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Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab linked to low platelet count: Study
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine may be associated with a condition characterized by low platelet counts, in rare cases, according to a study by an international...
Facebook forms global alliance with leading health organisations
With an aim to empower the public on how social media and behavioural sciences can be leveraged to improve the health of communities, Facebook...
Digital-divide hampers Covid vaccinations in rural India
Rinku Das (34), who lives with her family in a village in West Bengals Nadia district, has no idea when the Covid 19 vaccination...
Unique Disability ID card also allowed for getting Covid shot
With a view to facilitate access to vaccination for persons with disabilities, the Central government on Monday directed all states and Union Territories (UTs)...
India logs 1.2L Covid cases in 24 hrs, lowest since April 7
India on Saturday logged 1,20,529 new Covid infections in 24 hours, the lowest since April 7. During the same time span, 3,380 more people...
Medical stores witnessed a 32% transaction growth this year
In a new report that shows the pulse of small and micro-businesses across India, OkCredit has revealed that the latest surge in infections has...
Vitamin D may not protect from Covid infection or severity
Genetic evidence does not support vitamin D as a protective measure against Covid-19, say, researchers.
The team from McGill University in Quebec, Canada, analyzed genetic...
Naomi withdraws from French Open due to mental health issues
World No. 2 Naomi Osaka of Japan on Monday withdrew from the French Open over her stand not to speak to the media due...
‘No bigger motivation for quitting tobacco than current health crisis’
With mortality rates of Covid-19 being higher among patients with co-morbidities that are directly related to tobacco, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre...