Covid-19: Researchers using new tech to examine blood proteins in Covid patients, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Covid-19: Researchers using new tech to examine blood proteins in Covid patients, Health News, ET HealthWorld

London: A team of researchers are combining new technologies to discover unique patterns of blood plasma proteins in critically ill patients that may help develop a more personalised approach to treating severe Covid-19, a new study has shown. According to the study published in the Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, the proteins being studied, … Read more

China health app starts online sales of Pfizer’s Paxlovid for COVID treatment – ET HealthWorld

China health app starts online sales of Pfizer’s Paxlovid for COVID treatment – ET HealthWorld

Beijing: A Chinese healthcare platform has started selling Pfizer‘s oral COVID treatment pill Paxlovid in what appears to be the first retail sale of the drug in the country, as China braces for a surge in COVID patients. The medication sold out just over half an hour after the listing was reported in the media, … Read more

Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss Linked With Long COVID

Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss Linked With Long COVID

Aug. 12, 2022 – Hair loss, reduced sex drive, and erectile dysfunction have joined a list of better-known symptoms linked to long COVID in patients who were not hospitalized, according to findings of a large study. Anuradhaa Subramanian, PhD, with the Institute of Applied Health Research at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, … Read more

Covid patients at higher risk of serious neurodegenerative disorders: Study

Covid patients at higher risk of serious neurodegenerative disorders: Study

COVID-19 positive outpatients are at a far increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders compared with those who tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a study. The researchers found that those who had tested positive for COVID-19 were at a much higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and ischaemic stroke. The study, presented on … Read more

Hypertension most common co-morbidity: Delhi hospital study on Covid patients

Hypertension most common co-morbidity: Delhi hospital study on Covid patients

Doctors at a Delhi government-run hospital have conducted a study to examine the epidemiological characteristics of the pandemic by describing clinical profiles of COVID-19 patients, and found that hypertension was the most common co-morbidity among them. The outbreak of the pandemic in Delhi was first reported in March 2020. A total of 3,534 patients were … Read more

Over 92 pc of Covid patients saw improvements after attending online yoga classes: Study

Over 92 pc of Covid patients saw improvements after attending online yoga classes: Study

Over 92 per cent of COVID-19 patients who attended yoga classes while in home-isolation witnessed immediate improvement in overall symptoms, according to an impact study conducted by the Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU). The Delhi government has been offering free online yoga classes to Covid patients recuperating in home-isolation. At least 88.9 per … Read more

Delhi logs 484 Covid cases, 3 deaths in a day; positivity rate 0.95 per cent

Delhi logs 484 Covid cases, 3 deaths in a day; positivity rate 0.95 per cent

Delhi on Saturday reported 440 fresh COVID-19 cases and two deaths while the positivity rate was 0.83 per cent. Delhi on Sunday recorded 484 fresh COVID-19 cases and three deaths while the positivity rate stood at 0.95 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, the national capital’s case count … Read more

Safe for Covid patients to undergo surgery, says Centre

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“No complications during surgery and immediate post operative period was found in the study. Also, no deaths and complications in other cases as well were noted,” Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry, Lav Agarwal, said. The Centre on Thursday asserted that coronavirus patients requiring surgery need not be denied surgical intervention, saying present data indicates that … Read more

Covid patients admitted to Delhi hospitals outnumber those discharged from January 1-17

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“Plateauing of hospital admissions is an indication that the wave has peaked. We may see a decline in the number of cases in two to three days,” Jain had said. The number of COVID-19 patients admitted to Delhi hospitals in January so far is higher than the number of those discharged, according to government data.An … Read more

Ensure specialists attend Covid patients with comorbidities: Delhi govt issues advisory to hospitals

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The advisory noted that Delhi has witnessed an upsurge in COVID-19 deaths since last week and 70 fatalities have been reported from medical facilities since the last week of December. The Delhi government on Tuesday issued an advisory asking all hospitals to ensure that Covid-positive patients with comorbidities are duly attended by specialists. The advisory … Read more