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1 year ago

After 2 years, Covid not top cause of death in Delhi

For the first time since the onset of the pandemic, Covid-19 was not the leading cause of deaths registered across Delhi in 2022 – deaths attributed to the viral outbreak fell from 14.9% in 2021, to 1.6% in 2022, Delhi government’s death registry data shows, highlighting how life in the Capital and beyond had gone back to normal with the …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Chest CT Scans Reveal Lung Abnormalities in Patients 2 Years After Covid, Says Study

News 18

Chest CT scans revealed persistent lung abnormalities in patients two years after Covid-19, according to a new study. "In particular, the proportion of fibrotic interstitial lung abnormalities, an important precursor to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, remained stable throughout follow-up," the authors said. Patients with lung abnormalities on CT were more likely to have respiratory symptoms and abnormal lung function, the study …

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2 years ago

Drummer who played with The Specials diagnosed with terminal idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis after contracting Covid

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

How COVID-19 damages lungs by attacking mitochondria

The Hindu

Viruses and bacteria have a very long history. This is the story of how a team, assembled during the pandemic, recognized the mechanism by which these viruses were causing lung injury and lowering oxygen levels in patients: It is a throwback to the primitive war between viruses and bacteria — more specifically, between this novel virus and the evolutionary offspring …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Infected from Covid? This symptom remains for months in your lungs

Live Mint

Scientists have found that people who have had infected with Covid-19 have an increased risk of developing serious blood clots for up to six months. A new study by the BMJ medical journal has shown that serious blood clots can last up to six months after getting infected with Covid-19, even in mild cases. The researchers have found that those …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 increases risk of developing this...: What this new study says

Live Mint

A new study that came out on Thursday revealed that people who have had Covid-19 are at an increased risk of developing serious blood clots for up to six months after getting infected, even in mild cases. Previous research has indicated that Covid raises the risk of blood clots, but the new study in the BMJ medical journal shows how …

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2 years, 11 months ago

46 Covid-19 deaths in Delhi in 5 days, 34 patients had comorbidities, 25 aged above 60: Govt data

India Today

Of the 46 Covid-19 patients who died in Delhi between January 5 and January 9, 34 had comorbidities such as cancer and heart and liver diseases, according to government data. READ: Contacts of confirmed Covid cases need not be tested unless ‘high-risk’: Govt advisory According to an official, 32 patients were admitted to ICUs and they were mostly those who …

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3 years, 3 months ago

BCG vaccine: 100 years and counting

The Hindu

The centenary celebrations of the discovery of insulin have eclipsed another seminal event in the history of medicine that has had significant impact on human health - the first use of BCG, the vaccine against tuberculosis in humans. A large clinical trial between 1968-1983, by the ICMR’s National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis in Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, indicated …

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3 years, 3 months ago

AIIMS Post Doctoral Course : Supreme Court Allows MD Student, Who Submitted Certificate Late Due To COVID, To Take Admission In Available Vacancy

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday directed AIIMS to allow a doctor and a final year student of the M.D. Course at Institute of Medical Sciences, Kanagachettikulam, Pondicherry to participate in the counselling and take admission in the available vacancy in the Post Doctoral Course of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine in AIIMS, Patna or AIIMS, Bhopal or AIIMS, Raipur. …

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3 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINED: All You Need To Know About Green Fungus, The Newest Worry For Covid-19 Cases

News 18

The first case possibly of green fungus infection linked to Covid-19 has been reported in Madhya Pradesh in a person who had recovered from the viral infection. Further, invasive aspergillosis, in which green fungus causes a serious infection, can affect “people who have weakened immune systems, such as people who have had an organ transplant or a stem cell transplant”. …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Three more blood clot cases reported after AstraZeneca Covid vaccine use

NL Times

Dutch side effects monitor Lareb reported three more cases of blood clotting with a low platelet count in patients who were given the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. The new cases disclosed on Wednesday were in addition to five other serious cases reported last week, of which one died as a result. The Netherlands temporarily stopped using the vaccine after the initial …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Federal Judge Halts Executions For 2 Men Recently Diagnosed With COVID-19

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING A federal judge on Tuesday halted executions for two men scheduled to be killed later this week, both of whom are recovering from the coronavirus. “The court is deeply concerned that the government intends to execute two prisoners who are suffering from COVID-19 infection, particularly given that the disease impacts individuals in drastically different ways and can …

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4 years ago

Lung fibrosis in patients recovering from COVID-19 poses higher risk, needs prolonged oxygen supplement

