The actual COVID-19 infections in India may be around 17 times higher than the official figure, a study led by researchers at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) suggests. Photograph: Nand Kumar/PTI......
'Serial testing is much more valuable than a single test which reflects just a point in time.' IMAGE: A healthcare worker collects a swab sample for a rapid antigen test in Kolkata, January 7,......
Antibody levels are higher when people receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the afternoon as compared to the morning, according to an observational study. IMAGE: A healthcare worker gives a dose of the......
A single dose of COVID-19 vaccine is sufficient for an infected person as there was a greater antibody response when compared with those who have had no prior infection, according to a study......
'People are just putting the mask below their nose.''They are only protecting the mouth, but not the nose.''People need to understand that it is the nose which has to be protected.' IMAGE: An......
Growing resistance to antibiotics and other drugs demands a co-ordinated global response on the same scale as efforts to address climate change, experts have said. Without an international......
IMAGE: A municipal worker stands next to a banner that reads, "Rio Carnival 2016" before spraying insecticide to prevent the spread of Zika's vector. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters More than......