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Almost 90 pc of COVID deaths caused by fifth wave among unvaccinated: Repo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 21 (ANI): Almost 90 per cent of the COVID-19 fatalities caused by the fifth wave of the pandemic occurred among unvaccinated patients, reported local media citing Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP).
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Having greenery around hospitals can ease confusion, anger: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
West Virginia [US], February 20 (ANI): Walking and moving around large hospitals can feel like being stuck in a trap. For patients and visitors, finding the way from one point to another inside a visually-bland medical complex exacerbates an already stressed mental state. One landscape archi
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Research: Pain coping ability in sickle cell disease patients can be impro
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Cleveland (Ohio) [US], February 20 (ANI): A new study from University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health found that patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) who participated in music therapy learned new self-management skills and improved their ability to cope with pain.
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Hepatitis C patients cured with antiviral medicines less likely to be hosp
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Michigan [US], February 20 (ANI): Hepatitis C is defined as an infection caused by a virus that attacks the liver and leads to inflammation. The virus is spread by contact with contaminated blood; for example, from sharing needles or from unsterile tattoo equipment. Recent research has ident
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India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 175.03 cr
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): With the administration of more than 36.28 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 175.03 crore, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Saturday.
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Sri Ramakrishna Hospital - Coimbatore's first free hospice opened for term
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 19 (ANI/BusinessWire India): With the support of SNR Sons Charitable Trust and Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Oncology and Research (SRIOR), on February 4, the hospital has inaugurated Coimbatore's first free-of-cost Palliative care centre at Pachapala
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Music therapy improves pain coping ability for patients with sickle cell d
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Cleveland (Ohio) [US], February 17 (ANI): Sickle cell anemia is an inherited red blood cell disorder, in which there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body. A new study from University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health found that patients with Sickle Cell
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Booklet on Cancer and its treatment released on World Cancer Day at Dr Kam
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): 'CLOSE THE CARE GAP' was the theme of World Cancer Day 2022, celebrated each year on February 4. The theme signifies the need to spread awareness on cancer and available treatment modalities, while also making treatment accessible to
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Researchers find trove of proteins possibly influencing cystic fibrosis
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], February 14 (ANI): A new study by researchers at the University of Toronto has identified hundreds of new proteins that could play a role in cystic fibrosis, and which may shed light on why some patients responded better than others to current therapies.
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Study shows keto diet could enhance pancreatic cancer therapy
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 14 (ANI): A diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates (sugars) that causes the body to break down fat into molecules is called ketones, or 'keto' diet. A recent preclinical study led by Ludwig Cancer Research has demonstrated that a common weight-loss diet could
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Mechanical blood clot removal showed positive results in half of stroke pa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Orleans (Louisiana) [US], February 14 (ANI): A blood clot is a mass of blood that forms when platelets, proteins, and cells in the blood stick together. According to an international study, mechanical removal of blood clots reduced post-stroke disability in nearly half of "all-comer" rea
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Vitamin D deficiency linked to severity, deaths among hospitalised COVID-1
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): A new study has found that vitamin D deficiency is associated with severe cases of COVID-19 as well as mortality.
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