Researchers have found that among patients who have obesity and tested positive for Covid-19, a past history of bariatric surgery was significantly linked to a lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Bariatric surgery is an operation that helps you lose weight by making changes...
As deaths due to Covid rise with each passing day in the national capital, the Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Aam Aadmi Party government to file a status report indicating the steps it has been taking to ensure adequate facilities available for cremating those who are succumbing to the deadly virus....
The all-party meeting convened on Thursday by the Delhi government to prevent the spread of Coronavirus erupted in a war of words with the Congress and the BJP accusing the Delhi government of negligence and inaction....
New coronavirus cases have started to surge again in Pakistan amid a second wave of pandemic, prompting the government to impose smart lockdowns in hotspots and ban all public gatherings across the country. ...
The stress and anxiety experienced by the general population during Covid-19 lockdown brought about a significant rise in facial and jaw pain, as well as jaw-clenching in the daytime and teeth-grinding at night, say researchers. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, also found that women ...
In a grim milestone, the overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 55 million mark on Tuesday, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.3 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update, the University's Center for Systems Science and ...
With the two mRNA vaccine candidates from pharma giants Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna showing effectiveness in preventing Covid-19 in an interim analysis, health experts in India on Tuesday said that mRNA vaccine that works on previously unproven technology can be very promising in the fight against the ...
Even as India's first indigenous coronavirus vaccine Covaxin is entering its third phase of human trials, Bharat Biotech on Monday raised the logistical query on "how to vaccinate 1.3 billion (130 crore) people with two injectable doses. Terming the exercise a "challenge" it also...
Following the detection of several Covid-19 cases, the Nagaland Civil Secretariat was sealed on Monday for 48 hours, officials said. Kohima's Additional Deputy Commissioner Lithrongla Tongpi Rutsa said in a notification that the Secretariat complex would remain sealed on Monday...
Andhra Pradesh government has granted permission to the Visakhapatnam Zoo to reopen for public, following the Centre's directives and standard operating procedures amid the Covid pandemic. "The Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Visakhapatnam will reopen for public ...
