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Sep 17, 2020 15:00 IST Hindustan Times
Coronavirus is driving discrimination against migrants, foreigners in Asia, warns Red Cross
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned on Thursday that the novel coronavirus is driving discrimination towards vulnerable communities in Asia, including migrants and foreigners.
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Sep 17, 2020 14:30 IST Hindustan Times
Coronavirus: Study hints antibody drug may cut Covid-19 hospitalizations
A drug company says that partial results from a study testing an antibody drug give hints that it may help keep mild to moderately ill COVID-19 patients from needing to be hospitalized, a goal no current coronavirus medicine has been able to meet.
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Sep 16, 2020 19:50 IST Hindustan Times
Coronavirus study to trial vaccine delivery through inhalers
A small coronavirus clinical study has been launched in the UK this week to explore the effects of delivering vaccines directly to the body’s airways using an inhaler
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Sep 16, 2020 19:50 IST Hindustan Times
Covid-19 led to global disruptions in TB testing, care
The report, called ’The impact of Covid-19 on the TB epidemic: A community perspective,’ has warned that the world may not achieve the sustainable development goal of ending TB by 2030
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Sep 16, 2020 19:50 IST Hindustan Times
Middle-aged adults with healthy heart habits may lower risk of high blood pressure in later years, studies show
Better heart health has been associated with a significantly lower risk of developing high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) in middle-aged, Black and white adults, according to new research.
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Sep 16, 2020 19:50 IST Hindustan Times
Substance use disorders linked to Covid-19 susceptibility
People with substance use disorders (SUDs), including those who excessively use tobacco, alcohol, opioid, cannabis, and cocaine, are more susceptible to COVID-19 and its complications, according to a study which assessed the electronic health records (EHR) of millions of patients in the US.
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Sep 16, 2020 19:50 IST Hindustan Times
Coronavirus pandemic: One in 10 Covid-19 patients return to hospital after being sent home from ER
Nearly one in 10 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 needed to return to the hospital within a week of discharge from an emergency department visit, according to a new study which assessed data from more than 1,400 patients who were admitted during the first three months of the pandemic.
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Sep 15, 2020 17:35 IST Hindustan Times
Older people with early, asymptomatic Alzheimer’s present higher risk of falling
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found that, in older people without cognitive problems who experience a fall, the process of neurodegeneration that leads to Alzheimer’s dementia may have already begun.
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Sep 15, 2020 17:05 IST Hindustan Times
Coronavirus pandemic: Scientists predict that Covid-19 will become a seasonal virus, but not yet
A new review published in Frontiers in Public Health suggests that COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will likely become seasonal in countries with temperate climates, but only when herd immunity is attained.
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Sep 15, 2020 16:30 IST Hindustan Times
Coronavirus: Anti-inflammatory drug may shorten Covid-19 recovery time
A drug company says that adding an anti-inflammatory medicine to a drug already widely used for hospitalized COVID-19 patients shortens their time to recovery by an additional day.
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Sep 15, 2020 14:50 IST Hindustan Times
Covid-19 pandemic: Tiny antibody completely neutralises novel coronavirus
Ten times smaller than a full-sized antibody, the molecule has been used to construct a drug -- known as Ab8 -- for potential use as a therapeutic and prophylactic against SARS-CoV-2.
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Sep 15, 2020 10:10 IST Hindustan Times
Here’s why loneliness doubled among older adults in first months of Covid-19
While staying home is advisable for older adults amid Covid, a poll from June 2020 showed that 56 per cent of people over the age of 50 said they sometimes or often felt isolated from others - more than double the 27 per cent who felt that way in a similar poll in 2018.
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Sep 15, 2020 09:50 IST Hindustan Times
Coronavirus pandemic: When will there be a Covid-19 cure? The body is still the best virus-killer
In humanity’s millennia-long struggle against viruses, prevention with vaccines has been far more successful than treatment with drugs. In fact, modern medicine has come up with a true cure for only one viral infection.
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Sep 14, 2020 11:45 IST Hindustan Times
Startup soars, providing in-house health care in the time of the coronavirus pandemic
A new health care company, Ready, is seeking to bridge the gap between clinical care and telemedicine, offering hands-on medical aid inside people’s homes. So far it is logging more than 15,000 visits and 10,000 Covid-19 tests in just a month.
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Sep 13, 2020 10:45 IST Hindustan Times
Obesity, diabetes raise Covid-19 death risk
Morbid obesity, diabetes and hypertension were the most common risk factors in young adults, with those having more than one of these conditions facing risks comparable to older adults having no pre-existing illnesses, reported a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, which is the journal of the American Medical Association.
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Sep 12, 2020 21:20 IST Hindustan Times
Here’s how vitamin D levels in blood can predict future health risks, death
Free, circulating vitamin D levels in the blood can help in understanding and predicting the future health risks in ageing men, according to a recent study.
