31-year-old had back pain and could barely walk. She thought she strained a muscle, but then doctor told her she had 24 hours to liveA routine UTI nearly cost a 31-year-old woman her life, escalating to septic shock and organ failure. Initially dismissed as minor discomfo...
23 Oct, 2025, 07.03 AM IST
Worried about HMPV? Take note of the hidden symptoms of the mystery illness surging in ChinaThe HMPV virus in China is now becoming a critical issue for the entire world, as multiple cases are being recorded in countries other than...
07 Jan, 2025, 08.28 PM IST
Is everything fine with Queen Camilla on the health front? Buckingham Palace issues surprise update; here's what the issue isQueen Camilla has had to pull out of tonight's Royal Variety Performance due to lingering health issues.
23 Nov, 2024, 07.20 PM IST
Where is the recession? As symptoms linger, India counts on its immunityThe world expects the economy in 2023 to be worse off than the previous year. But India might be largely spared the worst because of its in...
11 Feb, 2023, 10.21 AM IST
Even vaccinated people can develop Long COVID, study finds"Vaccinations reduce the risk of hospitalisation and dying from COVID-19. But vaccines seem to only provide modest protection against long ...
26 May, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
Wuhan's first Covid-19 patients still suffering after two yearsThe findings bring home the challenge of dealing with Covid’s aftermath as millions of people -- some of them children and teens -- grapple...
12 May, 2022, 11.44 PM IST
How the COVID-19 pandemic changed our approach to sore throats and runny nosesIf you have cold symptoms and return negative rapid antigen tests, isolating isn't mandatory - but it's a good idea.
28 Mar, 2022, 07.33 PM IST
Why do I, and my kids, get so many colds? Should we be isolating ?We repeatedly get colds because when we develop immunity to one type of virus that can cause colds, another comes along to which we don't h...
28 Mar, 2022, 06.04 PM IST
Lingering effects seen in many Covid survivorsLong-term complications are being seen in the lungs and heart of many patients who got infected during the first and second waves, doctors ...
24 Feb, 2022, 01.07 AM IST
Brain fog, shortness of breath and anxiety: Many show symptoms of long Covid after recovering from OmicronOmicron began its race around the world late last year.
09 Feb, 2022, 03.41 PM IST
Can you get long COVID after an infection with omicron?Long COVID is usually diagnosed many weeks after a bout with COVID-19. Any long-lasting effects typically appear about 90 days after sympto...
09 Feb, 2022, 11.33 AM IST
Can Omicron cause long COVID?Here is a sketch of what scientists have learned and the many questions still to be answered.
23 Jan, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
Covid symptoms have changed and disease has become milder, say Kolkata doctorsNeighbourhood general practitioners in the city realised some time last month that the virus had altered symptoms when they found multiple ...
12 Nov, 2021, 11.32 PM IST
'Long Covid' can impact children too. Coughing, chest pain and brain fog among symptomsAbout 30% of adult COVID-19 patients develop long-term symptoms, according to some estimates.
09 Sep, 2021, 06.35 PM IST
Half of COVID patients had lingering symptoms one year laterWhile many symptoms improved over time and many of the 479 people who had been employed when they got COVID had returned to their original ...
27 Aug, 2021, 11.09 AM IST
Survivors struggle as scientists race to solve COVID mysteryThe Texas woman is one of thousands of self-described long-haulers, patients with symptoms that linger or develop out of the blue months af...
15 Mar, 2021, 09.57 AM IST
'Pitch Perfect' actress Anna Camp says she contracted Covid-19 after forgoing mask in a public 'one time'Camp said she has since tested negative, but she still has lingering symptoms.
22 Jul, 2020, 01.14 PM IST