COVID-19: An extreme disorder
Flattening the epidemiological curve also means an economic cessation. Who will bear the burden most in an unequal world?
When COVID-19, climate collide: How south Asia can prepare itself
Careful planning is needed to avoid major damage, while marshalling resources towards limiting the spread of COVID-19
Breathe through your nose during COVID-19
By inhaling through the nose, you are delivering Nitric Oxide directly into your lungs, where it increases both airflow and blood flow and keeps …
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
Global emissions almost back to pre-pandemic levels after unprecedented drop in 2020, new analysis shows
From the beginning of 2022, the world can emit an additional 420 billion tonnes of CO2 to limit global warming to 1.5℃, or 11 years of …
COVID-19: Child immunisation pushed back by years in India during 2020
As many as 23 million children across the world did not get routine vaccines, according to WHO-Unicef analysis
WHO adds another lifesaving drug to the list of COVID-19 medicines
When administered, tocilizumab and sarilumab reduce the odds of death by 13 per cent, compared to standard care
WHO warns of ‘worrying surge’ in cholera cases globally
As many as 26 countries recorded cholera cases this year, with seven deaths in Haiti so far
COVID-19 update: Why are we at a ‘tip of iceberg’ again
The head of Israel’s COVID-19 response has however said there was no cause to worry as of now
How drug companies are sidestepping the WHO’s technology transfer hub in Africa
The actions of BioNTech and Moderna will prolong the social and economic costs of the pandemic
Neanderthal-inherited gene variant helps in protecting against severe COVID-19: Study
A protective Neanderthal-derived haplotype confers approximately 23% reduced risk of becoming critically ill on infection with SARS-CoV-2
Kerala, COVID-19 management exemplar? Data on additional deaths forces rethink
Kerala government may have suppressed data regarding true number of deaths in 2021 for political reasons, say experts
Hand washing a must for COVID-19, but do we have enough water
Though hand washing during the present COVID-19 pandemic is essential, we have to be careful while using water for this purpose
Patients with COVID-19 shouldn’t have to die alone. Here’s how a loved one could be there at the end
Rather than just using a risk-minimisation approach to managing COVID-19, there’s scope for some flexibility and creativity in addressing …
Bacterial co-infection uncommon in patients with community-acquired COVID-19: Lancet
‘Antimicrobial stewardship’ in COVID-19 patients will help slow emergence of antimicrobial resistance, report says
Post COVID-19 complication among children worries pediatricians
Children manifest this syndrome which usually involves multiple organs about four to six weeks after a COVID-19 infection.
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 …
COVID-19 vaccines for all: Confusion bedeviling vaccination efforts
Lack of proper channeling of available stock in the right places at the right time leading to vaccine shortage
COVID-19: Why liquid oxygen should be handled properly
Medical oxygen may be more precious than gold in India right now as COVID-19 rips us apart; but medical personnel must be thoroughly …
COVID-19 may already have killed 650,000 people in India through May 5: Report
Real death toll due to COVID-19 in India could be thrice the government figure, a new report has said
COVID-19 in India: an unfolding humanitarian crisis
The world needs all the vaccines it can get, so factors such as equity of distribution and public confidence have to be addressed to ensure that …
COVID-19 killed more people in 16 months than natural disasters in 20 years
No disaster has killed more than 3 million people in recent history and in such a short time period
Lessons from the past: Protecting women and girls from violence during COVID-19
Policy-makers and practitioners must heed lessons from the Ebola outbreak in the DRC. They must mitigate against further exacerbation of gender-…
We’ve made progress to curb global emissions. But it’s a fraction of what’s needed
Globally, we need to deliver at least ten times more emissions cuts than our pre-pandemic efforts
Latest Nipah Virus Outbreak reports 33% case fatality rate, all bat samples tested negative: WHO
While the bats did not test positive this time around, previously, evidence of the virus has been detected in dogs, cats, goats, sheep, and horses