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Is AI dominance inevitable? A technology ethicist says no, actually
Claims of artificial intelligence's (AI) inevitability are being challenged. Despite arguments that…
PTI
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I swore I would leave the US if Trump won the 2016 election. Here's how that worked out for me.
Sonya Moore is grateful to her former self for choosing to leave the US. She sometimes misses famil…
Sonya Moore
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Tuberculosis dethrones COVID-19 as world’s top infectious killer again; Half of all new cases from India, Indonesia
According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) report, approximately 8.2 million people we…
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How did we manage to deal with COVID-19 so quickly, but the common cold still remains a persisting problem?
Despite rapid COVID-19 vaccine development, curing the common cold remains challenging due to many …
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'I thought I experienced death': Al Pacino talks about battling Covid-19
Legendary actor Al Pacino, 84, opened up about fainting during his COVID-19 battle in 2020, when a …
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Humans are spilling the COVID-19 virus back into wildlife! Study finds widespread infection in backyard animals
Genetic analysis of wild animals has revealed not only the presence of SARS-CoV-2, but also the eme…
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Should you be worried about the potential side-effects of the Covishield vaccine?
Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS), can lead to dangerously low blood clot and platele…
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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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US House Committee says China delayed releasing COVID-19 information for weeks and lied about sharing it immediately
The weeks-long delay cost the world valuable time in creating COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, the…
Matthew Loh
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Even mild Covid infection can harm heart health, study finds
Even mild cases of COVID-19 can have long-term harmful impacts on cardiovascular health, a study ha…
PTI
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Experts allay fears: It is Covid that triggers heart attacks, not vaccines
There has been a rising spate of heart attacks in India, particularly post Covid-19 pandemic. While…
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People intolerant of other religions are more likely to reject science, study asserts
Oftentimes, science is misrepresented or outright rejected in service of deeply ingrained convictio…
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Nursing homes in New Jersey battle COVID-19 surge as hospitalizations and deaths caused by new variants jump across the US
One in four nursing homes in New Jersey has reported a COVID outbreak. A variant nicknamed "Eris" i…
George Glover
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India's health ministry releases fact sheet to guide vaccinators on counselling pregnant women about COVID-19 vaccination
"It is, therefore, advised that a pregnant woman should take COVID-19 vaccine," it said. S…
PTI
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European researchers identify triggers for long Covid syndrome
The team from University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna, led by chemist Christopher…
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India mulls 2nd Covid booster even as coverage of first dose remains feeble
The Indian immunisation panel is discussing a fourth dose of Covid vaccine, or a second booster dos…
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SIMPLY PUT: What won’t end even after COVID does?
But looking beyond the obvious, here are some things which won’t end even after COVID does. …