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An Indonesian medical staff takes a blood sample from a woman during a rapid test in Surabaya on May 11, 2020 amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. AFP Photo

Covid19 and the heart

Though it is mainly a disease of the respiratory system, COVID-19 affects the heart too

11 May 2020 7:47 PM IST

Blow away the blues

Blow away the blues

Mental health experts say sportsmen are no exceptions, they too need a psychologist 24 x 7

11 May 2020 7:04 PM IST

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Balancing home, office work takes toll on mental health

On an average, each mental health specialist gets 30-50 calls a day

9 May 2020 8:00 PM IST

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Atypical signs in Covid-19

Dr D. P. Bansal, consultant pulmonary and critical care medicine, discusses Covid-19 symptoms and how to prevent it from...

5 May 2020 7:14 PM IST

Medics prepare to collect samples for swab tests from a COVID-19 mobile testing van. (PTI)

Gastrointestinal symptoms could be a sign of coronavirus too

Researchers find that the virus may also infect cells in the gut, much like how it enters epithelial cells in the lungs

4 May 2020 1:00 PM IST

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Research finds blood pressure medicines don't raise COVID-19 risk

There had been concern arising from animal studies that these drugs might increase body's protein levels which the...

3 May 2020 11:23 AM IST

A health worker in a protective suit shows a Universal Transport Medium before they conduct a COVID-19 drive-through testing during a continuing enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. AP Photo

Pseudo-science and miracle cures peak amid pandemic

Grossly incorrect politicians and others make a mockery of medicine by sharing bizarre and life-threatening suggestions...

29 April 2020 6:11 PM IST

People maintain social distance as they queue to enter APMC fruit market during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Navi Mumbai. PTI photo

Second wave of coronavirus infections in India likely during monsoon:...

The finding is critical to governments globally, because it warns against premature relaxation of strict interventions

24 April 2020 2:06 PM IST

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Covid-19 may not be sexually transmitted: Study

Laboratory tests did not detect SARS-CoV-2 in any of the semen samples, the researchers found

23 April 2020 5:29 PM IST

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Covid symptoms to watch out for in kids

While data are available for adult patients with COVID-19, limited reports analyse pediatric patients infected with...

23 April 2020 1:34 PM IST

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Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other 'zoonoses'

It is human activity that enabled the virus to jump to people, and specialists warn that if nothing changes many other...

21 April 2020 11:35 AM IST

A volunteer readies to load food onto a car at a food distribution center. (AP)

Balanced diet key to fight against Covid: National Institute of...

Boosting the immune system is a focal point in preventing coronavirus

19 April 2020 6:31 PM IST