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COVID-19: HC adjourns hearing on plea against Delhi govt's decision to res
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing till December 9 in the petition against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's decision to reserve 80 per cent ICU beds in 33 private hospitals for COVID-19 patients, after taking note of present sit
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Kerala govt issues revised Covid-19 guidelines on dead body management
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 26 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja said on Wednesday that close relatives of Covid patients will be permitted to see the dead body in the isolation ward, mortuary and burial place following safety protocols. She also said that permissio
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Amid surge in COVID-19 deaths, Delhi govt increases ICU beds in hospitals
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): Delhi government has increased the number of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) beds in hospitals in view of an increasing number of deaths due to coronavirus.
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Study suggests for people with diabetes, medicaid expansion helps, but can
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Boston [US], November 25 (ANI): Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act has insured millions of low-income people in the United States, improving outcomes for patients with many different diseases. But expansion alone has not been enough to improve outcomes for patients with diabe
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Research shows bariatric surgery may reduce severity of COVID-19 in patien
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among patients who have obesity and who tested positive for COVID-19, a past history of bariatric surgery was significantly associated with a lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission.
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France's Coronavirus deaths pass 50,000
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 25 (ANI/Sputnik): France's coronavirus death toll rose past 50,000 on Tuesday after another 458 patients died in hospitals in the past day, according to figures shared by the public health agency.
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Pakistan's COVID-19 cases getting worse with each passing day: Federal Min
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 24 (ANI): Amid the second wave of the fresh coronavirus outbreak, Pakistan Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Tuesday said that the spike in coronavirus cases are getting worse day by day and if it continues then pat
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SC seeks Centre's response on plea to fix cost of RT-PCR tests at Rs 400 a
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Central government on a plea seeking directions to cap the cost of RT-PCR tests for testing suspected COVID-19 patients at Rs 400 across the country.
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Study sheds light on danger of Z-drugs for dementia patients
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 24 (ANI): Strong sleeping pills known as 'Z-drugs' are linked with an increased risk of falls, fractures, and stroke among people with dementia - according to research from the University of East Anglia.
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US study suggests home health care improves COVID-19 outcomes
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], November 24 (ANI): The findings of a new study by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) suggest that 94 per cent of the COVID-19 patients discharged to home health care, which included skilled nursing and physical therapy, achieved statistically s
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Moscow's COVID-19 death toll rises to 8,455
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has registered 76 deaths of patients infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 8,455, the city's coronavirus response center said in a statement on Monday.
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Recently published data on Favipiravir as treatment for mild to moderate C
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 23 (ANI/PRNewswire): The oral antiviral medication Favipiravir, that prevents the replication phase of the virus life-cycle, leads to significant improvement in clinical cure in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19.
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