Google’s new AI chatbot to converse with patients, make diagnosis like docs
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Tech giant Google has developed a novel chatbot which can converse with patients and make diagnostic reasoning at par...
Mask policies returning in US as respiratory viruses may strain hospital capacity
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) Cases of and hospitalizations for respiratory viruses, including Covid, the flu and RSV, continue rising across the US, and some...
NACI recommends additional dose of Omicron vaccine for seniors, infants and immunocompromised individuals
Ottawa (Jan 12) The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) today released the National Advisory Committee on Immunization's (NACI) Guidance on an additional dose...
JN.1 Covid wave may cause a bigger wave, say global experts
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) JN.1, the currently dominant and highly transmissible Covid-19 sub-variant, may result in a bigger wave than the previous ones,...
Greece urges vaccination against COVID-19, influenza as cases surge
Athens, Jan 11 (IAS) The Greek government has urged an increase in vaccination against Covid-19 and influenza amid a surge of fresh cases in...
Spain announces return of facemasks in hospitals
Madrid, Jan 10 (IANS) The Spanish government has imposed the mandatory use of facemasks in hospitals and health centres from Wednesday, following a sharp...
RSV can infect nerve cells, cause inflammation and damage: Study
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) Long thought to only infect the respiratory tract, a new study has found that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a...
JN.1 represents ‘very serious evolution’ of Covid virus, say global experts
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) JN.1, the latest Covid-19 variant from the lineage of Omicron making a fresh surge around the globe, represents 'very...
India among top 3 countries with highest cancer cases, deaths in Asia: Study
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) China, India, and Japan are the three leading countries in Asia in terms of the number of new cancer...
Omicron BA.5 deadlier than Covid variants, flu: US CDC
New York, Jan 3 (IANS) Patients hospitalised with Omicron BA.5 are more likely to die than those with other Covid-19 variants or with flu,...
