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Chest Feeling Heavy In Winter? Doctor Says It's Not Just Cold Air
Chest heaviness during winter is often blamed on cold weather, but doctors warn it can signal respiratory, cardiac or anxiety-related issues. A pulmonologist explains why the symptom occurs, who is at risk, and when to seek urgent care.
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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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"Crazy Talk": RFK Jr, US Senators Spar Over Covid Vaccines In Fiery Hearing
Robert F Kennedy Jr, head of US Health and Human Services, batted away critics who questioned his moves to restrict vaccine access during a fiery Senate hearing.
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New Covid-19 Variant NB.1.8.1 is Highly Contagious, Warn Experts; What We Know So Far
NB.1.8.1 is a descendant of the Omicron family. Like other Omicron sub-variants, NB.1.8.1 appears to be highly transmissible.
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What Is Quad-Demic? Flu, COVID, RSV And Norovirus Strain Hospitals In UK, US
Health experts are warning of a 'quad-demic' this winter, as four viral infections spread simultaneously in the UK and US.
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"Generations May Not Forgive Us": WHO Chief's Warning On Future Pandemics
The head of the World Health Organization voiced fears Monday that countries will fail to strike a pandemic preparedness agreement by May, saying "future generations may not forgive us".
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Covid-19 "Still Circulating, Changing, And Killing": UN health Agency Chief
Almost 10,000 Covid-19 deaths were reported in December, the WHO said on Wednesday, as it warned the virus remained a major threat despite partially passing under the radar.
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"Hospitalisations Will Go Up As Covid Burden Increases": Soumya Swaminathan
Over a year-and-a-half after India witnessed the Omicron wave, two eminent health experts have sounded a warning over the increasing Covid-19 cases in India in the wake of the JN.1 sub-variant of Omicron being detected in the country.
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Singapore Experiencing New COVID-19 Wave, Warns Heath Minister
Singapore is experiencing another COVID-19 wave, with more people expected to fall sick and be hospitalised in the coming weeks, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung warned on Friday.
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Disease X: What Do We Know? Not Much, And That Is The Problem
A UK health expert's warning that a new pathogen could cause a pandemic as deadly as the Spanish Flu has sent alarm bells ringing in a world that is yet to completely emerge from what it hoped was a once-in-a-lifetime event -- Covid-19
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Covid Still Remains Global Health Emergency, Warns WHO
In addition to other ailments, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of WHO states that health systems are finding it difficult to manage the current levels of COVID-19.
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China Worries About Infecting Elderly As Holiday Travel Spreads Covid
People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they planned returns to their home towns for holidays that the World Health Organization warns could inflame a raging outbreak.
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Current Numbers "Under-Represent True Impact" Of Covid In China: WHO
The World Health Organization criticized Wednesday China's "very narrow" definition of Covid deaths, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the outbreak.
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More Risk Of New Covid Variants As Cases Spike In China, Warn Experts
An explosion of Covid-19 cases in China as the country lifts its zero-Covid measures could create a "potential breeding ground" for new variants to emerge, health experts warn.
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WHO Warns Of "Very Tough Time" Ahead As China Eases Zero-Covid Curbs
A week after China began dismantling its tough 'zero-COVID' controls, the World Health Organization warned of "very tough" times ahead and state media reported some seriously ill patients at hospitals in Beijing, raising fears of a wave of infections
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Chest Feeling Heavy In Winter? Doctor Says It's Not Just Cold Air
Chest heaviness during winter is often blamed on cold weather, but doctors warn it can signal respiratory, cardiac or anxiety-related issues. A pulmonologist explains why the symptom occurs, who is at risk, and when to seek urgent care.
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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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"Crazy Talk": RFK Jr, US Senators Spar Over Covid Vaccines In Fiery Hearing
Robert F Kennedy Jr, head of US Health and Human Services, batted away critics who questioned his moves to restrict vaccine access during a fiery Senate hearing.
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New Covid-19 Variant NB.1.8.1 is Highly Contagious, Warn Experts; What We Know So Far
NB.1.8.1 is a descendant of the Omicron family. Like other Omicron sub-variants, NB.1.8.1 appears to be highly transmissible.
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What Is Quad-Demic? Flu, COVID, RSV And Norovirus Strain Hospitals In UK, US
Health experts are warning of a 'quad-demic' this winter, as four viral infections spread simultaneously in the UK and US.
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"Generations May Not Forgive Us": WHO Chief's Warning On Future Pandemics
The head of the World Health Organization voiced fears Monday that countries will fail to strike a pandemic preparedness agreement by May, saying "future generations may not forgive us".
-
Covid-19 "Still Circulating, Changing, And Killing": UN health Agency Chief
Almost 10,000 Covid-19 deaths were reported in December, the WHO said on Wednesday, as it warned the virus remained a major threat despite partially passing under the radar.
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"Hospitalisations Will Go Up As Covid Burden Increases": Soumya Swaminathan
Over a year-and-a-half after India witnessed the Omicron wave, two eminent health experts have sounded a warning over the increasing Covid-19 cases in India in the wake of the JN.1 sub-variant of Omicron being detected in the country.
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Singapore Experiencing New COVID-19 Wave, Warns Heath Minister
Singapore is experiencing another COVID-19 wave, with more people expected to fall sick and be hospitalised in the coming weeks, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung warned on Friday.
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Disease X: What Do We Know? Not Much, And That Is The Problem
A UK health expert's warning that a new pathogen could cause a pandemic as deadly as the Spanish Flu has sent alarm bells ringing in a world that is yet to completely emerge from what it hoped was a once-in-a-lifetime event -- Covid-19
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Covid Still Remains Global Health Emergency, Warns WHO
In addition to other ailments, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of WHO states that health systems are finding it difficult to manage the current levels of COVID-19.
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China Worries About Infecting Elderly As Holiday Travel Spreads Covid
People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they planned returns to their home towns for holidays that the World Health Organization warns could inflame a raging outbreak.
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Current Numbers "Under-Represent True Impact" Of Covid In China: WHO
The World Health Organization criticized Wednesday China's "very narrow" definition of Covid deaths, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the outbreak.
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More Risk Of New Covid Variants As Cases Spike In China, Warn Experts
An explosion of Covid-19 cases in China as the country lifts its zero-Covid measures could create a "potential breeding ground" for new variants to emerge, health experts warn.
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WHO Warns Of "Very Tough Time" Ahead As China Eases Zero-Covid Curbs
A week after China began dismantling its tough 'zero-COVID' controls, the World Health Organization warned of "very tough" times ahead and state media reported some seriously ill patients at hospitals in Beijing, raising fears of a wave of infections