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Sep 12, 2020 21:10 IST Hindustan Times
Coronavirus pandemic: Stress caused by Covid-19 may be hard to beat by exercise
While exercising has proven to reduce the effect of anxiety and stress, it may not be enough for the levels caused by the novel coronavirus, according to a new study
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Sep 12, 2020 20:50 IST Hindustan Times
Covid-19 patients suffer long-term lung, heart damage but it can improve with time
During these visits, clinical examinations, laboratory tests, analysis of the amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide in arterial blood, lung function tests, computed tomography (CT) scans and echocardiograms were carried out.
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Sep 12, 2020 20:36 IST Hindustan Times
Covid-19 pandemic: Dining out, going to pubs linked to contracting coronavirus
Close contact with COVID-19 patients, and dining at restaurants and pubs, are associated with testing positive for the novel coronavirus infection, according to a study of outpatients from 11 US health care facilities.
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Sep 12, 2020 15:15 IST Hindustan Times
Western suburbs of Andheri, Vile Parle, Borivali record maximum active Covid-19 cases in Mumbai
The city recorded around 1,65,306 total cases and 27,642 active cases on Friday
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Sep 12, 2020 15:15 IST Hindustan Times
Kids infected at day care likely to spread coronavirus to family and friends back home, studies show
Children who caught the coronavirus at day cares and a day camp spread it to their relatives, according to a new report that underscores that kids can bring the germ home and infect others.
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Sep 12, 2020 14:20 IST Hindustan Times
World First Aid Day 2020: History and significance of first aid
World First Aid Day is an annual campaign to ‘promote the importance of first aid training in preventing injuries and saving lives’. Every year, the second Saturday of September is observed as World First Aid Day, this year the day falls of September 12.
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Sep 12, 2020 13:35 IST Hindustan Times
Home births, missed vaccinations, lack of critical care: India’s health ‘time bomb’ keeps ticking, and it’s not Covid-19
The world’s strictest lockdown crippled both routine and critical health services. More than a million children have missed crucial immunizations and hospital births have shown a sharp decline, indicating many women may have gone through unsafe childbirth at home.
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Sep 12, 2020 09:50 IST Hindustan Times
India’s Covid-19 case tally crosses 4.6 million
The number of recoveries in India has touched over 3.6 million, taking the recovery rate to 77.65%
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Sep 11, 2020 21:56 IST Hindustan Times
Anxiety, stress and depression on the rise as the Covid-19 lockdown hits the 6-month mark
This week marks six months of COVID-19 lockdowns. Americans, especially parents and women, are feeling its impact.
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Sep 11, 2020 20:45 IST Hindustan Times
Healthcare experts welcome the decline in India’s child mortality rate and hope for further downfall
Welcoming the decline in India’s child mortality rate between 1990 and 2019, healthcare experts have advised that the number can be further brought down by providing quality essential health and nutrition services to every newborn.
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Sep 11, 2020 19:25 IST Hindustan Times
Lift giving you a sinking feeling?It’s Covid19-era elevator anxiety
Given everything we know about how the virus spreads, it’s no wonder that the idea of using a lift is causing symptoms once restricted to those with phobias.
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Sep 11, 2020 18:55 IST Hindustan Times
Scientists develop new tool to monitor coronavirus mutations
Scientists assessed the genome data of more than 1,20,000 samples of the novel coronavirus, and have developed a new tool to monitor mutations in the virus that may make it difficult to develop vaccines and drugs for COVID-19.
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Sep 11, 2020 11:05 IST Hindustan Times
COVID-19: Toxic hand sanitizers continue to be sold in Mexico despite US ban
Health experts concerned about people slowly poisoning themselves unknowingly as toxic hand sanitizers continue to be sold in Mexico despite being banned by the US amid COVID-19
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Sep 10, 2020 21:50 IST Hindustan Times
Here’s how lifestyle improvements may lessen cognitive decline in older adults
Lifestyle changes may help to improve cognition in older adults experiencing a cognitive decline that precedes dementia, according to a new study.
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Sep 10, 2020 18:10 IST Hindustan Times
Covid-19 pandemic: Speak softly and scatter fewer coronavirus particles
More quiet zones in high-risk indoor spaces, such as hospitals and restaurants, could help to cut coronavirus contagion risks, researchers have said, after a study showed that lowering speaking volume can reduce the spread of the disease.
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Sep 10, 2020 17:25 IST Hindustan Times
More cats may have Covid-19 than believed: Wuhan study on felines
More cats might be contracting COVID-19 than first believed, according to a study that looked at felines in Wuhan, China, where the first known outbreak of the disease began.
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Sep 10, 2020 13:50 IST Hindustan Times
The Taste With Vir: The year of living foolishly
Covid-19 cases are at an all-time high, the economy is in a deep recession & the future is gloomy. But Indians don’t care.
