Tag: Covid patients
COVID-19 Survivors Are Returning To Hospitals With Reduced Heart Functions
It has been evident that the impact of COVID-19 is way beyond influenza like conditions. Over the last few months, doctors and medical officials have realised that COVID-19 affects many more organs than just the lungs or the respiratory tract. Dr. Dinesh Kumar Mittal, Director & HOD, Adult CTVS (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery), Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh talks about how the heart is impacted by the virus. ....
New Blood Test Predicts Which COVID-19 Patients At Severe Risk
In the fight against novel coronavirus, scientists have developed a score that can accurately predict which patients will develop a severe form of Covid-19. ....
Some Covid Recovered Patients Can Still Carry Virus: Study
Researchers have reported that some patients recovered from Covid-19 could still carry the virus, suggesting that recovered patients should be more cautious and avoid close contact with others. ....
No Empirical Data On Cracker Effect On Covid Patients: Tamil Nadu CM
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Thursday requested his counterparts in Rajasthan and Odisha to reconsider their governments' decision to ban the sale and bursting of crackers during Diwali. ....
AAP Moves SC Challenging HC Order Against Reserving 80% ICU Beds For Covid Patients
The Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's order, which stayed the government's decision to reserve 80 per cent ICU beds for Covid-19 patients in private hospitals. ....
This Machine Saving Lives Of Severe Covid Patients: Study
Researchers have revealed that Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines -- the existing medical treatment -- are saving lives of patients hospitalised with Covid-19. ....
Study Explains Why COVID-19 Can Cause Silent Hypoxia
Scientists have finally begun to crack one of the most life-threatening mysteries behind the relationship between silent hypoxia and Covid-19 virus by using computer models. ....
No Alcohol For 2 Months After Covid Vaccine Shot, Experts Tell Why
Soon after Russian officials warned its citizens to avoid alcohol for two months after getting the Sputnik V vaccine shot, health experts in India said on Thursday that the move is a preventive measure for the Covid-19 patients. ....
Saliva-based Smartphone Platform Built For Rapid Covid-19 Testing
Scientists have developed a portable saliva-based smartphone platform for rapid Covid-19 testing that they claim can provide results within 15 minutes without the resource-intensive laboratory tests. ....
AIIMS Nurses' Strike: Doctors, Tech Staff Double Up For Patient Care
As the nursing staff of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) went on an indefinite strike since Monday afternoon, the hospital administration has deployed doctors and faculty members on additional duties to manage the patients admitted there, officials told IANS. ....
