of smell and taste after a Covid infection than men, according to a study of long Covid.
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) spoke to a patient!-->…
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Monkeypox strain in India different from Europe: ICMR-NIV study
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) A team of Indian scientists have found that the monkeypox virus strain circulating in the country is different from the strain that caused 'superspreader events' in Europe, leading to a global outbreak of the!-->…
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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch4 may help measure obstructive sleep apnea
Gurugram, July 29 (IANS) Samsung's Galaxy Watch4 Series, which comes with pulse oximeter module, could potentially help measure obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study.
Obstructive sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder, estimated to!-->…
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Covid-19 increases stroke risk among young, healthy patients
Toronto, July 29 (IANS) Covid-19 infection raises the risk of stroke, often among younger and healthier patients, who are then likely to face worse outcomes, according to a study.
People with Covid are over 2.5 times more likely to have an!-->…
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NMC allows medical graduates returned from Ukraine, China to appear in FMG exam
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The National Medical Commission on Friday allowed final year students who returned to India due to Covid-19 or the Russia-Ukraine war and got degrees from their institutes on or before June 30, 2022, to appear in!-->…
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