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New Delhi: Young women with comorbidities like chronic kidney disease (CKD), diabetes, hypertension had a higher risk of death due to Covid than males during the first phase of pandemic in India, according to a retrospective study. A team of researchers of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi conducted the study on 2,586 Covid-19 hospitalised patients who […]

Lucknow: The prevailing heat wave conditions in the northern parts of the country could lead to serious health issues among people. According to medical experts, the rapid increase in heat may compromise the body’s ability to regulate temperature and can result in illnesses, including heat cramps, dizziness, fainting, exhaustion, heatstroke and hyperthermia. Some of these […]

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End up being major contributors in spreading the infection during Covid second wave

Minister who kickstarted the third phase of vaccination programme at Huzurabad area hospital, got vaccinated himself

The active COVID-19 caseload of the country remained below two lakh for the fifth consecutive day.

Govt must make public a clear set of rules on ‘how, where and who’ of getting the jabs to ensure there is no preferential treatment

The death toll increased to 1,47,901 with 279 new fatalities

The COVID-19 case fatality rate was recorded at 1.54 per cent.