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  • Covid-19: Cases of B.A. sub-lineage of Omicron found in Maharashtra for first time

    28-05-2022 15:04 via financialexpress.com
    Covid-19: Cases of B.A. sub-lineage of Omicron found in Maharashtra for first time
    For the first time, four patients of B.A. 4 variant and three cases of B.A. 5 variants of the Omicron sub-lineage of coronavirus have been found in Maharashtra, an official of the state health department said on Saturday.
    All of them had only mild symptoms and were treated at home, he added.
    These sub-lineages of Omicron were found in April in some parts of the world including South Africa, but until now no cases had been detected in the state.
    “The whole genome sequencing was conducted by
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  • Delhi reports 445 new Covid-19 cases; Argentina reports Latin America’s first confirmed case of monkeypox: Top Health Updates

    27-05-2022 16:54 via financialexpress.com
    Delhi reports 445 new Covid-19 cases; Argentina reports Latin America’s first confirmed case of monkeypox: Top Health Updates
    Even as the world returns to pre-Covid ways, the pandemic is not abating anytime soon. The ferocity of the Delta wave may not be there, but the rate of infection is very consistent. India for example witnessed a sharp surge in the first week of May followed by an almost flat-curve trend. However, as the month comes to an end, the country is seeing a noticeable uptick once again. Meanwhile, the monkeypox infections have crossed 200-mark globally. Though, this may look like a miniscule number in t
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  • WHO: Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox in more than 20 countries

    27-05-2022 14:44 via financialexpress.com
    WHO: Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox in more than 20 countries
    The World Health Organisation says nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks of the unusual disease, but described the epidemic as “containable” and proposed creating a stockpile to equitably share the limited vaccines and drugs available worldwide.
    During a public briefing on Friday, the UN health agency said there are still many unanswered questions about how the current epidemic arose, but there is no evidence th
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  • Is it possible to get infected by coronavirus and monkeypox at the same time? Experts weigh in

    27-05-2022 12:23 via financialexpress.com
    Is it possible to get infected by coronavirus and monkeypox at the same time? Experts weigh in
    Is it a concept of science thriller fiction or a not-so-distant reality? Can novel coronavirus and monkeypox virus infect one person at a same time? These are some of the worries that many of us are living with ever since the news of monkeypox virus broke. There have been many assumptions and several alarmist takes. But what are the experts saying? How do they view this scenario? Here’s what we know so far:
    First things first. So far, across the world, not a single case has been reported w
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  • Covid infection may induce severe bone loss, animal study suggests

    27-05-2022 11:55 via financialexpress.com
    Covid infection may induce severe bone loss, animal study suggests
    Infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, can lead to severe bone loss during the acute and post-recovery phases of the disease, according to a study conducted in hamsters. The findings, recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications, provide insights into the possible long-term complications of COVID-19.In addition to lung infection, complications of different organ systems in the long-term SARS-CoV-2 infection, or “long COVID,” have been inc
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  • Widespread disbelief over North Korea’s tiny Covid-19 death rate

    27-05-2022 11:48 via financialexpress.com
    Widespread disbelief over North Korea’s tiny Covid-19 death rate
    According to North Korea, its fight against COVID-19 has been impressive: About 3.3 million people have been reported sick with fevers, but only 69 have died.
    If all are coronavirus cases, that’s a fatality rate of 0.002%, something no other country, including the world’s richest, has achieved against a disease that has killed more than 6 million people.
    The North’s claims, however, are being met with widespread doubt about two weeks after it acknowledged its first domestic COV
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  • Odisha reports highest point decline in IMR rate between years 2005 to 2020

    27-05-2022 10:52 via financialexpress.com
    Odisha reports highest point decline in IMR rate between years 2005 to 2020
    Odisha reported the highest point decline in the country in “Infant Mortality Rate” with 39 points decline from 2005 to 2020, according to the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Odisha on Thursday. According to a report by news agency ANI, the department has stated that “as per the latest publication of SRS bulletin, 2020, Odisha’s Infant Mortality Rate, now stands at 36/1000 live birth.”
    “With effective implications of quality healthcare services and fo
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  • Government plans to repurpose CoWIN for its Universal Immunisation Programme

