Governments may not be in mood to spend on sports events when COVID-19 recovery is plunging budgets into deficits
When do politicians get to think?
Myth of coverage: How India’s flagship health insurance scheme failed its poorest during pandemic
When Big Pharma has all the answers
COVID-19 has suppressed influenza for now, but it will return with greater severity: Study
COVID-19 appropriate behaviour will delay competition among existing influenza lineages which will eventually expand, compete and once again …
Lateral Thoughts: We have neglected vaccines for neglected diseases
Vaccines against COVID-19 prove without doubt that the ones needed to prevent neglected disease can be developed quickly as well
A new pandemic has struck the world: Food inflation
Food prices are increasing at an unprecedented rate worldwide, triggered by 2 years of COVID-19 pandemic-induced disruption and now the …
Rural distress: Demand for MGNREGA work sees spike again
This points to rural distress despite absence of COVID-19 restrictions on economic activities for past few months
Twindemic: What we know about the link between air pollution, COVID-19
Air pollutants can carry the novel coronavirus’ genetic material; air pollution also increases susceptibility to COVID-19 andother ailments …
Inconvenient truth: Why omicron emerged, and why it could have been avoided
Best bet to tide over current crisis remains what we have known since the beginning of pandemic: Treat vaccine hesitancy and vaccine nationalism, …
Durga Puja vs COVID-19: Bengal gears up for festivities, experts say disaster in making
COVID-19 cases on the rise; experts claim political consideration behind allowing pujas with the usual fervour
More than 19 mln people can face food insecurity in west, central Africa: Report
People more likely to die of starvation caused by the economic fallout of COVID-19 pandemic than the disease itself, says the report
Nearly 60% of global population to be infected with omicron by March: IHME
Daily COVID-19 cases set to hit 5 million by January, despite a major drop in the infection-detection ratio, says IHME
Uncertain outcome, high cost: Why WHO doesn’t recommend convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19
Studies published in late 2020 and early 2021 made a case for plasma therapy in treating COVID-19
Air pollution linked to 15% global COVID-19 deaths: Study
Contributed to 27% COVID-19 deaths in East Asia; 19% in Europe, 17% in North America
How Peru became the country with the highest COVID-19 death rate in the world
A fairly limited social security and fragile healthcare system meant Peru was not prepared to deal with a rise in COVID-19 cases
Learning lessons from across Europe – the hidden costs of COVID-19 on lung cancer
The World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Lung Ambition Alliance, established a taskforce to learn from the impact of COVID-19 on lung …
Cipla set to launch repurposed drug Favipiravir for COVID-19: CSIR
An off-patent anti-viral, Favipiravir was originally discovered by Fujifilm group, Japan and has shown promise in treatment of COVID-19
Who should or shouldn’t take the COVID-19 vaccine
The demand for vaccination has suddenly grown manifold after the devastating second wave of COVID-19. But there are many myths and misconceptions …
SARS-CoV-2 changes classic feature of virus becoming endemic: Shahid Jameel
Shahid Jameel, former head of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium, speaks to DTE about how a virus mutates, the trajectory of COVID-19,…
Ivermectin for COVID-19: Mismatch between global and Indian policies
Union health ministry guidelines say the drug "may be" used for COVID-19 patients even as global agencies don't recommend
COVID-19: Can cotton wear allow better vitamin D synthesis
Vitamin D deficiency makes people more susceptible to COVID-19; countries with high levels of vitamin D deficiency reported higher mortality …
COVID-19 update: India overtakes Brazil as 2nd worst-hit country
A few government and private hospitals will again be converted into fully COVID-19 facilities, said Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
CSIR-CMERI transfers COVID related technologies for commercial production
Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur, transferred technologies related to COVID-19 to three private-sector enterprises.
UNCTAD awards investment panels of Costa Rica, Korea, the Netherlands for boosting healthcare
The investment promotion agencies were recognised for promoting new investment in health infrastructure, helping manufacture medical devices, …