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Sep 10, 2020 09:00 IST Hindustan Times
Covid-19 patients at risk of developing lung fibrosis
While most people recover fully from Covid-19, some experience persistent symptoms like breathlessness, fatigue, erratic heartbeat, gastrointestinal problems, and muscle and joint pains for several weeks. A few develop irreversible cardiovascular and respiratory damage.
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Sep 10, 2020 08:15 IST Hindustan Times
Covid-19 stress may be hard to beat by exercise regime
In this study, the researchers found that the association between decreased physical activity and stress was confounded by genetic and environmental factors.
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Sep 10, 2020 08:10 IST Hindustan Times
Count those calories to regulate body temperature, promote healthy lifestyle
A new study from teams led by Scripps Research Professors Bruno Conti, PhD, and Gary Siuzdak, PhD, highlights the critical role that body temperature plays in realising these diet-induced health benefits.
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Sep 09, 2020 20:20 IST Hindustan Times
Covid-19: Doctors studying why obesity may be linked to coronavirus
Excess weight increases the chances of developing a number of health problems, including heart disease and diabetes. And those are among the conditions that can make COVID-19 patients more likely to get very sick.
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Sep 09, 2020 16:15 IST Hindustan Times
Journalling helps you calm down and feel good. Here’s how to write your anxiety away
Writing out your thoughts and feelings might prove to be a cathartic exercise as, like reading, it makes you channel your emotions which in turn leads to a positive impact to one’s mental health, and keeps stress at bay.
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Sep 09, 2020 13:25 IST Hindustan Times
Skin thinning, acne: Here’s how skin lightening products alter steroid hormone levels
Women who misuse corticosteroid creams for cosmetic skin lightening may be at risk of developing adrenal insufficiency, according to new research.
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Sep 09, 2020 13:25 IST Hindustan Times
What makes memories so detailed and enduring? This research finds the reason
Memories are created when the connections between the nerve cells which send and receive signals from the brain are made stronger.
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Sep 09, 2020 12:55 IST Hindustan Times
Plasma therapy not beneficial in reducing mortality, progression to severe Covid-19: ICMR Study
Use of convalescent plasma therapy in coronavirus-infected patients does not help in reducing mortality or progression to severe COVID-19, a multi-centric study funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found.
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Sep 09, 2020 12:10 IST Hindustan Times
On World Suicide Prevention Day, celebs bring the focus on mental health
As per World Health Organisation (WHO), “every 40 seconds, someone loses their life to suicide.” Yet, it largely remains amiss from mainstream discussions.
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Sep 09, 2020 09:45 IST Hindustan Times
Premenopausal women have good long-term outcomes after a heart attack
The findings of groundbreaking research suggest that premenopausal women have good long-term outcomes after a heart attack.
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Sep 09, 2020 09:45 IST Hindustan Times
Coronavirus pandemic: WHO’s guidance on the don’ts of wearing masks
The WHO has shared a lot of information regarding the proper usage of masks, and the latest information is regarding the don’ts of mask usage. Read on to ensure you are using your mask correctly.
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Sep 09, 2020 09:45 IST Hindustan Times
Covid-19 may cause prolonged gut infection, scientists say
Covid-19 patients have active and prolonged gut viral infection, even in the absence of gastrointestinal symptoms, scientists found.
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Sep 09, 2020 09:45 IST Hindustan Times
World Suicide Prevention Day 2020: Significance of suicide prevention during a global pandemic
The ongoing pandemic has created a world environment that is harsh and seriously detrimental for mental health, making this the most imperative time to focus on suicide prevention.
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Sep 09, 2020 09:45 IST Hindustan Times
Maharashtra added over 150,000 Covid-19 cases in first eight days of September
State government officials said more cases are being reported in Tier-II cities and in rural areas while Mumbai and other urban areas are also continuing to report a significant number of Covid-19 cases
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Sep 08, 2020 16:45 IST Hindustan Times
Centre’s eSanjeevani service crosses 300,000 tele-consults
Restrictions on health services and mobility because of the Covid-19 pandemic have accelerated the mainstreaming of telemedicine and e-consultation platforms and 100,000 tele-consultations were done over the last 20 days
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Sep 08, 2020 13:20 IST Hindustan Times
Is sugar bad for health? Here’s what you can alternate your sugar intake with
When it comes to sugar consumption -- direct or through sources such as packaged juices, soda, and other food items, the lesser is always better and recommended. Did you know a glass of your favourite aerated drink contains a whole packet of sugar?
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Sep 08, 2020 12:20 IST Hindustan Times
Almonds may help promote heart health, says study
Mental stress is among the psychosocial factors thought to contribute to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. HRV is an important indicator of the cardiovascular system’s response to stress.
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