COVID-19 symptoms that persist long after infection, known as “long COVID”, has been tied to a higher risk for new kidney problems, according to a new study. Analyzing data on more than 1.7 million U.S. veterans, including nearly 90,000 COVID-19 survivors with symptoms lasting at least 30 days, researchers found the “long haulers” were at higher risk for new kidney problems …

The Facebook-owned WhatsApp messaging app is one of the most popular in the world, although rival Telegram is definitely gaining a lot of subscribers and that too very fast. WhatsApp is used by people from all over the world and all walks of life be it students, working professionals, housewives and even grandparents. While WhatsApp makes communication easier, it also …

Many people who lose their sense of smell due to COVID-19 eventually regain it, but some survivors later report smell distortions and unexplained smells, a new study found. Researchers analyzed survey responses from 1,468 individuals who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 between April and September 2020 and had suffered loss of smell and taste at the start of their illness. …

People with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who were treated with a monoclonal antibody “cocktail” had lower hospitalization rates than similar people who did not receive the treatment, researchers reported on Monday in EClinicalMedicine. They looked at nearly 1,400 such patients, roughly half of whom had received Regeneron Pharmaceutical’s combination monoclonal antibody therapy. Among those who received the treatment, about 45% were older than …

LONDON: Italy finally came back down to earth a bit in their first game as European champions. Less than two months after winning the European Championship at Wembley, Italy were held to a 1-1 draw by Bulgaria in World Cup qualifying on Thursday. That ended Italy’s perfect start to the qualifying campaign but nevertheless matched Spain’s record run of 35 …

NEW YORK: World number one Novak Djokovic moved five matches from achieving a calendar year Grand Slam by advancing to the third round of the US Open on Friday while 2019 women’s champion Bianca Andreescu extended her unbeaten run at Flushing Meadows to nine matches. The 34-year-old Serbian cruised past 121st-ranked Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 at Arthur Ashe …

LONDON: England gained a useful lead of 99 runs over India after they reached 290 all out in their first innings on the second day of the fourth Test at The Oval on Friday. Ollie Pope fell short of his second Test century when he was bowled by Shardul Thakur for 81 but all-rounder Chris Woakes added valuable runs with …

ISLAMABAD: Continuing his #Mission14, mountaineer Sirbaz Khan on Friday announced his plans to become the first Pakistani to summit more than eight of the world’s highest 14 peaks over 8,000 metres high. If Sirbaz Khan is successful, this would be his ninth conquest of the world’s 14 highest peaks. At a press conference at Serena Hotel, he announced his departure …

KARACHI: For a man regarded among the top batters in current world cricket, Babar Azam is a quiet individual in his role as the all-format Pakistan captain. While there is no denying his standing as the country’s best batter — who currently tops the ICC One-day International batting ranking and has been overtaken by England’s Dawid Malan as the No.1 …