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A study reveals that the highly contagious JN.1 variant of Covid, part of the Omicron family, spreads faster even in vaccinated individuals. Vaccines can reduce..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on February 1, 2024

The 15 patients in Mumbai detected with the sub-variant had mild symptoms and four of them suffered from comorbidities (other health conditions) and were..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on January 18, 2024

India records 395 New COVID-19 cases and 2 deaths in 24 Hours; Omicron Variant (JN.1) raises concerns. The country's active caseload stands at 3,075, with a..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 14, 2024

India recorded 514 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the active caseload to 3,422. The recent rise in cases can be attributed to the new variant (JN.1) and a drop in..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 11, 2024

The JN.1 subvariant of Omicron has become the predominant strain in the state, accounting for nearly all January samples of coronavirus that were sequenced for..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 8, 2024

29 people detected with the new JN.1 variant of coronavirus in Maharashtra. Pune district has registered the highest cases (15), followed by Thane (5), Beed (3),..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 1, 2024

An ongoing multi-city wastewater surveillance study by TIGS, Bengaluru found that the JN.1 Covid-19 variant is the predominant strain in Bengaluru's wastewater..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 28, 2023

No JN.1 variant detected in 30 Covid samples sent for genome sequencing. Bengal records highest single-day spike in Covid cases. Six patients admitted to..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 27, 2023

"I would say prevention is required for all those who are 60 years of age or older, who are likely to have comorbidities and those who are on drugs that suppress..
Credit: DNA - Published on December 24, 2023

Rajasthan University of Health Science's Vice Chancellor, Dr. Sudhir Bhandari, reassured citizens about the new variant JN.1, highlighting the strong vaccination..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 21, 2023

A 45-year-old man with comorbidities, like diabetes, tested positive for Covid in Ghaziabad. The patient had symptoms like fever, cough, and cold and was..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 21, 2023

Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 20, 2023

​In the wake of JN.1 variant found in Kerala, the neighboring Karnataka government has made it mandatory for senior citizens to wear masks. In its preparedness..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 19, 2023

Karnataka government mandates face masks for people above 60 years, those with comorbidities, and individuals with symptoms of fever, cold, and cough. No curbs..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 19, 2023

With Covid cases yet again showing a surge in neighbouring Kerala, the Karnataka government on Monday made face masks mandatory for people above 60 years and..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 18, 2023

Doctor sheds light on metastatic malignancy, which the late Sahara Group founder Subrata Roy suffered from until his death
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on November 16, 2023

A recent study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry found a genetic overlap between schizophrenia and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors such..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on October 1, 2023

India is witnessing an increasing prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) among the younger population. In fact, CVDs are striking Indians at an earlier age..
Credit: NewsVoir - Published on September 20, 2023

Similar to the first case of a 79-year-old man in Chembur, the 15-year-old girl has comorbidities; BMC finds no other cases in survey of her neighbourhood
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on September 6, 2023

A seven-month-old infant who was battling tuberculosis and incidentally tested positive for Covid-19 died in Nadia last Monday. While the news surfaced on..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on August 3, 2023

The lone death from the infection was of a 64-year-old man with comorbidities like diabetes and chronic kidney disease, the official informed
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on April 27, 2023

However, potentially high-risk groups such as infants, young children, pregnant women, elderly above the age of 65 years, and people with comorbidities might..
Credit: Zee News - Published on March 28, 2023

However, potentially high-risk groups such as infants, young children, pregnant women, elderly above the age of 65 years, and people with comorbidities might..
Credit: Zee News - Published on March 28, 2023

An elderly man, who tested positive for COVID-19 and had "multiple comorbidities", died at a state-run hospital in Kolkata, a senior official said on Sunday.
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on March 26, 2023

Currently, we are advising those patients with normal fever and symptoms to quarantine themselves at home, but we are admitting those with comorbidities.
Credit: Zee News - Published on March 23, 2023

Meanwhile, on Thursday, March 16, a 73-year-old man with comorbidities, who had also tested positive for the H3N2 virus, died in a civic-run hospital in..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on March 22, 2023

Meanwhile, on Thursday, March 16, a 73-year-old man with comorbidities, who had also tested positive for the H3N2 virus, died in a civic-run hospital in..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on March 20, 2023

​The national capital, Delhi, has also seen a surge in H3N2 cases recently. An uptick in ICU admissions was seen mostly in those who have comorbidities and..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on March 15, 2023

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told media persons that the total adenovirus-related deaths stood at 19, out of which six were confirmed cases of the virus while..
Credit: Zee News - Published on March 13, 2023

With new Covid-19 cases steadily declining, many people are wondering whether they need to take a vaccine booster. India’s vaccination numbers reflect this..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on February 2, 2023

Kerala accounts for almost 83% of Covid deaths and 38% of new cases in India reported this month till December 23, reflecting the trend of slow decline in..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on December 26, 2022

Intense cold weather and vulnerability of elderly with comorbidities and declining immunities is providing an environment for Omicron sub-variants to keep..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on December 24, 2022

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Doctors at a city hospital saved the life of an 86-year-old man, who had multiple calcified blockages in all three arteries of his heart and also had..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on September 20, 2022

