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Topic: pneumonia

Pope Francis in critical condition, Vatican says signs of ‘mild’ kidney failure

As the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia in both his lungs, the Vatican said in a statement that the Pope continues to be 'vigilant and well-oriented'.

‘Parineeta’ film director Pradeep Sarkar dies in Mumbai at 67

The director was admitted to a hospital following a fever & was later diagnosed with pneumonia. He was known for his work in Mardaani (2014), Helicopter Eela (2018) among others.

Naseeruddin Shah diagnosed with pneumonia, admitted to hospital in Mumbai

Ratna Pathak Shah, the wife of the 70-year-old actor, said he has got a 'small patch' of pneumonia in his lungs and is responding well to treatment.

How pneumococcal vaccine rollout announced in Budget can save 50,000 childrens’ lives/year

13% of India’s under-5 deaths are due to pneumonia, half of them pneumococcal. Immunisation programme will be expanded beyond 5 pilot states using indigenous vaccines.

India boosts child vaccinations but lags in access to pneumonia & diarrhoea treatment — report

Johns Hopkins report lauds India for achieving global target of 90% coverage for 3 of 5 vaccines required to cut deaths of children under 5 years of age.

Antibodies that attack body and not virus found in 10% patients with severe Covid, study says

Study by researchers from US, Italy, Canada, Paris says patients with ‘life-threatening’ Covid pneumonia were found to have autoantibodies that attack the body.

India’s first homegrown pneumonia vaccine gets DCGI approval

The health ministry said the vaccine will be used for active immunisation against invasive diseases and pneumonia caused by 'Streptococcus pneumonia' among infants.

How Trump, Johnson response shows sensible conversations on coronavirus have finally begun

In episode 417 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta talks about how Donald Trump and Boris Johnson have stopped ridiculing coronavirus. And is India testing too little?

Pneumonia killed more than 14 children every hour in India in 2018: UNICEF study

The study found that India recorded the second highest number of child deaths from pneumonia in the world, and was among the five countries responsible for more than half of such deaths globally.

At 1.28% of GDP, India’s expenditure on health is still low although higher than before

National Health Profile data, released Wednesday, says cost of treatment has been on the rise in India, which has led to inequity in access to healthcare.

On Camera

What Pakistan Supreme Court judge Mansoor Ali Shah wrote in his resignation letter

The recent resignations of its seniormost judges are among the most pointed institutional protests Pakistan has witnessed since the lawyers’ movement of the late 2000s.

As govt starts rolling back Quality Control Orders, a look at adverse impact they had, mainly on MSMEs

Between 2016 and 2025, around 700 QCOs were issued by the government. Now, it has withdrawn 69 of them.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.