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World-Record Breaker, Business Leaders Missing On Titanic Tour
Five people are on board a submersible vessel that has gone missing in the North Atlantic during an expedition to the Titanic shipwreck.
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Covid Still Kills One Person Every Four Minutes
After more than three years, the global Covid emergency is officially over.
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Why China Has Brought This Huge Covid Surge Upon Itself
The tsunami of Covid-19 that's taking hold across China is spurring concern that a dangerous new virus variant could emerge for the first time in more than a year, just as genetic sequencing to catch such a threat is dwindling.
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As New Covid Variant Threatens China, Expert Cites India's Example
The tsunami of Covid-19 that's taking hold across China is spurring concern that a dangerous new variant could emerge for the first time in more than a year, just as genetic sequencing to catch such a threat is dwindling.
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At $3.5 Million A Dose, This Is The World's Most Expensive Medicine
US regulators approved CSL Behring's hemophilia B gene therapy, a one-off infusion that frees patients from regular treatments but costs $3.5 million a dose, making it the most expensive medicine in the world.
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China Variants and Omicron XE Put Fresh Focus on Covid Mutations
The disclosure of new Covid variants emerging in China and the rise of a potentially more transmissible strain in the U.K. has recast the spotlight on the ongoing risk of the virus, even as health experts say there's no reason to panic.
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T-Cells - The Unsung Heroes In The Fight Against Omicron
An unsung arm of the immune system appears to protect against severe disease with the omicron variant even when antibodies wane, helping to explain why a record wave of infections hasn't engulfed hospitals so far.
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Cases Surge But Singapore Hasn't Blinked on Reopening- Yet
Singapore is hitting Covid-19 case levels not seen since the early days of the outbreak, putting the city-state's recent pledge to slowly open up and live with the virus to the test.
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The World May Never Reach Herd Immunity Against Covid
As Covid-19 surged last year, governments worldwide touted the hope of "herd immunity," a promised land where the virus stopped spreading exponentially because enough people were protected against it. That's now looking like a fantasy.
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Up To 300% More Antibodies When Second Dose Delayed, Says Study
Faced with a limited supply of shots and anxious populations waiting their turn, more countries are turning to an initially controversial strategy that's now been vindicated by scientific studies: doubling or tripling the intervals between the first
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Covid Forecasters Warn India Deaths May Double In Coming Weeks
The coronavirus wave that plunged India into the world's biggest health crisis has the potential to worsen in the coming weeks, with some research models projecting that the death toll could more than double from current levels.
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PM Modi Confronts Pressure to Lock Down India
Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on states to only consider lockdowns "as the last option."
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This Vaccine Cuts By 50% Risk of Symptomatic Covid: Study
Sinovac Biotech Ltd.'s coronavirus vaccine cut in half the risk of developing symptomatic Covid-19 in a key Brazilian study, suggesting two doses of the shot is less potent than some other immunizations designed to tame the ongoing pandemic.
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Chronic COVID-19 And Convalescent Plasma May Boost Mutation Risk: Study
British doctors who spent 102 days treating a cancer survivor for Covid-19 documented how the virus mutated after the man was treated with convalescent plasma.
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US Hits Pandemic Milestone With More Vaccinated People Than Cases
More Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine than have tested positive for the virus, an early but hopeful milestone in the race to end the pandemic.
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World-Record Breaker, Business Leaders Missing On Titanic Tour
Five people are on board a submersible vessel that has gone missing in the North Atlantic during an expedition to the Titanic shipwreck.
-
Covid Still Kills One Person Every Four Minutes
After more than three years, the global Covid emergency is officially over.
-
Why China Has Brought This Huge Covid Surge Upon Itself
The tsunami of Covid-19 that's taking hold across China is spurring concern that a dangerous new virus variant could emerge for the first time in more than a year, just as genetic sequencing to catch such a threat is dwindling.
-
As New Covid Variant Threatens China, Expert Cites India's Example
The tsunami of Covid-19 that's taking hold across China is spurring concern that a dangerous new variant could emerge for the first time in more than a year, just as genetic sequencing to catch such a threat is dwindling.
-
At $3.5 Million A Dose, This Is The World's Most Expensive Medicine
US regulators approved CSL Behring's hemophilia B gene therapy, a one-off infusion that frees patients from regular treatments but costs $3.5 million a dose, making it the most expensive medicine in the world.
-
China Variants and Omicron XE Put Fresh Focus on Covid Mutations
The disclosure of new Covid variants emerging in China and the rise of a potentially more transmissible strain in the U.K. has recast the spotlight on the ongoing risk of the virus, even as health experts say there's no reason to panic.
-
T-Cells - The Unsung Heroes In The Fight Against Omicron
An unsung arm of the immune system appears to protect against severe disease with the omicron variant even when antibodies wane, helping to explain why a record wave of infections hasn't engulfed hospitals so far.
-
Cases Surge But Singapore Hasn't Blinked on Reopening- Yet
Singapore is hitting Covid-19 case levels not seen since the early days of the outbreak, putting the city-state's recent pledge to slowly open up and live with the virus to the test.
-
The World May Never Reach Herd Immunity Against Covid
As Covid-19 surged last year, governments worldwide touted the hope of "herd immunity," a promised land where the virus stopped spreading exponentially because enough people were protected against it. That's now looking like a fantasy.
-
Up To 300% More Antibodies When Second Dose Delayed, Says Study
Faced with a limited supply of shots and anxious populations waiting their turn, more countries are turning to an initially controversial strategy that's now been vindicated by scientific studies: doubling or tripling the intervals between the first
-
Covid Forecasters Warn India Deaths May Double In Coming Weeks
The coronavirus wave that plunged India into the world's biggest health crisis has the potential to worsen in the coming weeks, with some research models projecting that the death toll could more than double from current levels.
-
PM Modi Confronts Pressure to Lock Down India
Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on states to only consider lockdowns "as the last option."
-
This Vaccine Cuts By 50% Risk of Symptomatic Covid: Study
Sinovac Biotech Ltd.'s coronavirus vaccine cut in half the risk of developing symptomatic Covid-19 in a key Brazilian study, suggesting two doses of the shot is less potent than some other immunizations designed to tame the ongoing pandemic.
-
Chronic COVID-19 And Convalescent Plasma May Boost Mutation Risk: Study
British doctors who spent 102 days treating a cancer survivor for Covid-19 documented how the virus mutated after the man was treated with convalescent plasma.
-
US Hits Pandemic Milestone With More Vaccinated People Than Cases
More Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine than have tested positive for the virus, an early but hopeful milestone in the race to end the pandemic.
