Home nursing, oxygen, physio - health insurance covers only 60–180 days after hospitalisation; here’s how to plan the restHome nursing, physiotherapy, oxygen support—health insurance can cover these for 60-180 days after discharge, with conditions. The rest of ...
06 Apr, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
BA.3.2 Cicada COVID Variant symptoms: How is it different from previous COVID strains, should you be worried?New Covid variant 2026 Cicada symptoms: The highly mutated new BA.3.2 Cicada COVID Variant has now spread to at least 23 countries, sparkin...
31 Mar, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
Study says Covid impairs brain health, but not more than pneumonia, cardiac arrest, or critical illnessNew research suggests that brain function impairment is observed in patients recovering from severe COVID-19.
29 Dec, 2023, 08.04 PM IST
Study reveals link between childhood trauma & higher Covid hospitalisation ratesA new study has found that adults who experienced childhood trauma, such as abuse or neglect, are more likely to be hospitalised or die fro...
07 Nov, 2023, 08.58 PM IST
Pfizer bivalent vaccine reduces Covid-related death risk by 68% in older people: Study5,69,519 eligible participants were identified between September 27, 2022, and January 25, 2023. Of those, 1,34,215 (24 per cent) participa...
14 Apr, 2023, 01.16 PM IST
UK records 250% rise in daily COVID-19 cases. Read detailsDaily Covid cases in the UK have been on the rise. It hit 224,000 cases per day after witnessing 250% rise in the southwest region of the c...
07 Oct, 2022, 11.43 PM IST
Air pollution may increase Covid severity, even in fully vaccinated patients, says studyLong-term air pollution exposure is linked to an increase in cardiovascular and lung diseases.
01 Oct, 2022, 01.55 PM IST
Long Covid may last over 12 weeks in unvaccinated, obese kidsAn additional 3.3 per cent reported that symptoms such as loss of taste and smell, cough, and difficulty breathing persisted for longer tha...
11 Aug, 2022, 01.11 PM IST
Covid cases rising in Delhi but people not developing severe disease: Satyendar Jain"Though Covid cases have increased in Delhi, people are not developing severe disease and the hospitalisation rate is low. This is because ...
28 Apr, 2022, 01.07 PM IST
US coronavirus deaths surpass 900,000, driven in part by Omicron surgeThe latest tally marks an increase of more than 100,000 U.S. COVID-19 fatalities since Dec. 12, coinciding with a surge of infections and h...
06 Feb, 2022, 07.23 AM IST
Kids caught in third wave, Covid hospitalisation up in DelhiThe number of children requiring hospitalisation due to Covid-19 is on the rise in the city. While only a fraction of children affected by ...
21 Jan, 2022, 01.13 PM IST
5-10% Covid cases requiring hospitalisation this time, but situation may change: CentreThe rise in COVID-19 cases in various parts of the country appears to be driven by the Omicron variant as well as by the continued presence...
10 Jan, 2022, 04.47 PM IST
Health insurers see huge surge in non-Covid claims“We are seeing an increase in hospitalisations due to dengue, respiratory diseases and other non-Covid claims. The size of these claims has...
25 Oct, 2021, 10.05 AM IST
Blood clotting may be reason behind long Covid syndrome, shows studyThe symptoms of long COVID can for last weeks to months after the initial infection has resolved.
19 Aug, 2021, 05.44 PM IST
Non-Covid hospital bills add to health claim surgeAccording to Star Health and Allied Insurance MD S Prakash, average claim size of (non-Covid) hospitalisation is now Rs 51,000 from Rs 41,0...
13 Aug, 2020, 12.17 PM IST
COVID-19 patients, who are hospitalised, less likely to suffer a strokeThis study contradicts initial reports that suggested a risk of stroke in patients hospitalised with Covid.
27 Jul, 2020, 05.20 PM IST
WHO ending hydroxycholorquine trial for COVIDWHO says a review of the interim results showed hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir "produce little or no reduction in the mortality...
05 Jul, 2020, 11.30 PM IST