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Hospitals in Beijing, northern China grapple with rise in respiratory illn
Updated : 13 hours, 16 min ago IST
Wait times to consult doctors stretch for hours, with hundreds of patients waiting in queues at some children's hospitals in major cities of northern China, CNN reported.
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Be careful, follow routine practices of cleanliness: Dr Ajay Shukla amid s
Updated : 14 hours, 33 min ago IST
The advice comes after an undetermined pneumonia outbreak in China is hitting children hard, with media reports describing overwhelmed children's hospitals in multiple locations.
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WHO asks China to provide information on increase in respiratory illnesses
Updated : 1 day, 16 hours ago IST
The WHO has made an official request to China for detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children in the country.
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WHO seeks more information on respiratory illness in northern China
Updated : 2 days ago IST
The WHO made "an official request for detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children," the United Nations health agency said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan: Over 2300 children died of pneumonia this year
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
According to Sharafat Zaman Amarkhil, spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health, more than one million children have been suffering from this disease and have attended health facilities since the beginning of the year.
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Study finds Antibiotics for common childhood infections no longer effectiv
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
The study discovered that one antibiotic in particular, ceftriaxone, was likely to be helpful in treating only one out of every three instances of infant sepsis or meningitis. Ceftriaxone is also frequently used in Australia to treat a variety of paediatric diseases, including pneumonia and
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A First for India: Rainbow Children's Hospital Saves Baby by Airlifting wi
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 28: Rainbow Children's Hospital has displayed the highest degree of medical expertise and commitment by saving an 18-month-old baby boy from Goa who was suffering from severe Pneumonia and ARDS and was on the highest ventilatory support. Rainbow Childre
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Cough sound analysis help to determine severity of Covid-19 patients
Updated : 2 months ago IST
While most people infected with Covid-19 have milder symptoms and recover within a few weeks, the global pandemic produced by the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to pose a substantial health risk. Some of the individuals affected may develop more severe sickness and pneumonia, often resulting in
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Researchers identify severity of COVID-19 patients with cough sound
Updated : 2 months ago IST
While most people infected with COVID-19 have milder symptoms and recover within a few weeks, the global pandemic produced by the SARS-CoV-2 virus remains a major health concern. Some of individuals infected may develop more severe sickness and pneumonia, resulting in a more bleak outlook.
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Researchers find new way to diagnose lung infections
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
In order to expedite treatment for critically ill patients, a study headed by Nalinikanth Kotagiri of the University of Cincinnati seeks to create a new imaging technique that can recognize specific types of lung infections in real time.
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Navy's Dornier carries out night evacuation of ill toddler to Kochi from L
Updated : 5 months ago IST
"On the request from the Lakshadweep Administration, the Southern Naval Command carried out a swift emergency medical evacuation of a two and half-year-old child with Febrile Seizure Aspiration Pneumonia and Respiratory Failure on the night of 21 Jun 23," according to a statement.
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Researchers develop new immunotherapy treatment to target respiratory vira
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A researcher at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine has created a novel, more accurate therapy for a leading source of sickness worldwide each year - acute respiratory virus infections.
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