Hypertension, lung fibrosis & asthma long-term effects of Covid, reveals study

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA, defines post-COVID-19 conditions as a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems people experience at least four or more weeks after being infected with the SARS-CoV-2. This is used as an umbrella term for a wide range of physical, social and psychological health consequences experienced by patients. The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines it as the continuation or development of new symptoms three months after the initial SARS-CoV-2 infection, lasting at least two months with no other explanation.

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Nipah: Union Health Ministry team holds meeting with Kerala officials

The state government has strengthened measures to prevent the spread of infection after two deaths were confirmed in Kozhikode district due to the Nipah virus. Kerala government on Thursday decided to take body-fluid samples of all of those who are on the 'high-risk' contact list linked to the first Nipah victim, a 47-year-old man who died on August 30 in the latest outbreak of the infection in the state.

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Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body

Doctors at NYU Langone Health successfully kept a genetically modified pig's kidney functioning inside a brain-dead man for two months, a record achievement. The research aims to address organ shortages and may pave the way for future living pig-to-human transplants, with valuable insights to be shared with the FDA.

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Antiviral against Nipah has arrived in Kerala: State govt

The brain-damaging virus has killed two people and infected three others in Kozhikode district. On Wednesday, a 24-year old health worker became Kerala's fifth confirmed Nipah case since its recent outbreak.

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Nipah alert in Dakshina Kannada district

The district health officer Dr Sudarshan asked the eight medical colleges in Mangaluru to keep patients under observation who come to them with suspected cases of brain fever. Sudarshan told reporters here on Wednesday that directives have been issued taluk hospitals, primary health centres in the district to promptly conduct fever surveys

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Campaign to provide health services to every intended beneficiary will help achieve universal health coverage: President Murmu

The prime minister has given central importance to Mahatma Gandhi's idea of 'Antyodaya' in his activities. This campaign to provide health services to the last person in the last village is inspired by the ideal of 'Antyodaya', the president said. The president noted that during the G20 meeting members nations put forth a clear road map for the G20 2023 action plan for accelerating progress on the sustainable development goals.

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NIV teams to arrive in Kerala following Nipah confirmation; virus is Bangladesh variant: Health Minister

Responding to a query regarding the Nipah infection in the assembly, State Health Minister Veena George said that the virus strain seen in Kerala was the Bangladesh variant that spreads from human to human and has a high mortality rate, though it is less infectious.

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