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‘Diabetes Control A Good Indicator For COVID Outcomes’
Mumbai: Many people lose their lives to COVID-19 because they also suffer from pre-existing conditions or comorbidities....
India’s Patchy Mental Healthcare System Is Failing To Deliver During The Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic can have mental health consequences. Healthcare workers should be sensitised to take care of their...
‘COVID Lessons: Invest In Basic Healthcare, Surveillance & Public Health'
Mumbai: India has been chronically underspending on health, and COVID-19 has put in stark focus the damage that can do,...
COVID-19 Disrupted India’s Routine Health Services
Chennai: The scale of disruption in routine health services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in India is even larger...
‘COVID Can Cause Entire Spectrum Of Heart Disease’
Mumbai: COVID-19 is affecting the heart, as studies have shown, and patients with pre-existing heart conditions also...
COVID-19: Indian Exceptionalism May Not Explain Low Mortality
Chennai: New survey estimates are producing COVID-19 fatality rates for India that are lower than virtually anywhere...
‘Phase III Critical; COVID-19 Vaccine Not Possible Before Early 2021’
Mumbai: Several drug makers have announced that they are moving on to expanded phase II clinical trials for a vaccine...
‘Superspreading’ Caused Most COVID-19 Transmission In Karnataka, Contact Tracing Data Show
Delhi: Most COVID-19 cases in Karnataka were spread by a small fraction of infected patients, called “superspreaders”,...