Beijing: Patients with raised blood pressure have a two-fold increased risk of dying from the coronavirus (Covid-19) compared to patients without high blood pressure, warn researchers. In addition, the study, …
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Bengaluru: Karnataka’s second COVID-19 patient treated with plasma therapy has ‘recovered’ and shifted out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), said Health Minister B. Sriramulu on Friday. “A middle-aged patient …
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New Delhi: Taking cognizance of several of its staff having tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Union Health Ministry has issued an office memorandum to its employees directing them …
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New Delhi: It is not possible to develop a vaccine for Covid-19 soon, as the RNA virus changes very quickly and this makes it difficult to create a good vaccine, …
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New Delhi: “Smoking Is Injurious to Health”, This is what we know and is written in every cigarette packet. Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in most …
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New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Monday said that two specific trends were noticed in the Covid-19 situation – while the recovery rate is increasing on one hand, case fatality …
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London: Researchers have developed a new method to measure levels of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in patients with the rheumatic disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). According to the study, published …
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New York: Global pharmaceutical major Pfizer believes that a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 could be ready by the end of October, the company’s CEO Albert Bourla said. Pfizer is conducting …
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London: One in 10 Covid-19 patients who have diabetes dies within seven days of hospitalisation, a new study has claimed. The findings, published in the journal ‘Diabetologia’, show that two-third …
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London: Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline on Thursday said it plans to produce 1 billion doses of coronavirus vaccine adjuvant, an ingredient that makes vaccines work better, in 2021 to support multiple Covid-19 …
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