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Kerala Dialysis Patient Deaths Expose High Infection Risks Faced By Kidney Disease Patients
After two dialysis patients died at a Kerala government hospital, concerns mount over infection and mortality risks in people on dialysis. Experts say dialysis patients face significantly higher risks of serious infections and death, underscoring the
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Rapid BP Fluctuations May Signal Risk Of Brain Degeneration In Elderly: Study
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Older adults whose blood pressure fluctuates widely may indicate a greater risk of brain shrinkage and nerve cell injury, according to a new study.
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Record Heat In China Strains Power Grid, Stirs Health Fears
China warned on Wednesday against the risk of power supply disruptions as people struggled to keep cool in record heat baking large swathes of the country, which also spurred warnings to the elderly to guard against heat stroke.
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US Panel Recommends Pfizer Covid Boosters For Only Elderly, People At High Risk
A panel of leading US medical experts advising the government voted in favor of authorizing boosters of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for everyone aged 65 and up, as well as people at high risk of developing severe Covid.
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Expert Shares Tips For Managing Comorbidities During COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19: People with comorbidities should understand their symptoms and immunity, and get a thorough check-up and consultation done. Here are more tips to maintain your health during the pandemic.
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High Dose Influenza Shots More Effective in Older People
Flu immunisations with four times the strength of standard flu shots significantly reduces the risk hospitalisation of the elderly during the influenza season, new research has found.
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Elderly with mental decline need attention
Elderly adults who are in mental decline and live alone are at a high risk of hurting themselves or falling ill.
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Kerala Dialysis Patient Deaths Expose High Infection Risks Faced By Kidney Disease Patients
After two dialysis patients died at a Kerala government hospital, concerns mount over infection and mortality risks in people on dialysis. Experts say dialysis patients face significantly higher risks of serious infections and death, underscoring the
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Rapid BP Fluctuations May Signal Risk Of Brain Degeneration In Elderly: Study
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Older adults whose blood pressure fluctuates widely may indicate a greater risk of brain shrinkage and nerve cell injury, according to a new study.
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Record Heat In China Strains Power Grid, Stirs Health Fears
China warned on Wednesday against the risk of power supply disruptions as people struggled to keep cool in record heat baking large swathes of the country, which also spurred warnings to the elderly to guard against heat stroke.
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US Panel Recommends Pfizer Covid Boosters For Only Elderly, People At High Risk
A panel of leading US medical experts advising the government voted in favor of authorizing boosters of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for everyone aged 65 and up, as well as people at high risk of developing severe Covid.
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Expert Shares Tips For Managing Comorbidities During COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19: People with comorbidities should understand their symptoms and immunity, and get a thorough check-up and consultation done. Here are more tips to maintain your health during the pandemic.
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High Dose Influenza Shots More Effective in Older People
Flu immunisations with four times the strength of standard flu shots significantly reduces the risk hospitalisation of the elderly during the influenza season, new research has found.
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Elderly with mental decline need attention
Elderly adults who are in mental decline and live alone are at a high risk of hurting themselves or falling ill.
