Suffering from high fever - is it dengue or Covid-19? How to tell apart, precautions & treatment
With an increasing number of cases of people suffering from fever being reported, here's a guide to differentiate between Covid-19 and dengue. While several flu symptoms are similar, there are specific distinctions in either cases.
Nov 10, 2022, 12:17 PM IST
Ayurveda, yoga can be effective in treatment of high-risk Covid-19 cases: Study
According to the study, not just the treatment for Covid-19, yoga and Ayurveda can prove to be instrumental in helping such patients to get relief from anxiety and aid in speedy post-treatment recovery.
Sep 14, 2022, 09:50 AM IST
Huge volumes of Covid-19 hospital waste threaten health: WHO
The WHO report calls for reform and investment including through the reduction in the use of packaging that has caused a rush for plastic and the use of protective gear made from reusable and recyclable materials.
Feb 01, 2022, 14:15 PM IST
Breakthrough in COVID-19 treatment: Monoclonal therapy 100% effective in preventing death, claims study
The study found that 75 per cent of patients who got the monoclonal therapy became RT-PCR negative by the seventh day and 78 per cent of them got relieved of their clinical symptoms like fever, cough, etc. in the same duration.
Nov 02, 2021, 15:57 PM IST
UK scientists find potential new treatment to cure COVID-19
When applying the drug benfooxythiamine, an inhibitor of this pathway, SARS-CoV-2 replication was suppressed and infected cells did not produce coronaviruses.
Oct 29, 2021, 16:21 PM IST
Woman with severe COVID-19 pneumonia makes ‘rare recovery’ in Hyderabad
The patient stayed on ECMO support for 41 days.
Aug 10, 2021, 15:33 PM IST
COVID-19 vaccines reduced mortality by 81%, ICU stay by 66%, says study based on insurance claims
The study concluded that there was a marked reduction in the total hospitalization expenses by approximately 24 per cent. It also showed that the average length of stay of patients was reduced a mean of 2.1 days i.e. from 7 days to 4.9 days.
Jul 13, 2021, 19:00 PM IST
ECMO procedure saves life of 9-month-old infected with COVID-19 in Hyderabad
The child, Shreeyash from Adilabad district in Telangana, was brought to KIMS Cuddles, Kondapur, Hyderabad, with fever, cough and breathing difficulty which progressed rapidly needing ICU admission and ventilator support.
Jun 17, 2021, 20:32 PM IST
COVID-19 patients suffer long-term lung and heart damage: Study
Researchers in the COVID-19 `hot spot` in the Tyrolean region of Austria recruited consecutive coronavirus patients to their study, who were hospitalised at the University Clinic of Internal Medicine in Innsbruck, the St Vinzenz Hospital in Zams or the cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation centre in Munster, Austria.
Sep 07, 2020, 15:22 PM IST
COVID-19: One vaccine would be sufficient to combat global infections, says study
The study was conducted by a team of scientists from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research led by Morgane Rolland, chief of viral genetics and systems serology for the WRAIR Military HIV Research Program and Dr Kayvon Modjarrad, director of the institute`s Emerging Infectious Diseases Program.
Sep 02, 2020, 16:28 PM IST
Maharashtra records 15,765 new COVID-19 cases with 320 death; tally crosses 8 lakh mark
There are 1,98,523 active cases in the state, 5,84,537 patients have recovered from the deadly disease across the state till Tuesday, while 10,978 patients were discharged today, said the bulletin.
Sep 02, 2020, 01:56 AM IST
N95 masks may be most effective at stopping COVID-19 spread, say researchers
The researchers noted that airborne transmission by respiratory aerosol droplets produced during coughing and sneezing is the dominant mode of spreading for infectious diseases such as COVID-19.
Aug 27, 2020, 17:34 PM IST
Maharashtra records 14,888 new COVID-19 cases, 295 deaths; Human trial of Oxford vaccine begins in Pune
The Phase II clinical trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, being manufactured by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), began at a medical college and hospital on Wednesday.
Aug 27, 2020, 01:37 AM IST
Cambridge University kicks off vaccine trials to fight all coronaviruses
A vaccine that clears all trials can then be delivered pain-free without a needle into the skin through a spring-powered jet injection.
Aug 26, 2020, 16:27 PM IST
COVID-19 treatment: Use of antibiotics could lead to increased antimicrobial resistance
Patients hospitalised as a result of the virus are being given a combination of medications to prevent possible secondary bacterial infections.
Aug 26, 2020, 16:02 PM IST
Stimulus package: Centre to look at second-round only after COVID-19 fears ebb, says FinMin official
Union Expenditure Secretary T V Somanathan also said 40 per cent of the cash transferred by the government to stimulate the economy earlier has not been spent by the beneficiaries, which reflects people's desire to save due to the uncertainties.
Aug 26, 2020, 02:13 AM IST
Sputnik V: Russia seeks Indian collaboration for manufacturing COVID-19 vaccine
According to sources, Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev has approached the office of Principal Scientific Advisor K VijayRaghavan as well as secretaries of the departments of biotechnology and health research in this regard.
Aug 25, 2020, 23:22 PM IST
Oxford vaccine's Phase 2 human trial may start at Pune hospital from August 26
The trial may begin from Wednesday, said a top official of the institute, one of the 17 sites selected for the phase 2 human trials in the country by Serum Institute of India (SII).
Aug 25, 2020, 22:44 PM IST
Tamil Nadu records 5,967 new COVID-19 cases with 97 deaths; total cases reach 3,85,352
Of the new cases, Chennai accounted for 1,278 and nearby districts of Chengelpet (306), Kancheepuram (226) and Tiruvallur (320) together logged 852 cases while the remainder was scattered across the state.
Aug 24, 2020, 21:07 PM IST
Agra reopens all historical monuments except Taj Mahal and Red Fort from September 1
The order to this effect was issued from the District Magistrate office stating that these historical monuments, which were kept in the buffer zone, will now be re-opened for the public as per their earlier schedule.
Aug 20, 2020, 16:07 PM IST
