Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) People with prediabetes using Google-owned Fitbit wearable can track changes in blood sugar control, according to a new study. The findings point to tech companies' idea of building diabetes technology into…

Brussels, Jan 16 (IANS) The year 2021 was the worst on record for child sexual abuse online, according to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). The UK-based IWF investigated 361,000 reports of suspected criminal material in 2021, euronews…

Moscow, Jan 16 (IANS) The way the novel coronavirus pandemic is developing suggests that the virus will never go away completely, WHO Representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic said on Sunday. The virus will circulate as an endemic disease,…

New York, Jan 16 (IANS) A young man in the US has claimed that his penis shrunk by a total of 1.5 inches after contracting Covid-19 last July. The man in his 30s claimed in a letter written to Slate Magazine's How to Do It podcast, where…

Hyderabad, Jan 16 (IANS) The government of Telangana has decided to extend holidays for all educational institutions in the state till January 30 in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar announced on Sunday that…

Lucknow, Jan 16 (IANS) When the first wave of Covid struck, know-it-all doctors and 'medical experts' claimed that 'giloy' was an immunity booster that would help fight the virus. Almost overnight, the sales of Giloy rocketed and people…

Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Maharashtra experienced a slight lull in new Covid-19 and Omicron cases on Saturday though deaths again increased, health officials said here. After a record high of 46,723 (January 12), the number of daily Covid…

<br>There is widespread panic as rumours abound and the crisis brings out the best and worst in people. A description of our Covid-hit world? No, pandemics have hit us earlier too -- and are reflected in our literature.…

Imphal, Jan 15 (IANS) The Covid-19 cases in poll-bound Manipur have been rising with the positivity rate of the contagious virus increasing from 4.1 per cent to 7.1 per cent for the past five days, officials said on Saturday. Manipur Health…

<br>According to the experts, the Omicron variant is said to cause less severe disease. However, people should not stop taking precautionary measures, following Covid-19 protocols or getting vaccinated. "It is too soon to tell if this…