WHO chief warns of ‘devastating’ long Covid situation, urges immediate actionWHO Secretary General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, asked everyone to continue their efforts to help those still suffering from the ‘deva...
12 Oct, 2022, 05.48 PM IST
How unproven options like blood washing, ozone treatments are luring long Covid survivorsHealth researchers admit there are few evidence-based treatments for long Covid.
09 Aug, 2022, 06.21 PM IST
Covid-recovered patients still showing symptoms even after two years later, shows new studyPatients who had required mechanical ventilation for critical illness still had high rates of lung impairments at two years.
16 May, 2022, 05.39 PM IST
Half of Covid survivors show one symptom even two years after infection: Lancet studyWhile physical and mental health generally improved over time, the study suggests that COVID-19 patients still tend to have poorer health a...
12 May, 2022, 11.54 AM IST
Half of hospitalised Covid patients have at least one persisting symptom after two years: StudyThe study found that 31% (351/1,127) patients reported fatigue or muscle weakness and 31% (354/1,127) reported sleep difficulties. On the o...
12 May, 2022, 12.37 AM 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
Depression in Covid-19 survivors may be 'highly' treatable, says new studyAmong those with post-Covid depression, 91% responded to treatment within four weeks.
08 Oct, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
Lingering kidney issues could also affect people with not-so-severe Covid-19 infectionStudy found that the sicker patients were, the more likely they were to experience kidney damage.
02 Sep, 2021, 07.23 PM IST
Covid survivors, who weren't sick to be hospitalised, have increased risk of death in 6 monthsThe long Covid can affect nearly every organ system in the body.
23 Apr, 2021, 06.01 PM IST
Moderna vaccine antibodies last at least 6 months; lung transplant can save some COVID-19 survivorsEarlier this month, Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech SE said their vaccine using similar messenger RNA (mRNA) technology remained highly eff...
09 Apr, 2021, 10.46 PM IST
Covid survivors, if unfit after 3 months, may not get life insurance coverLakhs of people, who survived Covid-19, are expected to deal with long-term medical issues like heart, kidney and lung damage, especially t...
11 Jan, 2021, 10.20 AM IST
Covid survivors who buy new insurance cover face exclusionsPeople who have survived Covid-19 may face certain challenges in health insurance claims in the future, if their ailments are linked to the...
06 Jan, 2021, 10.51 AM IST
36 years after Bhopal Gas Tragedy: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan announces memorialThe memorial would remind people that "no city in the world should become another Bhopal," Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chou...
03 Dec, 2020, 06.34 PM IST
Even mild Covid-19 infection can make people sick for months: ResearchTwo-thirds of patients who had a mild-to-moderate case of Covid-19 reported symptoms 60 days after falling ill, when more than a third stil...
07 Oct, 2020, 10.46 AM IST
High BP, diabetes might increase risk of death in coronavirus patientsAll patients in the study were hospitalised, two-thirds of whom had severe or critical illness.
11 Mar, 2020, 06.48 PM IST