    27-05-2022 08:14 via financialexpress.com
    Government plans to repurpose CoWIN for its Universal Immunisation Programme
    The Union government is planning to repurpose the Co-WIN platform for India’s Universal Immunisation Programme and other national health programmes while continuing with its current function of recording Covid vaccination and issuing certificates. The vaccination record under the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) is now maintained manually.“Once Co-WIN is repurposed to include the UIP, the entire vaccination system will become digitised, thus easing tracking beneficiaries and fa
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  • India’s daily Covid case count nears 3,000; Monkeypox infections breach 200-mark: Top Health Updates

    27-05-2022 06:26 via financialexpress.com
    India’s daily Covid case count nears 3,000; Monkeypox infections breach 200-mark: Top Health Updates
    Even as the world returns to pre-Covid ways, the pandemic is not abating anytime soon. The ferocity of the Delta wave may not be there, but the rate of infection is very consistent. India for example witnessed a sharp surge in the first week of May followed by an almost flat-curve trend. However, as the month comes to an end, the country is seeing a noticeable uptick once again. Meanwhile, the monkeypox infections have crossed 200-mark globally. Though, this may look like a miniscule number in t
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  • Monkeypox not as contagious as COVID-19: Expert

    26-05-2022 12:18 via financialexpress.com
    Monkeypox not as contagious as COVID-19: Expert
    Amid the Monkeypox outbreak which has been reported in nearly 20 countries, no suspected cases of the disease have been detected in India so far. According to a health expert on Wednesday, Monkeypox is not as contagious as COVID-19 which wreaked havoc across the world. “Monkeypox is not as contagious or severe as COVID. However, its spread is a matter of concern. No suspect cases have been reported in India so far,” Dr NK Arora, Chairperson of the COVID working group, NTAGI, said as
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  • Germany to recognise Covaxin for travel from June 1

    26-05-2022 11:19 via financialexpress.com
    Germany to recognise Covaxin for travel from June 1
    German Ambassador to India and Bhutan, Walter J Lindner on Thursday said the government of the European nation will start recognizing Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine for travel purpose there from June 1.In a tweet, Lindner said, “Very happy that GER government just decided to recognize WHO-listed Covaxin for travels to GER, starting June 1! This Embassy has been pushing very actively for such decision (because of Covid-backlogs visa sections have longer waiting periods than normal,
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  • Even vaccinated people can develop Long COVID, study finds

    26-05-2022 10:07 via financialexpress.com
    Even vaccinated people can develop Long COVID, study finds
    Even vaccinated people with mild breakthrough infections can experience Long COVID — debilitating, lingering symptoms that affect the heart, brain, lungs and other parts of the body, according to a study of over 13 million people in the US. The research, published on Wednesday in the journal Nature Medicine, also shows that vaccination against COVID-19 reduced the risk of death by 34 per cent and the risk of getting long COVID by 15 per cent, compared with unvaccinated patients.However, va
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  • Digital health great equaliser, need to create tech-enabled system to ensure last-mile healthcare delivery: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

    25-05-2022 18:15 via financialexpress.com
    Digital health great equaliser, need to create tech-enabled system to ensure last-mile healthcare delivery: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
    Calling digital health a great equaliser, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said there is a need to create a tech-supported healthcare service delivery that is resilient, reliable, and accessible till the last-mile.
    Addressing a session on ‘Unlocking the power of digital health’ at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting here, he said India has been at the forefront of utilising technology to augment the healthcare delivery to its citizens.
    “Digital health is a gre
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  • Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections More Likely in Cancer and Alzheimer’s Patients, study reveals

    25-05-2022 15:17 via financialexpress.com
    Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections More Likely in Cancer and Alzheimer’s Patients, study reveals
    Two new studies conducted by the scientists at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found that breakthrough COVID-19 cases resulting in hospitalisations and deaths are significantly more likely in cancer and Alzheimer’s patients. The findings of the first study were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Oncology. The first study analysed the electronic health records to track the number of breakthrough COVID-19 infections, hospitalisatio
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  • Failure to share COVID-19 vaccines with Global South “racism”: Top UN official

    25-05-2022 12:37 via financialexpress.com
    Failure to share COVID-19 vaccines with Global South “racism”: Top UN official
    United Nations Under-Secretary-General Winnie Byanyima on Wednesday said denying life-saving COVID-19 vaccines to people of colour is a form of “policy violence” amounting to racism. Speaking at a session during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 here, she said “policy violence” such as the refusal to share COVID-19 vaccines with the Global South is as racist as the police violence that ended the life of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis two years ago
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  • Hypertension most common co-morbidity: Delhi hospital study on Covid patients

