40% Covid-19 survivors face elevated diabetes risk: Top endocrinologistThose who survived Covid-19 remain at a 40 per cent elevated risk for diabetes in the first year. A subsequent post-pandemic wave of new di...
23 Jul, 2023, 10.24 AM IST
Diabetes patients have four times higher risk of developing long Covid symptoms like brain fog & depressionDiabetes is a potential risk factor for long Covid.
10 Jun, 2022, 11.09 AM IST
Not just adults, but Covid may also raise risk of diabetes in childrenThe weight gain and sedentary behavior, which have increased during the pandemic, are also risk factors for diabetes.
08 Jan, 2022, 05.08 PM IST
Rare case of post-dengue mucormycosis reported at Apollo hospital in Delhi: DoctorsAccording to a civic report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday, nine deaths and a total of 2,708 dengue cases have been recorded t...
13 Nov, 2021, 04.51 PM IST
Long Covid may not be as fatal as acute COVID-19 but can worsen existing ailments, say expertsThe criteria to objectively define long-COVID is still evolving, but WHO recently described it as a post-COVID-19 condition in individuals ...
17 Oct, 2021, 12.12 PM IST
Drugs for treating diabetes, obesity & ageing can potentially be used to treat Covid: ResearchersThe scientists believe that natural compounds such as curcumin and resveratrol, among others, and existing drugs such as metformin and Rapa...
11 Oct, 2021, 06.23 PM IST
India's most purchased drugs in the last decade are for cardiac ailments, diabetesAt around Rs 21,000 crore annually, cardiac medication forms the biggest therapy of drugs being bought by Indians today. A decade ago, it w...
11 Jul, 2021, 12.03 PM IST
Covid-19 vaccine could lead to surge in blood sugar levels: StudyHowever, in all the cases, the rise in blood sugar levels was self-limiting and did not require major changes in treatment.
06 Jul, 2021, 10.01 AM IST
Green fungus now a major threat after Covid recoveryWhile mucormycosis affects sinuses, aspergillosis affects the lungs of a patient. It is not as severe a disease as mucormycosis, which requ...
30 Jun, 2021, 07.42 AM IST
Some Ayurvedic formulations can be effective in managing post-COVID-19 hyperglycemiaAccording to experts, a global study published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Journal found that at least 14.4 per cent of hospitalise...
21 Jun, 2021, 04.04 PM IST
US deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid COVIDThe death rates — posted online this week by federal health authorities — add to the growing body of evidence that the number of lives lost...
09 Jun, 2021, 11.26 PM IST
Uncontrolled diabetes major cause of Black Fungus: ExpertsAn online event, hosted by Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences on Saturday with 52 experts discussing the issue, aime...
16 May, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
Max Hospital, Doon reports another black fungus infection caseThere have been three cases of post-COVID black fungus infection at the hospital. The first two cases were reported in January and February...
15 May, 2021, 01.09 PM IST
Karnataka asks Centre to supply 25,000 doses of Amphotericin B as 'black fungus' cases rise"During the video conference Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan had with his counterparts in six states, we put forth a demand for 25,0...
13 May, 2021, 10.52 PM IST
Centre issues advisory on management of Mucormycosis fungal infection in COVID-19 patientsWarning symptoms include pain and redness around eyes and nose, fever, headache, coughing, shortness of breath, bloody vomits and altered m...
09 May, 2021, 10.08 PM IST
'No big outbreak' of COVID-triggered black fungus infection, says NITI Aayog member VK PaulAddressing a press conference here, Paul said, "The fungal infection called mucormycosis is being found in patients of COVID-19 disease. It...
07 May, 2021, 10.45 PM IST
'It will be difficult for them to survive': PGI doctors say diabetics, heart patients highly susceptible to Covid-19Those suffering from diabetes and heart ailments have very poor resistance power.
21 Apr, 2020, 06.03 PM IST