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Dengue outbreak: Situation under control, review meeting called, says Delh
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"We have called a review meeting with the public health department and will see how much the cases have increased. The situation is under control. There are no serious patients whose platelet count has reduced and are in need of platelets. There is no need to worry," the Delhi Mayor said.
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Study: Lab results don't always paint full picture for antiphospholipid sy
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Patients with Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS0, an autoimmune disease that preferentially affects women, are typically given different medications to reduce their risk of blood clotting and help normalize lab values such as platelet count. Despite this, patients sometimes internally feel that
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Researchers find drug effective to treat autoimmune blood disorder
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
According to research, patients taking efgartigimod, a medication being tested for use in the treatment of chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), showed a significantly greater improvement in platelet counts, which are necessary for clotting and stopping bleeding, compared to those t
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EU drug regulator to add brain blood clot warning to AstraZeneca vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The EU drug regulator advised on Thursday listing blood clots in the brain as a rare side effect of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 after observing cases that were not linked to a low platelet count.
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Higher-end of normal blood platelet count could indicate cancer, study rev
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Exeter [England], August 1 (ANI): Platelets perform a crucial function in blood, including helping blood to clot, which helps us heal wounds. However, blood platelet counts at the higher end of normal suggest a high risk of cancer in men aged 60 or over and should be investigated, suggests r
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Study finds higher end of normal blood platelet count could indicate cance
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Exeter [England], July 28 (ANI): Blood platelet counts at the higher end of normal suggest a high risk of cancer in men aged 60 or over, and should be investigated, according to new University of Exeter research.
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Sharif may be considered for possible toxicology screen if platelet count
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 13 (ANI): In a development likely to raise eyebrows, Pakistani media on Friday reported that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's toxicology screening for poisoning might be ordered 'if no cause or cure is found of his unstable platelets.'
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Doctors have advised shifting Nawaz Sharif to US for treatment: PML-N part
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Dec 9 (ANI): The opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party on Monday said that doctors treating Nawaz Sharif have advised that the former ailing prime minister should be shifted from London to the US for further medical treatment.
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Nawaz Sharif likely to leave for London on Tuesday
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Nov 17 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to leave for London on Tuesday, local media reported citing a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader.
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Nawaz Sharif remains critical, platelet count drops again
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Nov 3 (ANI): Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif continues to remain critical and his platelet count has dropped again even as doctors are trying to reduce the steroid dose being administered to the ailing leader.
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Doctors can't discharge Nawaz Sharif due to serious health risk
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Oct 29 (ANI): Doctors treating former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have said that they cannot discharge the ailing leader from Lahore's Services Hospital citing serious health risk, sources told Geo News on Monday.
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Health of ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif diagnosed with immune disorder improving:
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 24 (ANI): The health of jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, hospitalised after being diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia, is improving and his platelet count has increased, doctors treating him said on Thursday.
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