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COVID-19 patients have higher risk of dying after cardiac arrest
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington (US), February 5 (ANI): A new study has found that COVID-19 patients who suffer cardiac arrest have a higher probability of dying in comparison to those who are not infected with it. Women particularly have a nine times higher chance of dying due to the same reason.
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COVID-19: Delhi HC disposes plea on ICU beds reservation in private hospit
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday disposed of the plea on the reservation of intensive care unit (ICU) beds in 33 private hospitals for COVID-19 patients after the petitioner informed the court they are satisfied with the Delhi Government's decision to r
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COVID-19: UK Prime Minister's TV spokesperson self-isolates over virus fea
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], January 23 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's TV spokesperson, Allegra Stratton, has self-quarantined after possibly coming in contact with a COVID-19 patient, according to local media reports.
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Facebook to use AI in predicting if COVID-19 patients need better healthca
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): American social media giant Facebook is publishing a research conducted by its artificial intelligence (AI) unit in an effort to help healthcare providers predict in advance if a COVID-19 patient may need more intensive care solutions and adjust resources a
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Number of COVID-19 cases in France surpasses 2.9 million
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 patients in France has exceeded 2.9 million, according to the country's public health agency Sante Publique.
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Study: Use of Metformin diminishes danger of death for patients with COVID
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): Utilization of the diabetes drug metformin - before a determination of COVID-19 - is related with a triple reduction in mortality in COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes, as per a racially assorted investigation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Rapid blood test identifies COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe disea
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that a relatively simple and rapid blood test can predict -- within a day of a hospital admission -- which patients with COVID-19 are at highest risk of severe complications or d
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DNA test can quickly identify pneumonia in COVID-19 patients, aiding faste
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Cambridge [UK], January 15 (ANI): A team of scientists and doctors from the University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have developed a DNA test which they claim will quickly identify secondary infections in COVID-19 patients, who have double the risk of
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Metformin use reduces risk of death for patients with COVID-19, diabetes
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): Use of the diabetes drug metformin -- before a diagnosis of COVID-19 -- is associated with a threefold decrease in mortality in COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to a racially diverse study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Brazil's Amazonas sends COVID-19 patients to other states as hospitals buc
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's northern state of Amazonas moved to send 235 patients hospitalised for COVID-19 to other states as its healthcare system was stretched to the limit, Governor Wilson Lima said Thursday.
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Delhi HC directs GNCTD on reservation of ICU beds for COVID patients
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) to hold a review meeting on the issue relating to reservation of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds in 33 private hospitals in the national capital for COVID-19 pa
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Blood pressure medications safe for COVID-19 patients: Study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], January 10 (ANI): An international team of researchers have found that medications to treat high blood pressure do not affect outcomes among patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
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