Firstpost

Immune hyper reaction, referred to as cytokine storm, due to uncontrolled release of an excessive amount of cytokines, has been reported as a major contributor to multi-organ dysfunction in SARS-CoV-2 infection. Lung fibrosis refers to scarring of the lung tissue and is associated with permanent pulmonary architectural distortion and irreversible lung dysfunction. Generally, pulmonary fibrosis occurs due to severe lung …

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4 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 treatment: Melatonin hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycle may prove effective in managing infection

Firstpost

Clinical registries from Cleveland Clinic also showed that regular use of melatonin was associated with a 30 percent lesser chance of testing positive for COVID-19 even after adjusting for age, smoking history, race, and the presence of comorbidities Up until now, remdesivir is the only approved drug for COVID-19 treatment and favipiravir has received emergency use authorisation. They also identified …

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4 years, 2 months ago

High Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis Found in Patients Suffering from Covid-19, New Study Reveals

News 18

Researchers have found a high risk of deep vein thrombosis or venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism in hospitalised patients suffering from Covid-19. While hospitalised patients at general wards have a VTE risk between five and 11 per cent, the risk of developing deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism in critically ill patients is 18 to 28 per cent, the study, …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Study reveals long-term lung and heart damage in COVID-19 patients can improve with time

Hindustan Times

COVID-19 patients can suffer long-term lung and heart damage but, for many, this tends to improve over time, according to the first, prospective follow-up of patients infected with the coronavirus, presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress. Long-term lung and heart damage in COVID-19 patients can improve with time Researchers in the COVID-19 ‘hot spot’ in the Tyrolean region …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19’s ‘serious, long-term impact’ can improve with time, early evidence suggests

CNN

CNN — Covid-19 can have lasting impacts on the body, but there is hope that patients can not only recover over time, but can do so more quickly with pulmonary rehabilitation, preliminary research suggests. “The bad news is that people show lung impairment from COVID-19 weeks after discharge; the good news is that the impairment tends to ameliorate over time, …

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4 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 can affect almost all organs, say experts at AIIMS

India TV News

Not just the lungs, COVID-19 can affect almost all organs and the initial symptoms may be totally unrelated to chest complaints, experts at AIIMS in New Delhi said on Wednesday. Experts from the institute, including its director Dr Randeep Guleria, Dr MV Padma Srivastava, head of department of Neurology, Dr Ambuj Roy, Professor of Cardiology and Dr Neeraj Nischal, Associate …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Four critical patients respond well to new drug; need to verify, say experts

Hindustan Times

Four severely critical Covid-19 patients who were on ventilator support due to extensive scarring of lung tissues that leads to low oxygen levels — a complication induced by Sars-CoV-2 virus — were sent home on minimal oxygen support after pulmonologists at the Pune-based Army Institute of Cardiothoracic Sciences administered a new line of treatment using anti-fibrotic drug nintedanib. Very safely …

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After 2 years, Covid not top cause of death in Delhi

Chest CT Scans Reveal Lung Abnormalities in Patients 2 Years After Covid, Says Study

Drummer who played with The Specials diagnosed with terminal idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis after contracting Covid

How COVID-19 damages lungs by attacking mitochondria

Infected from Covid? This symptom remains for months in your lungs

Covid-19 increases risk of developing this...: What this new study says

46 Covid-19 deaths in Delhi in 5 days, 34 patients had comorbidities, 25 aged above 60: Govt data

BCG vaccine: 100 years and counting

AIIMS Post Doctoral Course : Supreme Court Allows MD Student, Who Submitted Certificate Late Due To COVID, To Take Admission In Available Vacancy

EXPLAINED: All You Need To Know About Green Fungus, The Newest Worry For Covid-19 Cases

Three more blood clot cases reported after AstraZeneca Covid vaccine use

Federal Judge Halts Executions For 2 Men Recently Diagnosed With COVID-19

Lung fibrosis in patients recovering from COVID-19 poses higher risk, needs prolonged oxygen supplement

COVID-19 treatment: Melatonin hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycle may prove effective in managing infection

High Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis Found in Patients Suffering from Covid-19, New Study Reveals

Study reveals long-term lung and heart damage in COVID-19 patients can improve with time

Covid-19’s ‘serious, long-term impact’ can improve with time, early evidence suggests

COVID-19 can affect almost all organs, say experts at AIIMS

Four critical patients respond well to new drug; need to verify, say experts