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Study reveals genetic predisposition for Lupus may protect against COVID-1
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers suggested that genetic predisposition for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may be protective against severe COVID-19 infection.
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Infants less prone to develop severe Covid-19 symptoms than their mothers:
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In one of the first studies to explore how COVID-19 specifically affects older infants, researchers from the University of Washington and at institutions at four other locations in the Western and Southern U.S. found that the number of infected people in a household was the factor most close
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Tibetans march on streets against Chinese government's severe Covid-restri
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Hundreds of people in Lhasa, Tibet protested over strict Covid measures, and lockdown as per the footage shown, reported The HK Post.
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Nanoparticle treatment may benefit individuals hospitalized with severe CO
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): According to researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, an experimental dendrimer nanoparticle medication called OP-101 significantly lowered the risk of death and the need for a ventilator in a study of 24 seriously ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
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Study: Protective T cells remain 20 months after COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], July 22 (ANI): Shortly after infection, patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop protective immune responses mediated by virus-specific T cells and antibodies. However, there is concern that immunity does not last, which could result in severe COVID-19 infection upon re
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Use of anti-inflammatory drug in treating patients with severe COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Houston [US], July 21 (ANI): According to a new study from UTHealth Houston and other institutions, an anti-inflammatory drug may have the ability to treat systemic inflammation and brain damage in patients with severe COVID-19 and greatly lower their risk of dying.
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Study: High blood pressure may double risk of severe COVID, despite full v
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dallas [US], July 21 (ANI): According to a new analysis of adults hospitalised with COVID-19 in Los Angeles between December 2021 and April 2022, high blood pressure more than doubled a person's risk for hospitalisation from an Omicron-variant COVID-19 infection - even in the presence of ful
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Thailand sees rise in severe COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], July 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of severe COVID-19 cases and coronavirus-related deaths in Thailand has increased slightly, fuelled by the Omicron sub-variants and the country's long holidays.
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Zambia to start administering oral antiviral COVID-19 pills
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Lusaka [Zambia], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Zambia will soon start administering Paxlovid, an oral antiviral pill, to people at risk of developing severe COVID-19 disease, its health ministry said on Friday.
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Children below 12 years at lower risk of contracting severe COVID infectio
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 2 (ANI): As schools across the country reopened after the summer vacation, there are concerns among parents about their children getting infected with COVID-19 as a surge in cases was witnessed in parts of India.
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Beijing under threat of severe COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 16 (ANI): The authorities in China's capital have warned that a COVID-19 surge due to the bar-related outbreaks was critical and the city is gripped with the most serious outbreak since the pandemic began.
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Men with high BMI in their upper teens at risk of severe COVID-19: Study
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], March 19 (ANI): According to a new study led by the University of Gothenburg, men with a high body index (BMI) in their upper teens have a high risk of severe COVID-19 and can require hospitalisation in future.
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