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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
TopicCoronavirus treatment

Topic: coronavirus treatment

Kids returning with post-Covid symptoms like breathlessness, headaches, say Delhi doctors

Symptoms were found to be persisting for three to four months in children who had severe Covid, stated Dr Bajaj of Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals.

Covid-vaccine distribution can take tips from how India conducts general elections

The strategy behind Covid-19 eradication efforts requires adopting tactics to deploy the vaccine like a cluster bomb.

Regeneron Covid antibody therapy reduces viral load, need for medical care, trial suggests

New York-based company Regeneron's therapy was given to President Donald Trump earlier this month after he tested positive for Covid.

Arthritis drug reduces mortality by 30% in critical Covid-19 patients, US study finds

The study used data from over 4,000 patients admitted to ICUs at 68 sites across the US, and found that early administration of tocilizumab greatly helped the critically ill.

Insufficient interferon – the reason why coronavirus could be deadly for some patients

Interferon helps orchestrate defence against viral pathogens & insufficient interferon may lurk at a dangerous turning point in Covid infections.

Cats can get infected by Covid, develop antibodies to block virus, finds study

From how conspiracy theories can hinder efforts to stop coronavirus' spread, to a nanoparticle tool that can help screen for drugs, ThePrint brings you the latest on Covid-19.

Convalescent plasma appears to be the silver lining in the gloomy cloud of Covid-19

Randomized controlled trials are the gold standard when it comes to evaluation of disease. But we can't always wait for gold.

T cells in women induce better immune response to Covid than in men, finds study

The study, published in Nature, could shape a gender-based approach to treating Covid patients.

MK-4482 could be new, big hope to treat Covid as Merck seen launching pill before 2020 ends

Merck's MK-4482 stops coronavirus from replicating. It was discovered by Emory University scientists & results of phase 2 trials are expected in weeks.

On Camera

India will absorb Trump tariff impact due to its Achilles’ heel

Like China, India remains a big domestic market, which will continue to attract investment, but the US tariffs will make India unattractive for future investments.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

‘Peace without power Utopian, lessons from Op Sindoor being implemented’—CDS inaugurates Ran Samvad

India’s 1st tri-service seminar, on the lines of Shangri-La Dialogue, kicks off in Mhow, with top military officers & defence attaches from several countries in attendance.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.