Following the State Death Audit Committee’s conclusion that COVID-19 was an incidental finding in nine of the 10 deaths that have been analysed so far, the State Health Department will soon issue directions to doctors to focus on targeted treatment of comorbidities. State Health Commissioner Randeep D. told The Hindu on Tuesday that early and proper triaging in comorbid COVID-19 …
After scores of decomposed and half burnt bodies were found floating in the Ganga river, former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad has targeted the government over the issue. Lalu Prasad alleged that the deceased did not get treatment when they were alive and are not even getting shrouds after their death. Earlier, RJD leader and …
Lung fibrosis -- a condition in which the lungs become scarred over time -- has been a concern for Covid-19 patients, say researchers, adding that they have now developed a new treatment option for lung fibrosis. Lung fibrosis' symptoms include shortness of breath, dry cough, feeling tired, weight loss and nail clubbing. People with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, also called lung …
