Dementia gene doubles risk of COVID-19: Study

May 30, 2020

Exeter [England], May 30 : A recent large-scale study has found a high risk of severe COVID-19 infection among European ancestry participants, who carry...

Black, Asian patients have increased risk of severe COVID-19 at different stages of disease: Study

Oct 09, 2020

London [England], October 9 : Patients of Black ethnicity have an increased risk of requiring hospital admission for COVID-19, while patients of Asian ethnicity...

China warns of 'twindemic' risk of influenza, imported COVID-19 cases

Oct 17, 2021

Beijing [China], October 17 : Warning about the potential of "twindemic" this winter, Chinese health authorities have stressed the need for influenza prevention as...

High-risk children are priority of COVID-19 vaccination programme

Mar 15, 2022

New Delhi [India], March 15 : The primary focus was immunisation of children with comorbidities but due to the unavailability of data of such...

Pregnant women in Australia warned of COVID-19 vaccines risk

Jan 27, 2021

Canberra [Australia], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian women who are pregnant have been advised against receiving COVID-19 vaccines until more data is available.

Obese people at higher risk of COVID-19 complications: Study

Aug 26, 2020

Washington [US], Aug 26 : A review of COVID-19 studies reveals a troubling connection between two health crises: coronavirus and obesity.