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Karnataka: How they survived deadly mucormycosis

BENGALURU: There are more than 1,700 people suffering mucormycosis in Karnataka, but despite fear of the fungal infection and despair…

3 years ago

558 new Covid-19 cases in Thane district, 33 more deaths

THANE: Thane has reported 558 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 5,21,607, an…

3 years ago

Four decades on, where’s the HIV vaccine?

WASHINGTON: In the four decades since the first cases of what would come to be known as AIDS were documented,…

3 years ago

25 more deaths, 904 new Covid cases in Rajasthan

JAIPUR: The Covid-19 death toll in Rajasthan rose to 8,656 on Sunday with 25 more fatalities, while 904 new cases…

3 years ago

Baby with rare genetic disorder gets new life

COIMBATORE: When two-anda-half-month-old Viyan was wheeled into the Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital in early March, he had fever, critical…

3 years ago

Odisha virus count crosses 8 lakh

BHUBANESWAR: While the state has been seeing a gradual fall in the test positivity rate, its capital's TPR has been…

3 years ago

Eye-nose infection in 45% of mucormycosis deaths: Study

AHMEDABAD: In one of the first comprehensive studies of mucormycosis prevalence and mortality in India, a study across 16 centres…

3 years ago

Lucknow: Shortage of mucormycosis drug hits KGMU

LUCKNOW: Acute shortage of life-saving drug, Amphotericin B, used to treat black fungus infection or mucormycosis, was being reported only…

3 years ago

Gurugram: ‘Low infection rate and no deaths among fully vaccinated HCWs’

GURUGRAM: Four hospitals in the city saw a low infection rate and no deaths among fully vaccinated health care workers…

3 years ago

Puducherry Covid-19 cases dip below 1,000 again

PUDUCHERRY: The positivity rate of Covid-19 in Puducherry, which was more than 22% on May 11, has dropped to around…

3 years ago