    25-05-2022 11:57 via financialexpress.com
    Hypertension most common co-morbidity: Delhi hospital study on Covid patients
    Doctors at a Delhi government-run hospital have conducted a study to examine the epidemiological characteristics of the pandemic by describing clinical profiles of COVID-19 patients, and found that hypertension was the most common co-morbidity among them.The outbreak of the pandemic in Delhi was first reported in March 2020.A total of 3,534 patients were enrolled in this study done by doctors at the 650-bed Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH), aged 9-96 years. Among patients with symp
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  • Health leaders stress need for coordinated global response to tackle pandemics

    25-05-2022 08:52 via financialexpress.com
    Health leaders stress need for coordinated global response to tackle pandemics
    At least one novel pathogen emerges every year, with each one of those having the potential to morph into another worldwide pandemic and therefore, there is a need for a coordinated global response to tackle pandemics, health leaders said here on Wednesday.Speaking at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 here, they noted that the official count of COVID-19 deaths is more than 6 million, but the tail end of the pandemic is still raging in some parts of the world. Improved global coordinat
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  • FDA lifts hold on Covaxin’s clinical trials in US; Germany orders 40,000 vaccine doses as precaution against Monkeypox: Top Updates

    24-05-2022 15:37 via financialexpress.com
    FDA lifts hold on Covaxin’s clinical trials in US; Germany orders 40,000 vaccine doses as precaution against Monkeypox: Top Updates
    The latest data by the World Health Organisation says that there have been 131 confirmed cases n monkeypox infections outside Africa. The health boy, however, adds that the latest outbreak of the virus is still in the ‘containable’ phase.Moderna Inc is testing potential vaccines against monkeypox in pre-clinical trials as the disease spreads in the United States and Europe. The World Health Organization said on Tuesday there have been 131 confirmed monkeypox cases and 106 further sus
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  • FDA lifts hold on Covaxin’s clinical trials in US

    24-05-2022 15:01 via financialexpress.com
    FDA lifts hold on Covaxin’s clinical trials in US
    The US Food and Drug Administration which has put on hold the phase 2/ 3 clinical trials of Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, in USA, has lifted the pause, according to a statement issued by Ocugen Inc, Bharat Biotech’s partner for the jab in USA and Canada.
    “We’re extremely pleased that we can proceed with our clinical trials for Covaxin our whole virus inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The need for delivering an additional, differentiated vaccine option,
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  • Kerala to conduct special three-day vaccination drive for children; Moderna testing potential Monkeypox vaccines : Top Updates

    24-05-2022 13:58 via financialexpress.com
    Kerala to conduct special three-day vaccination drive for children; Moderna testing potential Monkeypox vaccines : Top Updates
    The latest data by the World Health Organisation says that there have been 131 confirmed cases n monkeypox infections outside Africa. The health boy, however, adds that the latest outbreak of the virus is still in the ‘containable’ phase.Moderna Inc is testing potential vaccines against monkeypox in pre-clinical trials as the disease spreads in the United States and Europe. The World Health Organization said on Tuesday there have been 131 confirmed monkeypox cases and 106 further sus
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  • COVID-19 infection linked to impaired heart function: Study

    24-05-2022 13:40 via financialexpress.com
    COVID-19 infection linked to impaired heart function: Study
    Infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is associated with impaired function of the right side of the heart, according to a new study on intensive care patients in Scotland.
    The researchers from NHS Golden Jubilee and the University of Glasgow in Scotland noted that these findings could play a vital role in not only saving the lives of COVID-19 patients, but for the care of potentially fatal heart and lung issues generally.
    The first of its kind, the COVID-RV study aimed to h
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  • 77 percent increase in cases of Uncontrolled Hypertension reported last year: Jindal Naturecure Institute

    24-05-2022 13:29 via financialexpress.com
    77 percent increase in cases of Uncontrolled Hypertension reported last year: Jindal Naturecure Institute
    Jindal Naturecure Institute has recently reported an increase in the cases of hypertension after people have gone back to their everyday work life post the coronavirus pandemic. According to the institute, most of these people are suffering from resistant hypertension. Resistant hypertension is a condition where your blood pressure remains high or uncontrolled despite the medications. The prevalence of hypertension is a major concerning factor for India, especially in urban areas as compared to
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  • In 15-18 years age group, over 80 pc got first dose of Covid vaccine, says Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

