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COVID-19 vaccine can slash risk of post-infection heart failure by half, study finds
Research has shown that COVID-19 infections have the capability to cause unusual blood clots in mul…
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Explained: How Covid-19 heightens risk of heart attack, stroke
Scientists have found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19, triggers a dangerous immune respo…
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BHU study on Covaxin side effects poorly designed, critically flawed: ICMR Director General
The Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Dr Rajiv Bahl has criticised a recently pub…
PTI
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Vaping makes teenagers more vulnerable to COVID-19, says Stanford-led study
Ever since the beginning of coronavirus, scientists have claimed that young adults and children hav…
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Study reveals Men have 30% higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than women
In the research, the scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) in t…
PTI
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India’s fresh Covid cases shoot up to 8-month high, states issue mask guidelines
India had reported 7,830 coronavirus infections on Wednesday. The daily positivity rate was recorde…
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Being fully vaccinated halves the risk of getting long COVID after infection, UK study suggests
The study, published in The Lancet, said a small proportion of fully vaxxed people with breakthroug…
Marianne Guenot
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Pfizer says its oral COVID-19 pill could help prevent severe infection from the Omicron variant in high-risk people
Pfizer says it has "great confidence" that Paxlovid will remain potent against the Omicron variant,…
Alexandra Ma,Dr. Catherine Sc…
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Omicron increases the risk of upper airway infections and cardiac arrest in children, shows study
Because of their small and relatively collapsible airways, young children with Omicron are more vul…
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A study quantifies the trade-off between danger and necessity when reopening businesses. It found that gyms should be last priority.
New research offers a ranking of which businesses offer the best-value trade-offs in terms of risk …
Holly Secon
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5 ways people could transmit the coronavirus — from respiratory droplets to semen — ranked in order of risk
The coronavirus has one main mode of transmission: respiratory droplets. But live virus has been fo…
Holly Secon,Aylin Woodward
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Sharon Osbourne's granddaughters have the coronavirus. One got it from sharing a drink with an infected person.
Two of Sharon Osbourne's grandchildren have the coronavirus, but neither she nor her son, Jack, hav…
Eleanor Goldberg Fox
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A travel-safety guide for vaccinated people: How to keep your stress level and infection risk low this summer
For vaccinated people, it's no longer as critical to maintain social distance while traveling. But …
Aria Bendix
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Biden is 79, vaccinated, and twice boosted. Here's his risk of severe COVID.
The president is fully vaccinated, twice boosted, and generally in good health, which experts say b…
Madison Hall,Hilary Brueck
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2 charts show COVID-19 booster shots' superior protection compared to double vaccination
Boosted people in Los Angeles had the most protection against COVID-19 infection and hospitalizatio…
Aria Bendix
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Hydroxychloroquine may not prevent coronavirus infections, and there are risks to taking the drug every day
There's no good evidence yet that hydroxychloroquine might prevent people from catching the coronav…
Hilary Brueck
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Vaccines are the best explanation for Omicron's mild symptoms in most people, new research suggests
Omicron seems to produce milder symptoms and fewer hospitalizations than Delta, likely because vacc…