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Certain pre-existing conditions may increase mortality risk for COVID-19 p
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], October 9 (ANI): A new study conducted on COVID-19 patients has confirmed that cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, stroke and cancer can increase a patient's risk of dying from the virus.
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New dialysis centre in J-K's Kupwara helping patients with cost-effective
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 8 (ANI): Dialysis patients of Kupwara district of North Kashmir are taking the benefits of a recently started Dialysis centre here.
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Medtronic launches world's first pacemaker that can communicate directly w
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 8 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), today announced the launch of the Azure™ pacemaker with BlueSync™ technology - India's first and only pacemaker that can commu
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Karnataka: Budding techies develop 'automatic guided vehicle' to supply fo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], October 8 (ANI): A team of engineering students of Hubli's KLE Technological University has developed an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) to supply food and medicines to COVID-19 patients.
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As hospitals are full, Nepal asks only serious patients to visit hospitals
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 8 (ANI): With all hospital beds occupied and the number of COVID-19 cases in the Himalayan nation skyrocketing, Nepal's Health Ministry has asked infected people to visit medical facilities only if the condition worsens.
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'Immunity booster' medicines of Patanjali being given to asymptomatic coro
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): Ayurvedic medicines of Swami Ramdev's Patanjali Research Foundation Trust are being given to boost the immunity of asymptomatic coronavirus patients at COVID care centres in Indore.
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53 new COVID-19 cases reported in Nagaland
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India], October 7 (ANI): 53 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state while 36 patients were discharged, said Nagaland Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom on Wednesday.
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East Coat Railway hospital deploys 'Med Robo' to assist hospital staff to
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mancheswar (Odisha) [India], October 7 (ANI): 'Med Robo' has come to the assistance of the hospital staff and management who are treating COVID-19 patients at the East Coast Railway (ECoR) central hospital.
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Hospitalised COVID-19 patients are younger, healthier than influenza patie
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): Patients hospitalised with COVID-19 were more likely male, younger, and, in both the US and Spain, had fewer comorbidities (condition of having multiple diseases at the same time) and lower medication use than hospitalised influenza patients according to a r
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Sri Lanka: Coronavirus case rises to 3,483 with 81 new cases
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 6 (ANI): Following the detection of 81 new COVID-19 patients among the garment factory workers in Minuwangoda on Monday, the coronavirus cases has risen to 3,483 in Sri Lanka.
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Research shows benefits, risks of treating appendicitis with antibiotics i
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Houston [US], October 6 (ANI): Results of a first-of-its-kind clinical trial shed light on when antibiotics instead of surgery might be the better choice for treating appendicitis in some patients, according to a new study.
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Pancreatic surgery: Lower mortality with larger case volumes
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], October 6 (ANI): According to the findings of a new study, for complex pancreatic surgery a positive correlation can be inferred between the volume of services and the quality of treatment results: In hospitals with larger case volumes, the survival probabilities for patien
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