    24-05-2022 13:12 via financialexpress.com
    In 15-18 years age group, over 80 pc got first dose of Covid vaccine, says Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
    Over 80 per cent of people aged between 15 and 18 years have received the first dose of Covid vaccine, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday.
    The total number of Covid vaccine doses administered in India exceeded 192.52 crore till Tuesday 7 am, according to a provisional report.
    The COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on March 16 and so far more than 3.30 crore adolescents in this age group have been administered the first dose.
    India began inoculatin
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  • WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to be confirmed for 2nd term after no opposition

    24-05-2022 13:04 via financialexpress.com
    WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to be confirmed for 2nd term after no opposition
    WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is expected to be confirmed by the U.N. health agency’s member countries for a second five-year term on Tuesday.
    No other candidate challenged Tedros for the post amid the ongoing difficulties of responding to the devastating coronavirus pandemic.
    Tedros, a former government minister from Ethiopia, has directed the World Health Organisation throughout its management of the global response to COVID-19 and withstood occasionally withering criti
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  • Air pollution linked with more severe COVID-19: Study

    24-05-2022 09:46 via financialexpress.com
    Air pollution linked with more severe COVID-19: Study
    Common air pollutants, such as small particulate matter and ground-level ozone, are associated with more severe outcomes after COVID-19 infection, including admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), according to a study.The research, published on Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, analysed data on 151,105 people aged 20 years and older with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in 2020 in Ontario, Canada, not living in a long-term care facility. The researchers modelled historical e
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  • China’s bet on homegrown mRNA vaccines holds back nation

    24-05-2022 08:10 via financialexpress.com
    China’s bet on homegrown mRNA vaccines holds back nation
    China is trying to navigate its biggest coronavirus outbreak without a tool it could have adopted many months ago, the kind of vaccines that have proven to offer the best protection against the worst outcomes from COVID-19. As early as the spring of 2020 a Chinese pharmaceutical company, Fosun Pharma, reached an agreement to distribute — and eventually manufacture — the mRNA vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech. It still has not been cleared in mainland China, despite being authorized
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  • Mumbai readies Monkeypox ward; Jaipur to screen flyers; India’s Covid tally eases as cases dip below 2K: Top Updates

    24-05-2022 07:53 via financialexpress.com
    Mumbai readies Monkeypox ward; Jaipur to screen flyers; India’s Covid tally eases as cases dip below 2K: Top Updates
    The coronavirus pandemic is far from over, the WHO has reiterated once again as several nations witness new wave of Covid-19 infections and deaths.
    In Europe, situation remains grim in Germany while in Asia, China has been facing a stubborn outbreak leading to disruption in daily life and supply chain management.
    In India, which has been seeing rather moderate number of daily cases for over 10 days, there is a cause of new worry. INSACOG – the country’s Covid-19 genomic sequencing co
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  • Poonawalla appeals to utilise learnings from COVID to strengthen health systems globally

    23-05-2022 17:31 via financialexpress.com
    Poonawalla appeals to utilise learnings from COVID to strengthen health systems globally
    Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Monday said he is appealing to multilateral organisations and world leaders to come up with a draft about learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic to strengthen health systems globally.
    The learnings from the global pandemic would help in addressing inequity in the health systems that are prevalent currently, Poonawalla said.
    “This year @Davos, I am appealing to multilateral organisations & world leaders to come together in creating a d
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  • Global Centre for Traditional Medicine established in India to create reliable body of evidence, data for practices millions of people use: WHO chief

    23-05-2022 16:44 via financialexpress.com
    Global Centre for Traditional Medicine established in India to create reliable body of evidence, data for practices millions of people use: WHO chief
    The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Indian government have established the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar, in the state of Gujarat, to create a reliable body of evidence and data for practices and products that many millions of people use, the chief of the global body said on Monday.
    “Recognising that almost 90 per cent of Member States report the use of traditional medicine, just last month we established the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India, to
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  • UK brings in isolation measures to contain Monkeypox spread; Delhi records 268 fresh Covid-19 cases: Top Updates

