Immunity is all set to become a coveted commodity in the post-Covid world. Sociologists fear the immunity-haves will enjoy hegemony over the immunity-have-nots. What is really at stake here? How immunity inequality can make or break economies across the world?
Even as a debate rages around whether Covid-19 vaccines and drugs should be patent-free, here’s a dossier on the whys and hows of the burning issue, which has the potential to transform the post-pandemic world in myriad ways.
Absent oxygen cylinders, apathetic administrations, amorphous governance — India’s Covid-19 strategy seems to have gone kaput with the second wave of the pandemic claiming thousands of lives, making the country the world’s Covid hub.
Health emergencies posed enormous challenges to the people who faced them. But the calamities helped bring tangible changes in the way we live and work. Here’s an analysis.
The demand for medical or supplemental oxygen has grown exponentially since the start of the pandemic. Why is medical oxygen so crucial in tackling Covid-19?
Evolutionary biology looks into curious and complex processes such as natural selection that power diversity of life on Earth. Hence, it is a study into how we have become what we have. Here’re five evolutionary biologists of our times, helping us understand our evolutionary journey.
Producing scores of products and services that claim to help people grab a good night’s rest, the sleep economy is powering startups, innovative products and conducive policies, signalling that humanity is lacking good sleep pretty seriously.
The increasing prevalence of healthtech devices is to be welcomed. But mental health wearables could be bad news at work.
The world has been dealing with two major issues at hand: climate change and the pandemic of Covid-19. But are the two interconnected? If so how? A new study offers some insights.
With some success, Budget 2021 tries to incorporate the learnings from the Covid-19, as its focus on healthcare spends clearly reflects. But it is a big ask whether this focus on health is going to sustain or not.
Will the new proposals of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs help improve accountability in the private health sector while enhancing efficiencies? Let’s find out.
Microsoft says it has detected hacking attempts on Covid-19 researchers. It says the hackers are sponsored by Russia and North Korea, and has called for criminal action against the two countries.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has developed a Covid vaccine that it claims is more than 90% effective. When will the Pfizer vaccine come to India and will it be free? N13 answers 13 important questions.
Covid-19 has been a subject of study for researchers around the world this year. Here are seven interesting studies related to the ongoing pandemic and its impacts on people’s life and work.
How did Vietnam post positive GDP growth during the Covid crisis while its Asian peers continue to struggle? Here are the key factors that shaped Vietnam’s success
The untimely death of young Bollywood actress Mishti Mukherjee has brought the spotlight once again on Keto diet. N13 attempts to make sense out of it by speaking to experts.
The identification of Hepatitis C Virus, known as the Cinderella story in modern medicine, got not only the Nobel prize for Medicine for three American scientists but also led to safer blood transfusions.
A recent study notes that a mere 8 per cent Indians contribute to spreading 60 per cent of Covid-19, betraying the gravity of super-spreaders
The successor of schemes like NRHM, RSBY and PM-JAY, The National Digital health Mission aims to strengthen the healthcare infrastructure in India with the help of technology. Will it succeed?
As discussions progress around the Health Data Management policy, Number13 brings you everything you should know about National Digital Health Mission