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Consults for alcohol-related GI, liver diseases increased amid pandemic
Inpatient consults for alcohol-related gastrointestinal (GI) and liver diseases have surged since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic and remained elevated, a new study finds.The proportion of patients that required inpatient endoscopic…
Mumbai police bust illegal oxygen manufacturing unit
In its ongoing crackdown, the Mumbai Police have busted an illegal unit manufacturing liquid medical oxygen which was being sold at exorbitant rates for Covid treatment, an official said here on Saturday.Following a tip-off, the Crime…
Divyanka Tripathi posts ‘on location’ pictures from Cape Town
Actress Divyanka Tripathi on Saturday treated her fans to a series of pictures from Cape Town, South Africa, where she is shooting for the adventure reality show "Khatron Ke Khiladi 11".In the frames, the actress poses in a blue dress with…
Maharashtra: Covid cases drop; death toll crosses 80K with 960 fatalities
Although the number of new Covid cases dropped in Maharashtra on Saturday, the states fatalities zoomed past the 80,000-level, with a corresponding rise in the recovery rate, health officials said here.Compared to 695 deaths on Friday, the…
Doctors’ advice for post-vaccine care at home
A sore injection site, pain in the injected arm, mild fever, moderate fatigue, headaches, chills, and even diarrhoea are symptoms commonly seen after administration of the Covid-19 vaccine. While one may have taken the right step towards…
Dial 1031 for oxygen in Delhi, says Kejriwal
Covid patients in home isolation will be provided oxygen concentrators at their homes with recommendation of doctors in the national capital. To ensure each Covid patient in home isolation gets oxygen cylinders delivered at home, the Delhi…
China approves another inactivated Covid vax for emergency use
China has approved one more inactivated Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, according to an announcement by the developer of the jab.Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co., Ltd., the developer, said on Friday that the vaccine it developed…
Did Covid-19 virus leak from a Chinese lab? 18 top global scientists seek fresh answers
Suspicion that the Covid-19 virus could have resulted from a laboratory leak in China refuses to die down, following a fresh demand by a group of eminent scientists for further investigations to determine the origin of the deadly…
Covid can trigger blood clots in arms, finds NRI scientist
A team of US researchers led by an Indian American scientist has reported the first instance of Covid-19 triggering a rare recurrence of potentially serious blood clots in patient's arms.The discovery, published in the journal Viruses,…
Rahul Gandhi takes potshot at Modi over dead bodies in Ganga
After several decomposed bodies were found floating in the river Ganga in several cities of Uttar Pradesh, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday indirectly took a potshot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the one who…