    23-05-2022 15:32 via financialexpress.com
    UK brings in isolation measures to contain Monkeypox spread; Delhi records 268 fresh Covid-19 cases: Top Updates
    The coronavirus pandemic is far from over, the WHO has reiterated once again as several nations witness new wave of Covid-19 infections and deaths.
    In Europe, situation remains grim in Germany while in Asia, China has been facing a stubborn outbreak leading to disruption in daily life and supply chain management.
    In India, which has been seeing rather moderate number of daily cases for over 10 days, there is a cause of new worry. INSACOG – the country’s Covid-19 genomic sequencing co
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  • Alcohol consumption might be riskier to the heart than previously thought, study reveals

    23-05-2022 12:42 via financialexpress.com
    Alcohol consumption might be riskier to the heart than previously thought, study reveals
    A recent study conducted by the scientists of Ireland revealed that levels of alcohol consumption currently considered safe by some countries are linked with the development of heart failure. The findings of the study were published in the journal, ‘Cardiology’ recently.
    According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Union is the heaviest-drinking region in the world. Although it is well recognised that long-term heavy alcohol use can cause a type of heart failure kno
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  • Summer headaches and migraines

    23-05-2022 11:12 via financialexpress.com
    Summer headaches and migraines
    By Dr. Sahil Kohli
    As the temperatures during the summer soar in the Delhi NCR region so are the patients’ complaints of headaches and Migraine exacerbations. Summer heat can be a contributor to both headaches and migraines. The milder form of summer headache may include a throbbing sensation in the head, fatigue, sensitivity to light and sound and dehydration. Sometimes a headache can be caused by heat exhaustion and has features of dizziness, muscle cramps, fainting attacks, numbness aro
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  • No travel history in new cases of Omicron strains hint at deeper trouble; Belgium makes Monkeypox quarantine compulsory: Top Updates

    23-05-2022 10:28 via financialexpress.com
    No travel history in new cases of Omicron strains hint at deeper trouble; Belgium makes Monkeypox quarantine compulsory: Top Updates
    The coronavirus pandemic is far from over, the WHO has reiterated once again as several nations witness new wave of Covid-19 infections and deaths.
    In Europe, situation remains grim in Germany while in Asia, China has been facing a stubborn outbreak leading to disruption in daily life and supply chain management.
    In India, which has been seeing rather moderate number of daily cases for over 10 days, there is a cause of new worry. INSACOG – the country’s Covid-19 genomic sequencing co
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  • ASHA workers at forefront of ensuring healthy India: PM Modi

    23-05-2022 09:39 via financialexpress.com
    ASHA workers at forefront of ensuring healthy India: PM Modi
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed ASHA workers after they were conferred with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General’s Global Health Leaders’ Award, and said they are at the forefront of ensuring a healthy India. India’s ten lakh all-women ASHA volunteers were honoured by the WHO on Sunday for their crucial role in providing direct access to healthcare facilities in rural areas and their indefatigable efforts to rein in the coronavirus pandemic in the
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  • Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Hyderabad report cases of new Omicron strains; Potential Monkeypox outbreak puts nations on alert: Top Health Updates

    23-05-2022 09:02 via financialexpress.com
    Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Hyderabad report cases of new Omicron strains; Potential Monkeypox outbreak puts nations on alert: Top Health Updates
    The coronavirus pandemic is far from over, the WHO has reiterated once again as several nations witness new wave of Covid-19 infections and deaths.
    In Europe, situation remains grim in Germany while in Asia, China has been facing a stubborn outbreak leading to disruption in daily life and supply chain management.
    In India, which has been seeing rather moderate number of daily cases for over 10 days, there is a cause of new worry. INSACOG – the country’s Covid-19 genomic sequencing co
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  • INSCOG confirms 2 news Omicron strains in India; Potential Monkeypox outbreak puts nations on alert: Top Health Updates

    23-05-2022 08:17 via financialexpress.com
    INSCOG confirms 2 news Omicron strains in India; Potential Monkeypox outbreak puts nations on alert: Top Health Updates
    The coronavirus pandemic is far from over, the WHO has reiterated once again as several nations witness new wave of Covid-19 infections and deaths.
    In Europe, situation remains grim in Germany while in Asia, China has been facing a stubborn outbreak leading to disruption in daily life and supply chain management.
    In India, which has been seeing rather moderate number of daily cases for over 10 days, there is a cause of new worry. INSACOG – the country’s Covid-19 genomic sequencing co
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  • Beijing extends work-from-home order as COVID-19 cases rise

