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Why Nipah Virus Isn't The Next Covid-19: 3 Diseases Might Be Bigger Pandemic Risks
Despite fears, Nipah virus is unlikely to spark a global pandemic like Covid-19 due to low human-to-human transmission. Highly contagious diseases such as measles or vector-borne viruses like dengue pose higher pandemic or epidemic risks. Here's why.
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No Vaccine, High Fatality: Doctor Explains Why Nipah Virus Demands Early Detection
Deadly and silent at first, the Nipah virus spreads rapidly with high mortality. Here's what experts want you to know.
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Air Pollution India's Biggest Health Crisis Since Covid, Warn Doctors
Air pollution is arguably the biggest public health crisis India has faced since the pandemic and will continue to worsen each year unless urgent action is taken, a UK-based Indian-origin pulmonologist warned.
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'Road Accidents Killed More People Than Any War': Nitin Gadkari In Parliament
The number of people killed in road accidents in India is more than casualties in a war or the Covid pandemic, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in parliament today.
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Covid Vaccines Safe, No Link To Young Adult Deaths: AIIMS Study
A year-long autopsy-based study conducted by AIIMS, New Delhi on Sunday found no scientific evidence linking COVID-19 vaccination to sudden deaths among young adults -- reaffirming that the vaccines are safe and effective.
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Families Of Doctors Who Died On Covid Duty Entitled To Government Insurance: Top Court
The court said individual claims for insurance made under the PMGKY-Package will be considered and decided in accordance with the law and on the basis of evidence.
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US Health Department Probes Potential Covid Vaccine-Linked Fatalities
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is conducting a broad investigation into deaths potentially linked to Covid-19 vaccines, a spokesperson for Donald Trump's vaccine-skeptic health secretary said Tuesday.
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UK's Covid Lockdown Delay Led To 23,000 Excess Deaths: Report
UK's government-level response to the COVID pandemic was often a case of "too little, too late", and a week's delay in imposing a mandatory lockdown during first wave in 2020 led to approximately 23,000 excess deaths, an official inquiry concluded.
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Delhi High Court Orders Rs 1 Crore Aid To School Principal's Family Who Died On Covid Duty
The Delhi High Court has directed the government in the capital to pay Rs 1 crore ex-gratia to the family of a school principal who died while discharging COVID-19 duties.
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UP Man Jailed For 10 Years For Killing Wife Over Dowry, Faking Death As Covid Case
A fast-track court in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for killing his wife over dowry demand while falsely showing her death as due to coronavirus.
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No Unusual Spike In Heart Attacks, Need Early Screening: Karnataka Panel
An expert committee set up to probe the recent surge in heart attack-related deaths in Karnataka's Hassan district has submitted its report to the state government, ruling out any abnormal spike in cardiac fatalities.
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Covid Hospitalisation, Family History, Lifestyle Linked To Sudden Deaths: Study
Hospitalisations due to severe Covid-19 infection, a family history of sudden deaths, as well as lifestyle behaviours are some of the reasons behind the unexplained sudden death, according to study.
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'Caution Not Anti-Science': Siddaramaiah On Covid Vaccine-Sudden Death Claim
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has responded to Biocon Ltd Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's suggestion that he acknowledge the science behind vaccine development, rather than engage in retrospective blame.
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Covid Vaccines Not Behind Sudden Deaths, Suggests Top Medical Body Study
None of the Covid vaccine doses are linked to heart attacks and deaths, said Dr Sudheer Arava from AIIMS, who is part of the research currently underway by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
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No Clear Link Between Covid Vaccine And Sudden Cardiac Arrest Deaths: Delhi AIIMS
A day after the Indian Council of Medical Research debunked claims of the Corona vaccine being responsible for the rising death cases among the youth, a panel of expert doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences addressed the issue.
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Why Nipah Virus Isn't The Next Covid-19: 3 Diseases Might Be Bigger Pandemic Risks
Despite fears, Nipah virus is unlikely to spark a global pandemic like Covid-19 due to low human-to-human transmission. Highly contagious diseases such as measles or vector-borne viruses like dengue pose higher pandemic or epidemic risks. Here's why.
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No Vaccine, High Fatality: Doctor Explains Why Nipah Virus Demands Early Detection
Deadly and silent at first, the Nipah virus spreads rapidly with high mortality. Here's what experts want you to know.
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Air Pollution India's Biggest Health Crisis Since Covid, Warn Doctors
Air pollution is arguably the biggest public health crisis India has faced since the pandemic and will continue to worsen each year unless urgent action is taken, a UK-based Indian-origin pulmonologist warned.
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'Road Accidents Killed More People Than Any War': Nitin Gadkari In Parliament
The number of people killed in road accidents in India is more than casualties in a war or the Covid pandemic, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in parliament today.
-
Covid Vaccines Safe, No Link To Young Adult Deaths: AIIMS Study
A year-long autopsy-based study conducted by AIIMS, New Delhi on Sunday found no scientific evidence linking COVID-19 vaccination to sudden deaths among young adults -- reaffirming that the vaccines are safe and effective.
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Families Of Doctors Who Died On Covid Duty Entitled To Government Insurance: Top Court
The court said individual claims for insurance made under the PMGKY-Package will be considered and decided in accordance with the law and on the basis of evidence.
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US Health Department Probes Potential Covid Vaccine-Linked Fatalities
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is conducting a broad investigation into deaths potentially linked to Covid-19 vaccines, a spokesperson for Donald Trump's vaccine-skeptic health secretary said Tuesday.
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UK's Covid Lockdown Delay Led To 23,000 Excess Deaths: Report
UK's government-level response to the COVID pandemic was often a case of "too little, too late", and a week's delay in imposing a mandatory lockdown during first wave in 2020 led to approximately 23,000 excess deaths, an official inquiry concluded.
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Delhi High Court Orders Rs 1 Crore Aid To School Principal's Family Who Died On Covid Duty
The Delhi High Court has directed the government in the capital to pay Rs 1 crore ex-gratia to the family of a school principal who died while discharging COVID-19 duties.
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UP Man Jailed For 10 Years For Killing Wife Over Dowry, Faking Death As Covid Case
A fast-track court in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for killing his wife over dowry demand while falsely showing her death as due to coronavirus.
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No Unusual Spike In Heart Attacks, Need Early Screening: Karnataka Panel
An expert committee set up to probe the recent surge in heart attack-related deaths in Karnataka's Hassan district has submitted its report to the state government, ruling out any abnormal spike in cardiac fatalities.
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Covid Hospitalisation, Family History, Lifestyle Linked To Sudden Deaths: Study
Hospitalisations due to severe Covid-19 infection, a family history of sudden deaths, as well as lifestyle behaviours are some of the reasons behind the unexplained sudden death, according to study.
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'Caution Not Anti-Science': Siddaramaiah On Covid Vaccine-Sudden Death Claim
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has responded to Biocon Ltd Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's suggestion that he acknowledge the science behind vaccine development, rather than engage in retrospective blame.
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Covid Vaccines Not Behind Sudden Deaths, Suggests Top Medical Body Study
None of the Covid vaccine doses are linked to heart attacks and deaths, said Dr Sudheer Arava from AIIMS, who is part of the research currently underway by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
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No Clear Link Between Covid Vaccine And Sudden Cardiac Arrest Deaths: Delhi AIIMS
A day after the Indian Council of Medical Research debunked claims of the Corona vaccine being responsible for the rising death cases among the youth, a panel of expert doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences addressed the issue.
