New omicron sub-variant detected in China; Macao shuts down casinos
The sub-variant was detected July 8 from Shanghai’s financial district, Pudong; health authorities maintain the case is linked with another …
COVID-19 in Africa: Real toll may be thrice the official figure
The average excess deaths increased to 1,200 per day June 21-27, 2021 from 910 the previous week
Less protection from past infection, likely reduced vaccine efficacy: IHME on Omicron
For now, best to assume Omicron causes as severe a disease as Delta, IHME says
‘Traditional measures of pandemic preparedness don’t explain highest or lowest COVID-19 infections, mortality rates’
Erin Frame from the University of Washington, US, says trust has been shown to be valuable in keeping COVID-19 infection rates relatively …
COVID-19 now 2nd biggest cause of death in Africa: IHME
Africa might see 479,000 excess COVID-19 deaths by November 1
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
COVID-19-related deaths 6 times reported figures in India
Projected reported deaths due to COVID-19 will be just over 100 as of March 1, 2022, according to DTE analysis
COVID-19 Update: 79,000 more deaths in India by March 1 2022, estimates IHME
If mask is used by all according to guidelines, there would be 5,100 fewer deaths
Anti-malaria drug may be repurposed to treat Zika
A team of Indian researchers identify a viral protein that can be targeted by an already available anti-malarial drug — hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)
Air Pollution thwarting moths’ food-hunting abilities
Study underlines negative impacts of pollution, especially from vehicles, on agriculture
Rising sea levels could force marine life towards poles
Such a move could put sea creatures at extreme peril
COVID-19 update: Considerable transmission will continue through 2022, says IHME
More than half of the world still susceptible to Delta variant towards the end of 2021, says IHME
Ivory poaching: scientists trace origin to two hotspots in Africa
Researchers from the University of Washington matched the DNA fingerprint of ivory to the DNA profile of elephant dung to come to the conclusion
Winter surge: What latest IHME COVID-19 update hints at
Three-fourths of the United States is immune to an omicron infection and this figure is set to grow as the COVID-19 wave recedes
COVID-19: India may see 1.25 million excess deaths by November 1, says IHME
Daily rate of excess deaths due to COVID-19 was greater than 4 per million in Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya and Sikkim, the report …
COVID-19: Europe is back to November 2020 numbers, severe cases higher
Vaccine-immunity waning; infections to peak in end-January 2022 at 2.6 million cases in worst-case scenario
Climate change may lead to improved oxygen levels in oceans, says study
Tropical Pacific winds may be aiding oxygenation, suggest researchers
Fishing industry needs more than healthy and abundant fish
Performance of fisheries must also be based on social and economic factors
Stronger and frequent El Niños are not recent phenomenon
Shellfish fossils along coastal Peru retell the history of El Niño cycles
Private healthcare 20 times costlier than public healthcare: study
Despite high cost of treatment, private sector still takes care of 80 per cent of all outpatient care and about 60 per cent of all inpatient care
Most comprehensive study on HIV, malaria, TB shows major progress in the millennium
Funding and policy have had real impact in combating the diseases, although challenges remain
Non communicable diseases causing more premature deaths in India now
World Bank report says heart diseases have replaced TB and sepsis as two of the five leading causes of deaths between 1990 and 2010
Words are biotic
Is it a coincidence that areas of linguistic plurality are also areas of biodiversity?