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TopicCovid-19 treatment

Topic: Covid-19 treatment

‘Long Covid’ causing organ impairments in 70% of low-risk patients, says UK study

The study found that heart and lung impairment were just as prevalent in low-risk individuals with long Covid as the older counterparts.

Inhaling immune protein interferon beta improves recovery of Covid patients — Lancet study

The peer-reviewed study provides first evidence that inhaled interferon beta-1a, a naturally-occurring protein, reduces clinical consequences in Covid-19 patients.

The importance of Zinc in fight against Covid and what studies on the nutrient say

Association of zinc deficiency with severe Covid outcomes has probably labelled zinc as the second most important nutrient after Vitamin D that can help fight the virus.

AIIMS Bhubaneswar finds deworming drug ivermectin, used in Delhi to treat Covid, is effective

The national treatment guidelines for Covid do not include the drug due to lack of enough evidence, say officials.

Modi govt panel rejects emergency-use approval for Dr Reddy’s potential Covid drug

Originally intended for cancer, Dr Reddy’s 2-DG works by preventing the supply of glucose molecules to cancerous cells, which need glucose for survival. 

‘Autoantibodies’ are causing blood clots in severe Covid patients, new study finds

Study of 172 patients hospitalised with Covid has revealed an autoimmune antibody circulating in blood attacks the cells and triggers clots in arteries, veins, microscopic vessels.

‘Just another battle’ — How 3 100-year-old great grandmothers fought off Covid in Karnataka

The three women, all of them aged above 100, have not only returned home but are also leading normal lives.

ICMR says no, but here’s why doctors are still keen on plasma treatment for Covid patients

The ICMR chief has said plasma therapy could be removed from the Clinical Management Protocols for Covid. But doctors continue to prescribe it saying it produces genuine results.

ICMR data shows BCG vaccine raises immune response in elderly, could protect against Covid

NIRT study did not specifically look at whether BCG vaccine offers protection against Covid, but it found enhanced adaptive & innate immune response in elderly.

Modi govt panel seeks ‘justification’ from US firm to test blood thinner in mild Covid cases

Blood thinners are used to prevent and treat blood clots and have shown efficacy in the treatment of moderate to severely ill Covid patients.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.