Health Sciences Interviews ‘Vaccines Don’t Save Lives, Vaccination Does’: An Interview with Dr Faheem Younus Faheem Yonous talks about his career, COVID 19, the situation in Pakistan, as well as policy making and effective strategies. Written by Fatima Perwaiz Khan 2021-07-142021-07-14 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Health Sciences COVID-19 Health Tech Evolution and Low-Resource Settings The healthcare industry is currently facing numerous challenges. The developing and underdeveloped countries are more vulnerable due to low resource settings, high population, and less health workforce in local hospitals. According to an estimate by the World Health Organization (WHO), 400 million people across the globe do not have access to basic healthcare facilities [1]. […] Written by Eesha Tur Razia Babar 2021-05-222021-05-22 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News Plastic Film Containing Silver-Silica Nanoparticles Protects Surfaces Against Novel Coronavirus An adhesive plastic film composed of silver-silica nanoparticles has been tested to be effective in removing 99.84% of SARS-CoV-2 (novel contagious coronavirus) if being exposed for a period of two minutes. This plastic film can be used to protect readily exposed surfaces like door handles, handrails, elevator panels, ATM machines etc. against COVID-19. A Brazilian […] Written by Asfra Rizwan Toor 2020-12-032021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News Detecting Antibodies Could Lead Us to a Vaccine for COVID-19 To study the aftermath of the infections by the coronavirus, researchers at Harvard Medical School and at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are using an antibody detection tool called VirScan. Developed in 2005, VirScan detects the antibodies in people’s blood which helps indicate the active and past infections by bacteria and viruses. Using a single drop […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-07-212021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News COVID-19 Affecting Weather Forecasts With COVID-19 taking over the world in 2020, the effectiveness and sustainability of the global healthcare systems and economic policies are put into question. However, due to the pandemic, scientists and researchers are losing precious field data due to a halt in climate and ecological monitoring projects. Twice a year, a group of scientists at […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-06-282021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News Demystifying COVID-19: Myths and Misinformation The world is currently drowning in the fear of a new coronavirus disease called COVID-19. Its journey from an outbreak back in November 2019 in Wuhan to being characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020 has only escalated terror in the hearts of all. So far it has […] Written by Nimra Khurram 2020-03-232020-03-23 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News What Actually Caused the Recent Coronavirus Outbreak? The recent coronavirus outbreak has created a sense of panic and alarm among the world during the short time since it surfaced in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. In the two months that have followed, it has spread to various other countries and has been classified as a global emergency by the […] Written by Farheen Fawad 2020-02-162021-04-28 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
