The analysis showed that after a first Covid-19 infection, about 904 children per million developed long Covid within six months. Following a reinfection, this number rose sharply to nearly 1,884 per million, more than doubling the risk.
Category: Health & Fitness
Covid-19 may cause lasting loss of smell, study finds
Researchers from the US National Institutes of Health and New York University Langone Health carried out an investigation involving 3,535 men and women.
Oral bacteria linked to Parkinson’s disease, study finds
A new study by scientists at the Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea has shown how these microbes and the substances they produce can influence the brain and contribute to the disease.
Obesity not the same for all; research shows protective genes
The results suggest that the way fat cells function in different individuals plays a key role in determining whether obesity leads to related illnesses.
UNICEF report shows obesity has surpassed underweight
One in 10 children aged 5 to 19 – 188 million worldwide – are now living with obesity, placing them at heightened risk of chronic diseases such as type-2 diabetes, heart conditions, and certain cancers.
Over a billion people living with mental health conditions: WHO
WHO data shows more than 1 billion people are living with mental health disorders
New mosquito protection method backed by WHO effective in preventing malaria: Study
This new tool comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) recently gave its support for spatial emanators. It is the first new mosquito control method in more than 40 years.
GSK expands cancer treatment options in India with launch of immunotherapy and PARP inhibitor
Gynaecological cancers are among the most prevalent forms of cancer affecting Indian women, with endometrial and ovarian cancers ranked among the top three.
Women face higher risk of vascular ageing after Covid, study reveals
The study involved 2,390 participants from 16 countries, including France, the UK, the US, Brazil, and Australia, who were observed between September 2020 and February 2022.
Indian mother helps premature infants by donating 300 litres of breast milk
A mother came out in support of hundreds of premature and critically ill infants whom she will never meet by donating more than 300 litres of breast milk. The woman, who made the humanitarian contribution to help infants, was identified as 33-year-old Selva Brindha. The mother of two is a homemaker based in the south […]
