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
What types of blood proteins get activated in the most severe cases of Covid in children?By understanding the role each of those proteins plays, we can start to understand the biology underneath the disease.
04 May, 2022, 06.21 PM IST
Omicron ups risk of upper airway infections, cardiac arrest in small kidsCroup is a type of respiratory illness, known medically as laryngotracheitis, in babies and young children. It is characterised by barking ...
18 Apr, 2022, 03.10 PM IST
Covid raises risk of heart problems more than vaccine: CDCThese findings, which were for both males and females in all age groups, supported the continued use of recommended mRNA Covid-19 vaccines ...
04 Apr, 2022, 01.05 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
EU lists rare spinal condition as side-effect of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shotMeanwhile, a pandemic advisory panel in the Netherlands recommended imposing western Europe's first partial lockdown since the summer, putt...
11 Nov, 2021, 06.38 PM IST
Children rarely get multisystem inflammatory syndrome after Covid; but symptoms shouldn't be overlookedCovid-infected children have much milder symptoms than adults.
06 Nov, 2021, 03.01 PM IST
HC questions Kerala govt rationale behind fixing rates for treating post COVID complicationsA bench of Justices Devan Ramachandran and Kauser Edappagath expressed the view while directing the state government to clarify why it issu...
22 Sep, 2021, 05.29 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
EU reviewing cases of rare body inflammation after COVID-19 shotsThe European Medicines Agency's safety committee is also looking into cases of blood clots in the vein with Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 va...
03 Sep, 2021, 05.11 PM IST
Third wave fear: Delhi regulator asks pharma firms to keep buffer drug stocks readyThe Drugs Control Department of Delhi has written to the drug manufacturers’ association and the chemists association of the city urging th...
24 Aug, 2021, 07.43 AM IST
View: Covid is a greater risk to young people than the vaccinesGetting young people, including children, vaccinated is also critical to reaching high levels of Covid protection, and it will help prevent...
05 Jul, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
Moderna seeks approval of Covid-19 vaccine for teens in Europe, Canada"We are encouraged that the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine was highly effective at preventing Covid-19 and SARS-CoV-2 infection in adolescents," ...
07 Jun, 2021, 11.26 PM IST
Children develop multi-system inflammatory syndrome“This is a disease which sets in 2-6 weeks after a child has recovered from Covid-19. India saw the pandemic peak in mid-May and we have fo...
04 Jun, 2021, 07.12 AM IST
Covid-19: Children hit hard, over 37,000 infected in TelanganaChief secretary Somesh Kumar had a series of meetings with doctors and experts on possible third wave and increase of cases among children....
03 Jun, 2021, 01.06 PM IST
Covid-19 guidelines for children, home isolation announcedWith a surge in cases overwhelming the healthcare system, the health ministry issued two separate documents – revised guidelines for home i...
30 Apr, 2021, 06.25 AM IST
Johnson & Johnson plans to test its COVID-19 vaccine in ages 12-18 soonDepending on safety and other factors, the company plans to test in even younger children afterwards, said Sadoff, a vaccine research scien...
31 Oct, 2020, 08.28 AM IST