Covid-19 is known to be a respiratory disease but studies have found that it also impacts the genitals. According to recent studies and findings, Covid-19 could have a significant effect on your genitals and cause Erectile Dysfunction. Although the full implications and damage of COVID infection are not yet known as the virus has only … Read more
Researchers from Optum Labs and Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health in the US noted that conditions involved a range of major organs and systems, including the heart, kidneys, lungs and liver as well as mental health complications. Nearly a third of older adults infected with COVID-19 in 2020 developed at least one … Read more
The study was led by researchers from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and has been published in Nature Microbiology. (Photo credit: Reuters) Coronavirus build-up in the lungs might have led to the steep mortality rates during the pandemic, according to a new study. The results, however, contrast with earlier suspicions that simultaneous infections, including bacterial … Read more
The data provided on the dashboard is expected to be refreshed/ updated every three hours to begin with and this will be eventually followed by the real-time data. Maharashtra government is coming up with a comprehensive integrated dashboard that will provide real-time information on oxygen supply as well as medicines required for patients suffering from … Read more
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT) which results in venous stroke is an extremely rare but serious disorder with an estimated annual incidence of 5 in one million. (Representational image) By Dr Prashant Makhiji, Covid-19 disease caused by SARS CoV-2 is primarily a disease of lungs but it is being increasingly recognised to affect other organ … Read more
The results showed that the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19 causing virus) was able to infect the human kidney cells as well as replicate. Getting infected with Coronavirus not only impacts your lungs and heart but kidney cells can also be impacted in a way. In a latest study published in the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), researchers … Read more
Among other European countries, Pfizer is seeking necessary approvals from British authorities, Norway, and Switzerland health watchdogs for vaccinating children aged 12-15. As the time passes by, it has become crucial to safeguard children from the Covid-19 infection as the emerging new strains are impacting them severely. So far, the Coronavirus vaccines developed across the … Read more
The results showed the discovery of one cross-reactive coronavirus antibody that is triggered when a person is infected with Covid-19. Apart from SARS-CoV-2 that causes Covid-19 infection, some other categories of coronaviruses also exist that people are exposed to. The other types of virus cause less severe problems like the common cold. With the great … Read more
One way, to check the sliding of the moderately sick into serious illness is by focusing on the role that oxygen concentrators or mini oxygen generators can play. In the third week of April, faced with a worryingly high and rising COVID-19 caseload – staying at over 3 lakh new cases a day, concerns over … Read more
The study also found that these patients also tested negative in-between during the 102 days. Can one get re-infected with Coronavirus after recovering from it once? To understand the cases of re-infection SARS-CoV2, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently constituted a team of scientists to identify the most possible cases of reinfection of … Read more