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LUNG FUNCTION IMPAIRMENTS
Here's how Covid did a number on our lungsThe study revealed a high prevalence of respiratory symptoms among Indians who recovered, even after a mean of over two months following ac...27 Feb, 2024, 10.30 PM IST- Dirty air isn't airy- fairy, it's body blowsA study from Christian Medical College, Vellore, reveals that Indians with Covid-19 are more likely to suffer from lung function impairment...21 Feb, 2024, 11.31 PM IST
- Protecting yourself from wildfire smoke: Tips for health and safetyThe smoke from wildfires consists of hazardous pollutants that include toxic gases and particulate matter which can deeply impact health. H...08 Jun, 2023, 05.50 PM IST
- Study suggests brief exposure to air pollution has rapid impacts on brain27 Jan, 2023, 05.29 PM IST
- Get your face mask out. Covid can impair right side of your heart, says studyThe right side of the heart is responsible for pumping blood to the lungs.25 May, 2022, 05.30 PM IST
- How Long COVID exhausts the bodyStudies estimate that perhaps 10% to 30% of people infected with the coronavirus may develop long-term symptoms.21 Feb, 2022, 11.11 AM IST
- Lung abnormalities found in long COVID patients with breathlessnessResearchers used a novel xenon gas scan method to pick up lung abnormalities in coronavirus patients who have not been hospitalised but sti...29 Jan, 2022, 06.55 PM IST
- COVID-19 may not impair lung function in young adults, research showsHowever, such patients showed slightly lower measurements for the amount of air they could exhale forcibly in one second - known as forced ...08 Sep, 2021, 09.01 AM IST
- Half of hospitalised Covid patients have persisting symptoms after a year: Lancet studyThe research on 1,276 patients from Wuhan, China, shows that around one in three people still experienced shortness of breath after 12 mont...27 Aug, 2021, 04.03 PM IST
- COVID-19 may cause long-term lung damage: StudyThis damage was not detected by routine CT scans and clinical tests, and the patients would consequently normally be told their lungs are n...27 May, 2021, 02.23 PM IST
- Most hospitalised COVID-19 patients have at least one symptom 6 months after falling ill: StudyAccording to the scientists, the most common symptom to persist was muscle weakness (63 per cent of cases), with patients also frequently e...09 Jan, 2021, 01.30 PM IST
- US study links air pollution to increased COVID-19 mortality, Indian experts say causal link not establishedThough worried as cases in the Indian capital and its suburbs spike, pulmonologists here said a causal link between fine particle pollutant...06 Nov, 2020, 05.49 PM IST
- Smokers are more vulnerable to Covid-19Using Nicotine Replacement Therapy can double your chances of quitting smoking (9)30 Sep, 2020, 02.26 PM IST
- Coronavirus, bacteria together can lead to severity in some Covid patientsThe body's own microbiota may also be influential in the progression of lung diseases.16 Sep, 2020, 11.30 AM IST
- Tobacco use accelerates transmission of COVID-19: Health ministryIn its document 'COVID-19 Pandemic and Tobacco Use in India', the ministry said experts have confirmed that smokers are more likely to deve...29 Jul, 2020, 01.56 PM IST
- Toxic air kills 80 daily in Delhi: JavadekarUnion environment minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursday air pollution is killing 80 people every day in the capital.24 Jul, 2015, 03.23 AM IST
- 80 people die in Delhi daily due to air pollution: StudyGovernment today said that air pollution is killing around 80 people in Delhi every day, according to an international study released recen...23 Jul, 2015, 06.04 PM IST
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