Higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids may improve immunity & resistance against Covid-19: StudyWant better immunity? Stock up your fridge with omega-3 fatty acid-rich foods like sardines!
02 Mar, 2023, 05.31 PM IST
Air pollution may increase Covid severity, even in fully vaccinated patients, says studyLong-term air pollution exposure is linked to an increase in cardiovascular and lung diseases.
01 Oct, 2022, 01.55 PM IST
Contracted Omicron? Vaccinated patients less likely to need critical care, says new studyThe study said unvaccinated patients had a higher chance of being admitted with serious complications.
11 Feb, 2022, 05.26 PM IST
US coronavirus deaths surpass 900,000, driven in part by Omicron surgeThe latest tally marks an increase of more than 100,000 U.S. COVID-19 fatalities since Dec. 12, coinciding with a surge of infections and h...
06 Feb, 2022, 07.23 AM IST
US sees highest rate of children Covid hospitalisationsThe country is averaging 893 new hospital admissions each day for children 17 years and under, a record high since the CDC started to track...
17 Jan, 2022, 08.29 AM IST
Our health workers need to be healthyCompromised cardiopulmonary health on account of poor air quality could enhance Covid-related hospitalisation despite Omicron's lower level...
06 Jan, 2022, 11.30 PM IST
Pill 88% effective if given early, says PfizerFinal results of Paxlovid demonstrated reduction of hospitalisation or death by 89% among high-risk patients treated within three days of s...
15 Dec, 2021, 06.28 AM IST
Blood thinners significantly reduce Covid-related risks, hospitalisation, shows studyThe researchers analysed the relationship between 90-day anticoagulation therapy.
05 Oct, 2021, 01.22 PM IST
Japan becomes first country to approve Ronapreve Covid treatmentThe approval was based on phase 3 trials finding that the antibody cocktail dramatically reduced the likelihood that mild or moderate Covid...
20 Jul, 2021, 03.40 PM IST
Azithromycin no more effective against COVID-19 than placebo: StudyThe research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, included 263 participants who all tested positive for SARS-CoV-...
19 Jul, 2021, 12.58 PM IST
Talk show host Larry King hospitalised for Covid-19The 87-year-old has been at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre for over a week.
04 Jan, 2021, 11.16 AM IST
Covid patients at five times higher death risk than those with flu, says studyCOVID-19 patients were also more likely to be hospitalised for longer, an average of three extra days.
17 Dec, 2020, 05.29 PM IST
India to seek latest data on efficacy of Gilead’s Remdesivir following USFDA nodThe FDA had granted remdesivir emergency authorisation in May after a trial by the National Institutes of Health found that it modestly red...
24 Oct, 2020, 07.30 AM IST
USFDA approves use of remdesivir to treat Covid-19 patients in hospitalsThe approval of Veklury (remdesivir) was supported by the agency’s analysis of data from three randomized, controlled clinical trials that ...
23 Oct, 2020, 09.53 AM IST
COVID-19 patients, who are hospitalised, less likely to suffer a strokeThis study contradicts initial reports that suggested a risk of stroke in patients hospitalised with Covid.
27 Jul, 2020, 05.20 PM IST
Critically ill Covid-19 patients 10 times more likely to suffer cardiac arrest or heart rhythm disordersIf left untreated, researchers said cardiac arrhythmias can lead to serious medical conditions.
24 Jun, 2020, 07.04 PM IST
Remdesivir expected to be available for COVID-19 patients from next week: top company officialThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave emergency use authorisation (EUA) for the use of investigational Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 p...
04 May, 2020, 03.36 PM IST