Obese COVID-19 patients are at heightened risk of complications, medicos in Telangana state capital Hyderabad have warned. Doctors in the city observed that obese patients accounted for at least thirty percent of those affected by COVID-19 – the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or, simply, coronavirus. For India, a country …
Pneumonia is a pox on the house of public health worldwide – especially where children are concerned. In 2017 alone, the disease killed 2.56 million people worldwide. Of these, almost one-third were children aged under five years making pneumonia the leading cause of death for kids in that age demographic. India feels the brunt of …
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Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has touted India’s fight against COVID-19, claiming the country to have performed better than the world’s more economically-developed countries. As reported by the Press Information Bureau, Vardhan “interacted with the State Health Ministers and Principal Secretaries / Additional Chief Secretaries of nine states. These states included Andhra Pradesh, Assam, …
India’s overall COVID-19 metrics are improving across the board. However, Delhi may be witnessing its “third wave” according to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Delhi has seen a rise in cases over the last few days, giving rise to suggestions that the state is facing a third wave of cases. This rise falls against a backdrop …
Masks have become a common sight in India over the last year. As the country enters peak smog season — witnessing heightened levels of air pollution — the masks now serve a dual purpose. According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s air quality index (AQI) — consisting of a rating system from one to 500 …
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The All India Institute for Ayurveda (AIIA) has endorsed the use of alternative medicine treatments for mild cases of COVID-19. The Delhi-based Institute claimed that Ayurvedic medicaments are useful if administered to individuals who present with moderate symptoms of the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or, simply, coronavirus. Claims are …
A comprehensive report on India’s air quality claims that India’s catastrophic air pollution issues were responsible for the deaths of more than 116,000 infants within the first month of life in 2019. The report, titled “State of Global Air 2020” named India and sub-Saharan Africa as two of the world’s major air pollution hotspots. Long-term …
Convalescent plasma therapy has shown no significant improvement in the treatment of patients hospitalised with COVID-19, according to a new study conducted in India. The study, funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and published in the British Medical Journal enrolled 464 adult patients, with an average age of 52. The individuals were …
As of Friday, October 23rd, which saw 54,366 new cases and 690 deaths from COVID-19, India’s total COVID-19 count reached 7,761,312 according to Union Health Ministry data. These numbers, while still alarmingly high, show a significant and sustained drop compared to daily figures from mid-September. India’s daily cases peaked at close to 100,000 in mid-September. …
India’s lacklustre health budget “may have affected how far people were shielded from the COVID-19 outbreak” according to the latest “Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2020” published by Oxfam. India’s total government spending on health equated to four percent of the overall government budget, according to the report. This is just a quarter of the …
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