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New lab grown mini heart chamber may help speed heart disease cures
New York, April 23 (IANS) US researchers have engineered a tiny living heart chamber replica that may help to more accurately mimic the real organ and provide a sandbox for testing new heart disease treatments.
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How our immune system is linked with long Covid
New York, April 23 (IANS) US researchers have found that an abnormally suppressed immune system may be to blame for long Covid-19 and not a persistently hyperactive one previously thought.
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TN health department for stringent measures to tackle increasing Covid cases
Chennai, April 23 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu health department will be taking stringent measures to tackle the increasing Covid-19 cases in the state.
As a first step, the health department has issued a circular making masks mandatory and!-->…
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Air pollution exposure may lead to heart attack within an hour: Study
Beijing, April 23 (IANS) Exposure to air pollutants -- even at levels below World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines -- may trigger a heart attack within an hour, claims a new study.
The study found exposure to any level of!-->…
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India reports 2,527 new Covid cases, 33 deaths
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) In the last 24 hours, India reported 2,527 new Covid-19 cases, a marginal increase against the 2,451 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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Disposable coffee cups shed tonnes of microplastics into your cup
New York, April 22 (IANS) Love to buy takeaway coffee in disposable cups or use nylon cooking bags such as those used in baking liners? Beware, these may be loaded with microplastics harmful for health, warns a study.
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WHO endorses Paxlovid Covid pill for high risk Covid patients
Geneva, April 22 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (IANS) on Friday made a strong recommendation for Pfizer's antiviral for mild and moderate Covid-19 patients at highest risk of hospital admission.
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Chronic disease patients in Ukraine unable to access health care: WHO
Lviv, April 22 (IANS) One in three households with at least one patient with a chronic condition is unable to secure medication and care in Ukraine, due to the ongoing invasion by Russia, according to a new survey released by World Health!-->…
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