WHO: Medium-risk adults don’t need extra Covid-19 jabs
GENEVA (March 30): The World Health Organisation yesterday said it is no longer recommending additional Covid-19 vaccine booster doses for…
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Ozone layer healing but imperiled by schemes to curb Sun’s heat
PARIS (Jan 10) The ozone layer that shields life on Earth from deadly solar radiation is on track to recover…
The disease detective
In uncovering a diagnosis, Dr Saumya Jamuar hopes that it will also lead to more effective ways of managing and…
Monkeypox is still a global health emergency: WHO
GENEVA (Nov 2): The World Health Organisation said Tuesday that its emergency committee had determined that monkeypox should continue to…
Invasive malaria mosquito spreading in Africa, researchers warn
PARIS (Nov 2): New evidence has emerged that an invasive species of malaria-carrying mosquito from Asia is spreading in Africa,…
Global economy must green faster to prevent dire climate impacts
PARIS (Oct 27): Across virtually every sector, the greening of the global economy is unfolding far too slowly to stave…
The forbidden food
Common among children, food allergies can be better managed with these tips EGGS, cow’s milk, peanuts, shellfish, wheat, soy and…
Wildlife populations plunge 69 pct since 1970: WWF
PARIS (Oct 13): Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted nearly 70 per cent in the last 50 years,…