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WHO ‘concerned’ as monkeypox spreads to children, pregnant women
Geneva, June 30 (IANS) The World Health Organisation has expressed concern as the recent monkeypox outbreak has spread to vulnerable people, including children, pregnant women and those with weak immune systems.
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‘Repeated Covid infection doesn’t boost immunity, can raise long Covid risk’
London, June 30 (IANS) The theory that prior Covid infections boost up people's immunity levels, helping them to fight future variants may not be so true, as per a World Health Organisation (WHO) official.
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Chinese researchers implant brain sensor in goat without piercing skull
Beijing, June 30 (IANS) Chinese researchers have reportedly implanted a sensor in a goat's brain non-invasively, without piercing the skull.
A team from Nankai University inserted the sensor in the animal via a vein and received strong and!-->…
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Australians among world’s biggest meth users: Report
Canberra, June 30 (IANS) Australians are among the biggest users of methylamphetamine in the world, an analysis of wastewater revealed on Thursday.
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) published the 16th report from the!-->…
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Medicines found in wastewater may signal Covid spread
New York, June 30 (IANS) Measuring the concentrations of medicines in wastewater could add another layer to disease-monitoring efforts and help curb spread of Covid-19, suggests a study.
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Monkeypox likely to become sexually-transmitted infection in US: Report
New York, June 29 (IANS) The latest outbreak of monkeypox virus is likely to get "permanently entrenched" as sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the US because its early symptoms are easy to miss, according to an Indian-origin expert.A!-->…
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Can blood thinners help reduce symptoms of long Covid?
London, June 29 (IANS) Researchers in the UK are probing a potential link between blood clots and long-term symptoms post a Covid infection, and whether a treatment of blood thinners may help reduce long Covid conditions, media reports!-->…
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How llamas can protect against SARS-like viruses, Omicron
New York, June 29 (IANS) Tiny, robust immune particles derived from the blood of a llama -- a domesticated South American camelid -- could provide strong protection against every Covid-19 variant, including Omicron, and 18 similar viruses!-->…
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