"We continue to see a rise in COVID-19 cases in this week's report....
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Govt pats IRDAI for unveiling a slew of reforms in insurance industry
(L to R) Neerja Kapur, CMD, New India Assurance, Debasish Panda,...
Studies underway on cases of sudden cardiac arrest among youngsters after Covid: Govt
A multi-centric matched case control study on factors associated...
2302 claims of Rs 50 lakh each cleared under insurance scheme for health workers fighting Covid: Govt
Fifty-three claims have been paid to the families of doctors in Bihar, 64 in Uttar Pradesh, 43 in Maharashtra, 38 in Karnataka and 37 each in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply to a question in...
‘Please protect yourself’: China wrestles with COVID surge
China's controls kept its infection rate low but crushed already weak economic growth and prompted complaints about the rising human cost. The official death toll is 5,235, compared with 1.1 million for the United States. China's official total case count of 363,072...
iia,Indians report unexpected rise in heart attacks, says survey
Researchers estimate that over 200 million people worldwide may currently be having long Covid conditions, where they are experiencing myocarditis, pericarditis, brain fog or memory issues, sleep apnea, fatigue, joint pain, and other health conditions As more and more...
Vax efficacy waning as more vaccinated people now die from COVID-19
Deaths among vaccinated people is increasing due to waning efficacy of Covid vaccines and “increasingly contagious strains of the virus being spread to elderly and immunocompromised people” among those who have taken at least one vaccine New Delhi: The Covid virus has...
Only 300 of 65,000 COVID-19 patients using Ayurveda needed hospitalisation, none died, says Ayush ministry secretary
Asserting there were huge expectations from AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy), Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary of Ayush Ministry said scaling up research and addressing the lack of skilling in this vital sector was needed by bringing all...
Alarming rise in sudden heart attacks among Indians post-Covid, docs worried
"Though we do not have sufficient data and evidence to prove whether this is a covid induced phenomenon, definitely this has increased post covid . Long term Covid sequelae could possibly be responsible in some cases," Dr. Samir Kubba, Director-Cardiology, Max Super...
Number of heart-related deaths rose more than sixfold during the COVID-19 pandemic: Africa’s biggest insurer
“Analysis of our annual claims data reveals a visible and concerning increase in the incidence of deaths associated with cardiovascular disease among our client base,” said Guy Chennells, head of product at Discovery Employee Benefits, in a separate statement. There...
FACTBOX-How many people might die, and why, if China loosens COVID restrictions
China could see 1.3 million to 2.1 million people die if it lifts its zero-COVID policy due to low vaccination and booster rates as well as a lack of hybrid immunity, British scientific information and analytics company Airfinity said on Monday. The company said it...
Covid pandemic altered teens’ brains, study finds
By comparing MRI scans from a cohort of 163 children taken before and during the pandemic, the study showed that this developmental process sped up in adolescents as they experienced the COVID-19 lockdowns, said first author on the paper, Ian Gotlib, Stanford...
Drop in COVID alertness could create deadly new variant – WHO
"Gaps in testing … and vaccination are continuing to create the perfect conditions for a new variant of concern to emerge that could cause significant mortality," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. COVID-19 infections are at record highs in China...