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Covid-19: Insurers are denying policies to disabled despite govt strictures

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed several faultlines in our health systems: Private healthcare is expensive while public healthcare can be inadequate

Diabetic eye disease associated with five-fold risk of severe coronavirus

People with diabetes and eye disease have a five-fold increased risk of requiring intubation when hospitalised with Covid-19, suggest the findings of a new study

Coronavirus vaccine: How much it costs, who'll get it first and other FAQs

From Moderna, Pfizer to Oxford and Bharat Biotech coronavirus vaccine candidates, here's all you need to know about Covid-19 shots, who gets them first and what their cost may be

Covid-19: Vaccine production is not a problem for India, cold chain is

As India prepares a road map for a Covid-19 vaccination drive next year, the lack of cold chain infrastructure is a key bottleneck

Around 70% people in Delhi didn't burn firecrackers on Diwali: Gopal Rai

The Delhi government had on November 5 banned the sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers in the city till November 30

Coronavirus vaccine update: 20 mn Americans may get vaccine by December-end

The Russian 'Sputnik V' vaccine for Covid-19 has arrived in India for human clinical trial

Children's Day: How Covid's ally pneumonia is a threat to India's children

Around 233,240 Indian children under five die due to pneumonia and diarrhea each year, says a report

'Coronavirus particles piggyback on PM 2.5 leading to deadly cocktail'

Arvind Kumar, chairperson, Centre for Chest Surgery at Sir Gangaram Hospital said the situation will get during festivals

UN: Over 870,000 measles cases in 2019, highest number in 23 years

The number of children sickened by measles in 2019 was the highest in 23 years, according to new data published by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Serum to have 200 mn doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine ready by Jan

Pune company recruits over 1,600 participants in India for phase 3 trials of Covishield.

Coronavirus vaccine update: Brazil halts China jab trial on adverse effect

Brazil has suspended clinical trials for China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, due to a 'severe adverse effect'. Catch latest coronavirus vaccine updates and Covid treatment here

Pfizer's Covid vaccine candidate prevents 90% of infections in large study

The findings are based on an interim analysis conducted after 94 participants contracted Covid-19

Govt's online OPD initiative sees 700,000 consultations: Health ministry

The Union Health ministry said its telemedicine initiative eSanjeevani crossedseven lakh consultations on Saturday with the last 100,000 online consultations taking place in 11 days

Children, adults produce different antibodies against Covid-19: Study

Children and adults produce different types of antibodies in response to the novel coronavirus, according to a study which suggests the course of infection and immune response is distinct in kids

Extreme uric acid in blood can reduce lifespan by 11 years, study shows

High levels of serum uric acid in the blood could reduce people's chance of surviving and also reduce their lifespans by up to 11 years, say researchers

Small delays in cancer treatment can up death risk by 10%, finds study

Delaying cancer treatment by just for even one month can increase the risk of death by up to 10%, say researchers, adding that minimising delays to treatment could improve cancer survival rates

Mental confusion could be an early sign of Covid-19, study finds

Delirium or mental confusion accompanied by fever could be an early symptom of Covid-19, particularly in elderly patients, according to a review of studies

Covid lung damage caused by persistence of 'abnormal cells', say scientists

Scientists have analysed organ samples from deceased Covid-19 patients and found extensive lung damage in most cases caused by the persistence of abnormal "fused cells"

Here's why depression, anxiety are diagnosed more in women than men

Social and gender inequalities are common practice among the health practitioners which have resulted in women being more frequently diagnosed with depression and anxiety than men, argue researchers

20% Covid-19 patients only show gastrointestinal symptoms, shows study

Almost one in five patients with Covid-19 may only show gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, according to a review of studies