Your heart needs extra care after Covid: Tips for a healthy recoveryA study found that there were approximately 90,000 more deaths in the US attributed to cardiovascular disease during the first two years of...
08 Sep, 2023, 10.08 AM IST
Repeated Covid infections may trigger more health risksOmicron sub variant XBB.1.16 which is believed to be driving the current rise in Covid cases is known for its ability to evade immunity fro...
08 Apr, 2023, 10.37 AM IST
How COVID damages heart found, may lead to new treatmentsResearchers have discovered how COVID-19 infection damages the heart tissue, paving the way for better treatments for the condition. The st...
03 Oct, 2022, 02.04 PM IST
FDA flags heart issues after taking Novavax vaccineIn the company's nearly 30,000 patient trial, conducted between December 2020 and September 2021, there were four cases of myocarditis, a t...
04 Jun, 2022, 12.23 AM IST
Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe for children?Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe for children? Very rarely, teens and young adults given the Pfizer vaccine or a similar one made by Moderna ex...
23 Dec, 2021, 11.03 AM IST
Moderna COVID-19 shot more likely to cause heart inflammation than Pfizer's, study showsModerna's COVID-19 vaccine is up to four times more likely to cause inflammation of the heart muscle, a very rare side effect, than its riv...
17 Dec, 2021, 06.03 PM IST
UK advisers decide against COVID vaccines for healthy 12- to 15-year-oldsThe advice could see Britain pursue a different approach to the United States and some European countries, which are pursuing broader vacci...
03 Sep, 2021, 10.48 PM IST
FDA to add warning about rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Moderna vaccinesU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory groups, meeting to discuss reported cases of the heart condition after vacci...
24 Jun, 2021, 07.37 AM IST
EU advises adding condition to AstraZeneca labelIn a statement on Friday, the EU drug regulator said it reviewed cases of six people who had capillary leak syndrome after they had receive...
12 Jun, 2021, 07.25 AM IST
CDC looking into reports of heart inflammation after Pfizer, Moderna vaccine 2nd jabAs of May 31, the agency had 275 preliminary reports of such inflammation in 16- to 24-year-olds, CDC's Dr Tom Shimabukuro told a governmen...
11 Jun, 2021, 09.04 AM IST
18-year-old suffers heart failure post-Covid: Ganga Ram Hospital"His heart had started to fail with reduced pumping leading to build up of fluids in the lungs which kept him out of breath," the hospital ...
07 Jun, 2021, 08.20 PM IST
Heart inflammation probed as possible rare Covid vaccine side effect in teens, young adultsThe boys, aged 14 to 19, received Pfizer shots in April or May and developed chest pain within a few days.
04 Jun, 2021, 01.08 PM IST
Coronavirus, known as a respiratory virus, can directly infect the heart muscleIn some people, as Covid-19 decreases lung function, it may deprive the heart of adequate oxygen.
29 Oct, 2020, 06.32 PM IST
Hospitalised COVID-19 patients can have ongoing symptoms for months: Oxford studyThe scientists also detected abnormalities in multiple organs and believe persistent inflammation may be a factor for COVID-19 survivors, t...
19 Oct, 2020, 10.57 PM IST
Heart inflammation observed in recently recovered Covid-19 patients, shows studyThere is a need for further research to understand the virus.
28 Jul, 2020, 04.43 PM IST
Covid-19 symptoms outside lungs decoded, virus can lead to high blood sugar levels, blood clots & deliriumThe researchers recommended that doctors treat these conditions along with the respiratory disease.
13 Jul, 2020, 06.23 PM IST
How COVID-19 can damage your heartSimply put, when a person is infected by the novel coronavirus his or her immune system tries to fight back. Too many cytokines — small pro...
17 May, 2020, 10.18 AM IST