Medically Speaking Team

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to hold Covid review meet with southern states and UTs

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a high-level virtual meeting with the health ministers of Southern states and Union…

3 years ago

Wuhan scientists warn of new variant of Coronavirus with high death rate & infection rate

Amid the surging cases of Omicron in several countries, there are reports of another likely variant popping up from China.…

3 years ago

Farther or faster? Both improve distance running performance

A study performed at the University of Jyväskylä compared two-week blocks of low-intensity training and high-intensity interval training in terms…

3 years ago

Current anti-COVID pills work well against omicron, but antibody drugs are less effective, study finds

The drugs behind the new pills to treat COVID-19 remain very effective against the omicron variant of the virus in…

3 years ago

New data on COVID-19 lung transplants

A Smidt Heart Institute analysis of lung transplantations performed nationally shows significant help for patients with severe, irreversible lung damage…

3 years ago

Change of heart functioning may affect memory and thinking skills in middle age

Subtle changes in the structure and the diastolic function of a person's heart between early adulthood and middle age may…

3 years ago

Omicron genetics and early transmission patterns are characterized in new study

The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 diverged from previous SARS-CoV-2 variants as a result of adaptive evolution, in which beneficial mutations…

3 years ago

Mix-and-match trial finds additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine safe, immunogenic

In adults who had previously received a full regimen of any of three COVID-19 vaccines granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)…

3 years ago

Omicron survives on skin and plastic than any other surface

According to a study, the Omicron variety of coronavirus can survive on the skin for more than 21 hours and…

3 years ago

Moderna begins trial of Omicron specific vaccine

Moderna Inc has begun a mid-stage trial to test a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, which is specially tailored…

3 years ago