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Thailand Scientists Identify New Coronavirus With Potential Human Infection Risk
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted how quickly zoonotic diseases can spread globally. As a result, scientists worldwide have increased efforts to study viruses circulating in wildlife and improve early detection systems.
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Hantavirus Treatment Protocols: Doctors Explain Why It's Not Like Covid Or The Flu
Hantavirus has become a focal point of discussion as it recently spread on board an Atlantic cruise. Dr Jatin Ahuja, Dr J. Kirtana, and Dr Avi Kumar explain the different treatment protocols for patients.
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Are Hantavirus Tests Like Covid Tests? Doctors Explain Key Differences
Unlike Covid-19, hantavirus cannot be detected using rapid antigen kits. Doctors explain why diagnosis depends on specialised blood tests, PCR analysis and clinical suspicion, especially during severe respiratory illness outbreaks.
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Long COVID May Raise Heart Disease Risk, New Study Warns
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A team of researchers has shown that people with long COVID are likely to be at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
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Long Covid And Alzheimer's Might Be Driven By Similar Changes In The Brain, Says New Study
A new study from New York University finds that long Covid and Alzheimer's may share biological pathways, with choroid plexus changes linked to brain inflammation, waste clearance issues, and cognitive decline.
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US Hit By Worst Flu Surge Since Covid Pandemic, Children And Teens Hardest Hit
At least 11 million people have contracted the flu so far this season and 5,000 people have died, according to data released Monday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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US Pediatricians' New Covid-19 Shot Recommendations Differ From CDC Advice
For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from US government vaccine recommendations.
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'No Covid Vaccine-Heart Attacks Link': Medical Report Junks Siddaramaiah Claim
An expert committee set up by the Karnataka government said it did not find any link between premature cardiovascular disease and a prior history of COVID-19 infection or vaccination.
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Chinese Cat Owners Are Feeding Covid-19 Pills To Their Pets. Here's Why
Merck & Co.'s Covid-19 antivirals are getting a new lease of life in post-pandemic China, as cat owners seize on them as antidotes to a life-threatening disease caused by a coronavirus that infects their feline companions.
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China Defends Covid-19 Data Sharing, Says 'Did Not Hold Any Information Back'
China insisted on Tuesday that it had shared information on Covid-19 "without holding anything back", after the World Health Organization implored China to offer more data and access to understand the disease's origins.
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Mysterious Pneumonia Outbreak In China: What We Know So Far
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked China to share more data about the pneumonia cases.
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Elon Musk Slams Biden's Covid Response Advisor Anthony Fauci In Tweet
Elon Musk on Sunday targeted America's outgoing top infectious disease official and key advisor of the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Anthony Fauci, in a viral tweet that sparked backlash.
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Delhi Records 945 New Covid Cases, 6 Virus-Related Deaths In 24 Hours
Delhi on Wednesday recorded 945 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 5.55 per cent, while six more people succumbed to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department.
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Two-Fold Rise In Delhi Covid Deaths In August Against Last 10 Days Of July
Delhi has recorded 32 deaths due to Covid so far in August, an over two-fold rise as against the last 10 days of July when 14 people died due to the viral disease, according to official data.
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Amazon Terminates Paid COVID-19 Paid Leave Policy for Workers in the US
Amazon has updated its policy following the availability of COVID-19 vaccines and revised guidance from the US’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Thailand Scientists Identify New Coronavirus With Potential Human Infection Risk
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted how quickly zoonotic diseases can spread globally. As a result, scientists worldwide have increased efforts to study viruses circulating in wildlife and improve early detection systems.
-
Hantavirus Treatment Protocols: Doctors Explain Why It's Not Like Covid Or The Flu
Hantavirus has become a focal point of discussion as it recently spread on board an Atlantic cruise. Dr Jatin Ahuja, Dr J. Kirtana, and Dr Avi Kumar explain the different treatment protocols for patients.
-
Are Hantavirus Tests Like Covid Tests? Doctors Explain Key Differences
Unlike Covid-19, hantavirus cannot be detected using rapid antigen kits. Doctors explain why diagnosis depends on specialised blood tests, PCR analysis and clinical suspicion, especially during severe respiratory illness outbreaks.
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Long COVID May Raise Heart Disease Risk, New Study Warns
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A team of researchers has shown that people with long COVID are likely to be at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
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Long Covid And Alzheimer's Might Be Driven By Similar Changes In The Brain, Says New Study
A new study from New York University finds that long Covid and Alzheimer's may share biological pathways, with choroid plexus changes linked to brain inflammation, waste clearance issues, and cognitive decline.
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US Hit By Worst Flu Surge Since Covid Pandemic, Children And Teens Hardest Hit
At least 11 million people have contracted the flu so far this season and 5,000 people have died, according to data released Monday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
-
US Pediatricians' New Covid-19 Shot Recommendations Differ From CDC Advice
For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from US government vaccine recommendations.
-
'No Covid Vaccine-Heart Attacks Link': Medical Report Junks Siddaramaiah Claim
An expert committee set up by the Karnataka government said it did not find any link between premature cardiovascular disease and a prior history of COVID-19 infection or vaccination.
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Chinese Cat Owners Are Feeding Covid-19 Pills To Their Pets. Here's Why
Merck & Co.'s Covid-19 antivirals are getting a new lease of life in post-pandemic China, as cat owners seize on them as antidotes to a life-threatening disease caused by a coronavirus that infects their feline companions.
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China Defends Covid-19 Data Sharing, Says 'Did Not Hold Any Information Back'
China insisted on Tuesday that it had shared information on Covid-19 "without holding anything back", after the World Health Organization implored China to offer more data and access to understand the disease's origins.
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Mysterious Pneumonia Outbreak In China: What We Know So Far
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked China to share more data about the pneumonia cases.
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Elon Musk Slams Biden's Covid Response Advisor Anthony Fauci In Tweet
Elon Musk on Sunday targeted America's outgoing top infectious disease official and key advisor of the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Anthony Fauci, in a viral tweet that sparked backlash.
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Delhi Records 945 New Covid Cases, 6 Virus-Related Deaths In 24 Hours
Delhi on Wednesday recorded 945 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 5.55 per cent, while six more people succumbed to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department.
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Two-Fold Rise In Delhi Covid Deaths In August Against Last 10 Days Of July
Delhi has recorded 32 deaths due to Covid so far in August, an over two-fold rise as against the last 10 days of July when 14 people died due to the viral disease, according to official data.
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Amazon Terminates Paid COVID-19 Paid Leave Policy for Workers in the US
Amazon has updated its policy following the availability of COVID-19 vaccines and revised guidance from the US’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