    23-05-2022 06:32 via financialexpress.com
    Beijing extends work-from-home order as COVID-19 cases rise
    Beijing extended orders for workers and students to stay home and ordered additional mass testing Monday as cases of COVID-19 again rose in the city. Numerous residential compounds in the Chinese capital have restricted movement in and out, although conditions remain far less severe than in Shanghai, where millions of citizens have been under varying degrees of lockdown for two months.Beijing on Monday reported an uptick in cases to 99, rising from a previous daily average of around 50. In total
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  • Monkeypox Outbreak Highlights: Israel reports first monkeypox case; WHO says virus could be severe in children, pregnant women

    22-05-2022 19:57 via financialexpress.com
    Monkeypox Outbreak Highlights: Israel reports first monkeypox case; WHO says virus could be severe in children, pregnant women
    Monkeypox Live Updates May 22: The world is in the third year of the pandemic and the World Health Organisation has already predicted an outbreak of another virus. The Monkeypox outbreak is something “everybody should be concerned about,” U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday, adding that US health officials are looking into possible treatments and vaccines, reported Reuters. Various health experts have cautioned against the rising cases of Monkeypox in Europe and elsewhere, a type
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  • Monkeypox Outbreak Live: Israel reports first monkeypox case; WHO says virus could be severe in children, pregnant women

    22-05-2022 15:51 via financialexpress.com
    Monkeypox Outbreak Live: Israel reports first monkeypox case; WHO says virus could be severe in children, pregnant women
    Monkeypox Live Updates May 22: The world is in the third year of the pandemic and the World Health Organisation has already predicted an outbreak of another virus. The Monkeypox outbreak is something “everybody should be concerned about,” U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday, adding that US health officials are looking into possible treatments and vaccines, reported Reuters. Various health experts have cautioned against the rising cases of Monkeypox in Europe and elsewhere, a type
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  • Serum Institute of India seeks permission for Phase-3 trial of Covovax as booster dose in children aged 2 to 18 years

    22-05-2022 15:17 via financialexpress.com
    Serum Institute of India seeks permission for Phase-3 trial of Covovax as booster dose in children aged 2 to 18 years
    The Serum Institute of India (SII) has sought permission from the country’s drug regulator to conduct Phase-3 trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of its COVID-19 vaccine Covovax as a booster dose in children aged two to 18 years, official sources said on Sunday.
    The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had granted permission in March for conducting Phase-3 clinical trial of Covovax as a booster dose in adults.
    In an application, SII Director for Government and Regulatory Af
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  • Monkeypox Outbreak Live: Monkeypox could be severe in children, pregnant women; says WHO

    22-05-2022 12:02 via financialexpress.com
    Monkeypox Outbreak Live: Monkeypox could be severe in children, pregnant women; says WHO
    Monkeypox Live Updates May 22: The world is in the third year of a pandemic and the World Health Organisation has already predicted an outbreak of another virus. The Monkeypox outbreak is something “everybody should be concerned about,” U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday, adding that US health officials are looking into possible treatments and vaccines, reported Reuters. Various health experts have cautioned against the rising cases of Monkeypox in Europe and elsewhere, a type o
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  • India will have distinction of recording highest cardiac deaths by 2030, warns renowned Cardiologist

    22-05-2022 11:15 via financialexpress.com
    India will have distinction of recording highest cardiac deaths by 2030, warns renowned Cardiologist
    India will have the notorious distinction of recording the highest number of cardiac deaths by 2030 in the world, with virtually every fourth death occurring due to the Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), warned renowned Cardiologist Dr C N Manjunath.
    Addressing the ‘HAL Medicon 2022’, the National Conference for doctors of HAL on the theme ‘Ensuring Healthy Workforce’, the Director of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research here called for a holistic int
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  • Monkeypox Outbreak Live: More cases of Monkeypox to emerge globally, warns WHO; Should India worry?

    22-05-2022 10:28 via financialexpress.com
    Monkeypox Outbreak Live: More cases of Monkeypox to emerge globally, warns WHO; Should India worry?
    Monkeypox Live Updates May 22: The world is in the third year of a pandemic and the World Health Organisation has already predicted an outbreak of another virus. The Monkeypox outbreak is something “everybody should be concerned about,” U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday, adding that US health officials are looking into possible treatments and vaccines, reported Reuters. Various health experts have cautioned against the rising cases of Monkeypox in Europe and elsewhere, a type o
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  • Monkeypox Outbreak Live: ‘Everybody’ should be concerned about Monkeypox, says Biden; Should India start preparing too?

