Battling vaccine misinformation: MMR vaccine has no association with Autism

August 14, 2020

There’s scientific evidence to prove that the MMR vaccine doesn’t cause Autism and there is no association between the two. A YouTube...

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Coronavirus leaves Asia with mounting heaps of medical waste

August 14, 2020

Amid the ongoing health crisis, countries across Asia are struggling to deal with the issue of dangerous biomedical waste. While many nations have scaled up...

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The vaccine puzzle

August 14, 2020

Russia’s announcement of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine has opened a Pandora’s Box, with experts questioning the safety and efficacy of its human clinical...

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To know or to really know: Exploring COVID-19 tests

August 13, 2020

There’s an ever-growing demand to accelerate testing for COVID-19, as the global cases keep soaring. But what’s the most reliable test for diagnosing the...

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A view of nearly COVID-19 free world

August 7, 2020

As the world transitions into the next stage of the global pandemic, we look at how Asian countries have handled the initial Covid-19 outbreak response to...

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The peculiar case of Japan in the pandemic

August 7, 2020

Once applauded for its low coronavirus incidence rate and mortality, Japan has been recording an exponential rise in new cases per day since June-end. The...

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Can online searches help health authorities identify new symptoms of COVID-19?

July 31, 2020

With increased internet penetration, can online search data contribute to the identification of new symptoms for COVID-19? Google Trends data shows that newly...

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Kerala nurses battle coronavirus globally

July 31, 2020

In the biggest health crisis of the century, Malayali nurses find themselves at the frontlines, fighting the battle against COVID-19. But some nurses are...

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Decoding herd immunity

July 31, 2020

Achieving herd immunity for COVID-19 might be difficult without a vaccine, or a whole lot of people getting sick. The latter, though a faster option, is...

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Vietnam COVID-19 strategy: Do more with less

July 30, 2020

Despite a long border with China and limited resources, the Southeast Asian country, with a population of 97 million people, has reported merely 431 cases of...