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Patients hospitalised for COVID-19 at low risk of stroke
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 1 (ANI): A new study has suggested that patients hospitalised with COVID-19 are at low risk of stroke.
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Frontline healthcare workers more likely to test COVID-19 positive, despit
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], August 1 (ANI): The front-line healthcare workers with adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) have a three-fold increased risk of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test, compared to the general population, as per the new research. Those with inadequate PPE had a further increase in ri
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High COVID-19 risk among health care workers, especially those from min
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Boston [USA], August 1 (ANI): New research indicates that at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US and the UK, frontline healthcare workers -- particularly those from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds -- faced much higher risks of testing positive for COVID-19 than individu
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Germany's Robert Koch Institute designates 3 Spanish regions as COVID-19 h
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 31 (Sputnik/ANI): The Robert Koch Institute, Germany's agency for the pandemic monitoring and control, included on Friday the Spanish regions of Catalonia, Aragon and Navarre on its list of international high-risk travel destinations with the unfavourable epidemiologic
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Experts develop new risk tool for cardiac arrest patients: Study
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London [UK], July 31 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, experts have developed a risk score to predict cardiac arrest patient outcomes.
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RBI's stress test results indicate high risk to asset quality: Moody's
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Singapore, July 30 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India's recent financial stability report and results of banking system stress tests show that banks' gross non-performing assets will rise meaningfully under all four stress test scenarios with their common equity tier one ratio declining by one
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Most women treated in New York City for gynecologic cancers not at increas
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 30 (ANI): Women receiving standard treatment in New York City for ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers are not at increased risk of being hospitalised for -- or dying from-- COVID-19 due to their cancer, a new study shows.
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New study links vaping with heart problems
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Sophia Antipolis [France], July 30 (ANI): In adolescents, the use of e-cigarettes doubles the risk of starting to smoke traditional cigarettes, states a position paper that focusses on the cardiovascular effects of e-cigarettes. The study paper also sums up the effects of devices that look l
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Pessimistic outlook on life linked to life expectancy
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 29 (ANI): People who are strongly pessimistic about the future are at greater risk of dying earlier than those who are not, a new QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute study has found.
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Study finds higher end of normal blood platelet count could indicate cance
Updated : 5 years, 11 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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FAITH revises tourism value at risk guidance to Rs 15 lakh crore
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): The Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) on Monday further revised upwards its value at risk to Indian tourism to Rs 15 lakh crore due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Study reveals hospitalised COVID-19 patients have low risk of stroke
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): While initial reports suggested a significant risk of stroke in patients hospitalised with COVID-19, a new study shows a low risk of stroke in patients hospitalised with the disease. Notably, the majority of afflicted patients had existing risk factors, such a
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