There were 6,206 tests done. Of the 11 patients hospitalised on Monday, three were put on oxygen. At least 172 patients recovered and were discharged. The one..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on September 13, 2022

*Fortis* Bangalore gave a new lease of life to three elderly people who had been suffering from a failing heart for long by conducting complex angioplasties with..
on September 2, 2022 • NewsVoir
Amid a spike in Covid-19 cases in the national capital, there has been a nearly two-fold increase in hospitalisations in over a fortnight, with officials saying..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on August 17, 2022

Credit: Indian Express - Published on August 6, 2022

Life and life expectancy have always been termed as unpredictable but thanks to science and rigorous perseverance of healthcare experts, lot of awareness has..
on August 2, 2022 • NewsVoir
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on July 11, 2022

Gynaecology is the study of various methods for treating problems related to the female reproductive system and treating those same ailments. The gynaecology..
on July 5, 2022 • NewsVoir
An ICMR analysis of 29,509 hospitalised Covid-19 patients from 42 hospitals across India, including Pune, has found that those with a chronic liver disease and..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on July 1, 2022

Credit: Indian Express - Published on June 26, 2022

As per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the two patients who succumbed to the infection were aged 92 and 93 and both had comorbidities
on June 25, 2022 • Mid-Day
BMC’s public health department officials stated that cases with immunocompromised or severe comorbidities often succumb to their underlying disease
on June 21, 2022 • Mid-Day
According to the bulletin, both the patients who succumbed to the infection were women above 60 years with comorbidities
on June 15, 2022 • Mid-Day
The city saw two deaths due to Coronavirus, taking Covid fatalities to seven in the past 12 days. Both the victims were below the age of 40 and had no known..
on June 13, 2022 • Mid-Day
Uttarakhand director general of health Shailja Bhatt on Monday appealed to Char Dham pilgrims with comorbidities to postpone their journey. The advisory came a..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on May 9, 2022

Credit: newKerala.com - Published on May 1, 2022

A total of 14 Covid-19 positive children are admitted to hospitals in the national capital, most of them have comorbidities
Credit: DNA - Published on April 16, 2022

Credit: Indian Express - Published on March 20, 2022

The ministry said that so far, over 2.03 crore (2,03,60,743) precaution doses have been administered to healthcare workers, frontline workers and those aged 60..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on March 3, 2022

Credit: Indian Express - Published on February 22, 2022

Majority of the 304 victims had comorbidities such as diabetes and high blood pressure; one fatality was of a child aged below 9 years
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on February 14, 2022

As many as 58 individuals who succumbed to Covid-19 in the state in January were completely asymptomatic at the start of their illness. These patients, mostly..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on February 8, 2022

Credit: newKerala.com - Published on February 4, 2022

Even though the number of Covid cases has dropped sharply since the third wave peaked in early January, the number of deaths hasn't declined appreciably,..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on February 4, 2022

Of the 11 deceased, eight had comorbidities. While one of them was in the age group of 40-60, the rest were aged above 60
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on February 1, 2022

Fat is not fit for fighting coronavirus. Even as hypertension and diabetes emerge as two most common comorbidities found among the Covid-19 patients, it has been..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 30, 2022

For a majority of the city’s elderly, their underlying conditions proved too serious to overcome despite two doses of vaccine
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on January 29, 2022

Eight of the Covid casualties had comorbidities. While one of them was in the age group of 40-60, the rest were above 60
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on January 29, 2022

Many people are testing positive for Covid in the third wave prompted by the highly transmissible Omicron variant but the rate of deaths is significantly lower..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 28, 2022

Nine of the Covid fatalities in Mumbai had comorbidities. While one of them was in the age group 40-60, the rest were above the age of 60
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on January 25, 2022

India has come up with guidelines on booster or precaution dose. With the new surge in COVID-19 cases and the new omicron variant, booster doses/precaution doses..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 24, 2022

The city’s TPR was at 10.01 percent. All the 12 fatalities in the city had comorbidities. While one was below 40 years of age, three of them were in the age of..
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on January 22, 2022

Though most of them are seniors with comorbidities, hospitalisations aren’t coming down with falling cases
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on January 22, 2022

Around 30% of Bengal’s 554 Covid fatalities in the past month were from Kolkata, the state health department data revealed on Thursday. A majority of those who..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 21, 2022

As the coronavirus infection fuels daily record infection rates in Kerala, public health experts fear that the most vulnerable this time are the senior citizens..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 19, 2022

With surge in daily Covid cases, Kerala has seen a 15% increase in ICU bed occupancy and 20% increase in oxygen-bed occupancy within a day. As the coronavirus..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 18, 2022

While the national capital rages with the Omicron variant, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that most deaths are due to comorbidities.
Credit: DNA - Published on January 16, 2022

Of those who died of the virus, seven comorbidities. While two of them were 40-60 years, the rest were above 60
Credit: Mid-Day - Published on January 15, 2022

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has been saying that the hospitalisation rate has become stagnant which is an indication that the current wave has..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 14, 2022

The majority of patients admitted across Covid ICUs of Kolkata’s private hospitals are those who sought admission for comorbidities but tested positive on..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published on January 14, 2022

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