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COVID-19 complications include kidney, lung and cardiovascular issues, stu
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington (US), December 13 (ANI): According to new research, a larger study of patients in the USA has revealed that individuals who contracted COVID-19 suffered from several complications like kidney, lung, and cardiovascular issues due to the disease.
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Heart, liver, lungs, kidneys of a brain dead accident victim transplanted
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa), [India] December 9 (ANI): The heart, liver, lungs, and kidneys of a brain dead road accident victim were transplanted on other recipients under the state government's deceased donor transplant programme known as the Nave Jivit.
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Evolution may be to blame for high risk of advanced cancers in humans
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): Compared to chimpanzees, humans are particularly prone to developing advanced carcinomas -- the type of tumors that include prostate, breast, lung and colorectal cancers -- even in the absence of known risk factors, such as genetic predisposition or tobacco
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Large US study confirms Covid-19 complications: lung, kidney and cardiovas
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): A large study of patients in the United States who contracted Covid-19 confirms many complications of the disease, according to new research.
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Benefit of low-dose CT screening for lung cancer may outweigh potential ha
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): Lung cancer screening, especially of heavy smokers, using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) may have more benefits than side effects and can save a number of people from dying, suggest the findings of a new study.
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Kerala Guv condoles demise of Lakshadweep administrator Dineshwar Sharma
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 4 (ANI): Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Friday expressed his condolences on the demise of Lakshadweep administrator Dineshwar Sharma who passed away due to a lung-related ailment today.
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Lakshadweep administrator Dineshwar Sharma passes away, PM recalls his con
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kavaratti (Lakshadweep) [India], December 4 (ANI): Administrator of Lakshadweep Dineshwar Sharma passed away on Friday at the age of 66 at a Chennai hospital due to a lung-related ailment, Lakshadweep Resident Commissioner Asarpal Singh said.
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Low-dose CT for lung cancer screening: Benefit outweighs potential harm
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): According to a recent study, for heavy smokers, lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (low-dose CT, LDCT) offers more benefit than harm.
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Study reveals cooking with wood may cause lung damage
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): Advanced imaging with CT shows that people who cook with biomass fuels like wood are at risk of suffering considerable damage to their lungs from breathing in dangerous concentrations of pollutants and bacterial toxins, according to a study.
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Exercised over nothing: Masks don't impair lung function during physical a
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 17 (ANI): Wearing a facemask helps limit the spread of COVID-19 by reducing respiratory droplets and aerosols spewed into the air when people breathe, talk, laugh, sneeze, or cough, a new study suggests.
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New therapies to reduce lung fibrosis developed
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 15 (ANI): To suppress the impact of lung fibrosis, concerning COVID patients, scientists have been developing new treatment therapies, targeting the complications developed by the mutual relationship between the two.
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Targeted therapies developed to reduce lung fibrosis
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): A new treatment option for lung fibrosis is being developed by Purdue University scientists. Lung fibrosis has been a concern for COVID-19 patients.
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