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Prior heart defect may up risk for severe Covid: Study
New York : People with congenital heart defect hospitalised with Covid-19 infection could be at higher risk for severe illness or death than those without a heart defect, according to new research.Congenital heart defects are the most…
Can drinking cow milk help fight Covid infection?
New York : Cow milk contains proteins with virus inhibiting properties that can help prevent Covid-19 from replicating in a person's body and cause infection, according to a study.The protein lactoferrin is found in the milk of most…
Americans providing encrypted communications equipment to Zelensky: Report
New York : As Russia's war on Kiev continues, Americans have provided Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "encrypted communications equipment" which can "put him into a secure call" with his US counterpart Joe Biden, a media report has…
Study shows how MIS-C gets started in children
New York : A team of researchers has identified unique features of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare but potentially deadly complication of Covid in children, that suggest how the syndrome gets started.The…
Does nerve damage contribute to long-Covid symptoms?
New York : Some patients with long-Covid have long-lasting nerve damage that appears caused by infection-triggered immune dysfunction, according to a study.Typical symptoms of neuropathy nerve damage include weakness, sensory changes, and…
Putin will pay high price for invading Ukraine: Biden
New York : President Joe Biden has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that he "will pay a continuing high price" for "unprovoked and premeditated invasion" of Ukraine.Delivering his first State of the Union (SOTU) address to the joint…
Pfizer Covid vaccine less effective in kids 5 to 11: Study
New York : Pfizer's Covid vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 has proved to be significantly less effective than in older adolescents or adults against the infectious virus, according to a study.The yet to be peer-reviewed study, led by The…
Antibiotics doesn’t prevent wheezing in babies, may cause harm
New York : Antibiotic azithromycin does not prevent recurrent wheezing among infants hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rather may prove to be harmful, researchers warned.Azithromycin is known to have anti-inflammatory…
US ‘OK’ with India’s ‘distinct’ ties to Russia, suggests it use…
New York : The US has said it is "okay" with India's "distinct" relationship with Russia and suggested it use its "leverage" with Moscow to protect a rules-based international order.Speaking to reporters in Washington before the Security…
Young, healthy adults died from Covid due to ECMO shortage: Study
New York : Nearly 90 per cent of Covid-19 patients who qualified for, but did not receive, ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) due to a shortage of resources during the height of the pandemic died in the hospital, despite being young…