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WHO halts hydroxychloroquine, HIV drugs in COVID trials

Another branch of the WHO-led trial is also looking at the potential effect of Gileadâ€™s antiviral drug remdesivir on...

5 July 2020 10:16 AM IST

Covaxin is candidate vaccine being tested by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech.

No freedom from Covid on August 15: Scientists

COVID-19 vaccine canâ€™t be expected till next year; trials, tests needed

5 July 2020 8:34 AM IST

Caregivers attending to coronavirus patients are told to monitor oxygen levels regularly. (Representational image: AP)

Home quarantine sufficient for patients with mild symptoms, say...

But a separate room and toilet are absolute necessities

4 July 2020 6:15 PM IST

US Federal Bureau of Investigation and cybersecurity experts believe Chinese hackers are trying to steal research on developing a vaccine against coronavirus. (AFP Photo)

Scientists troubled by ICMR-'s deadline for Bharat Biotech-'s COVID-19...

Human trials of vaccines take years to conduct and the results have to be checked and rechecked

4 July 2020 2:14 PM IST

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Zydus Cadila-'s potential COVID drug may begin human clinical trials

Indiaâ€™s -'first-' indigenous COVID-19 vaccine candidate Covaxin had also got the nod for human clinical trials...

3 July 2020 10:55 AM IST

A coronavirus theme based model on a road during the intensified lockdown due to surge in COVID-19 cases, in Chennai. PTI photo

Doc alert! Diarrhoea, vomiting, headache could be COVID-19 symptoms...

Doctors in Hyderabad have noticed that the coronavirus has changed its presentation in the past fortnight

2 July 2020 4:18 PM IST

Doctors are recommending shorter-duration online classes to protect the eyes of children.

Online classes could actually make kids vulnerable to coronavirus. But...

Doctors say increased screen time could damage the ocular surface of the eyes

2 July 2020 2:43 PM IST

A man wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus walks along a street after a shower. (AP)

Scientists use weather forecasting technique to predict COVID-19...

This technique is usually used to pair computer simulations with real weather observations to forecast future weather,...

2 July 2020 2:15 PM IST

Members of the Brazilian Armed Forces medical team take a COVID-19 test from a member of the indigenous YeKuena ethnic group. (AFP)

Blood test can predict severity of COVID-19: Study

The research could lead to new treatments to prevent deadly -'cytokine storms-' seen in severe cases of COVID-19,...

1 July 2020 2:35 PM IST

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After COVID-19, China identifies another flu virus strain with...

these G4 viruses bind to receptor molecules in human cells, and can replicate in the outer layer of the respiratory...

30 Jun 2020 2:55 PM IST

New swine flu found in China has pandemic potential. (AFP Photo)

New swine flu with -'pandemic potential-' identified by China...

According to scientists these G4 viruses bind to receptor molecules in human cells and can replicate in outer layer of...

30 Jun 2020 1:52 PM IST

Pet owners line up at the Government Superspecialities Veterinary Hospital at Narayanguda in Hyderabad. (File Photo)

We-'re warriors too: Vets lobby government for PPE kits as another...

Two veterinary hospitals in Telangana have had to shut down in two weeks

28 Jun 2020 1:27 PM IST