    22-05-2022 08:54 via financialexpress.com
    Monkeypox Outbreak Live: ‘Everybody’ should be concerned about Monkeypox, says Biden; Should India start preparing too?
    Monkeypox Live Updates May 22: The world is in the third year of a pandemic and the World Health Organisation has already predicted an outbreak of another virus. The Monkeypox outbreak is something “everybody should be concerned about,” U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday, adding that US health officials are looking into possible treatments and vaccines, reported Reuters. Various health experts have cautioned against the rising cases of Monkeypox in Europe and elsewhere, a type o
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  • Antibiotics can cause life-threatening fungal infection, says new study

    22-05-2022 08:04 via financialexpress.com
    Antibiotics can cause life-threatening fungal infection, says new study
    Each year, fungal infections kill nearly the same number of people as tuberculosis each year. The infection takes hold mostly in vulnerable people because they have a defective immune system caused by an underlying disease, such as a viral infection (HIV or Covid-19), or cancer. Antibiotics can cause immune system defects that increase the risk of fungal infections, a new study has found.
    Antibiotics are more likely to cause fungal infections because of disruption to the gut’s immune syste
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  • Monkeypox Outbreak Live: Spike in cases triggers fear of another pandemic; How concerned should India be?

    22-05-2022 06:54 via financialexpress.com
    Monkeypox Outbreak Live: Spike in cases triggers fear of another pandemic; How concerned should India be?
    Monkeypox Live Updates May 22: The world is in the third year of a pandemic and the World Health Organisation has already predicted an outbreak of another virus. Various health experts have cautioned against the rising cases of Monkeypox in Europe and elsewhere, a type of viral infection which is currently more common to west and central Africa. According to the WHO, as of May 21st, 92 confirmed cases, and 28 suspected cases of Monkeypox have been reported from 12 Member States that are not ende
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  • Monkeypox live symptoms and cases WHO latest updates monkeypox virus in Europe US India Spain Canada UK

    22-05-2022 06:40 via financialexpress.com
    Monkeypox live symptoms and cases WHO latest updates monkeypox virus in Europe US India Spain Canada UK
    Monkeypox Live Updates May 22: The world is in the third year of a pandemic and the World Health Organisation has already predicted an outbreak of another virus. Various health experts have cautioned against the rising cases of Monkeypox in Europe and elsewhere, a type of viral infection which is currently more common to west and central Africa. According to the WHO, as of May 21st, 92 confirmed cases, and 28 suspected cases of Monkeypox have been reported from 12 Member States that are not ende
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  • The Diabetes Risk: Know all about prediabetes & how to reverse it

    21-05-2022 23:45 via financialexpress.com
    The Diabetes Risk: Know all about prediabetes & how to reverse it
    How big is the pre-diabetic pandemic among the Indian population?
    The prevalence of prediabetes in India is often under-estimated. Based on the research studies done in India, among the population that has been tested, the prevalence of prediabetes in India is estimated to be around 15%. Given that almost one in six of Indian adults have prediabetes, no wonder it is considered as an epidemic.
    Is there any particular age group or demographic profile that is at risk?
    Here are the risk factors for
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  • Maharashtra reports 307 COVID-19 cases, active tally stands at 1,828

    21-05-2022 15:20 via financialexpress.com
    Maharashtra reports 307 COVID-19 cases, active tally stands at 1,828
    Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 307 COVID-19 cases, including 198 from Mumbai, taking the tally in the state to 78,82,476, while the death toll remained unchanged at 1,47,856 for the second consecutive day, an official said.
    So far, 77,32.792 persons have recovered from the infection, including 240 in the last 24 hours, leaving the state with an active caseload of 1,828, he said.
    A state health department bulletin said Satara, Sangli, Nandurbar, Dhule, Beed, Latur, Hingoli, Akola, Buldhana, Yav
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  • UK’s COVID alert level reduced as Omicron sub-types monitored

    21-05-2022 14:09 via financialexpress.com
    UK’s COVID alert level reduced as Omicron sub-types monitored
    The UK’s coronavirus alert level has been reduced from four to three as COVID-19 cases continue to fall, even as two rare types of the Omicron variant sub-types have been reclassified as variants of concern.
    The health authorities said on Friday that the current BA.2 driven Omicron wave is “subsiding” but it is expected the number of cases will increase due to BA.4 and BA.5 sub-types, which the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has elevated in classification to monitor their gr
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