As India adds Sputnik V to its vaccine arsenal, what pool of vaccines does India have access to?
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Vaccines Running Out: What is India's Manufacturing Capacity?
As India adds Sputnik V to its vaccine arsenal, what pool of vaccines does India have access to?
The J&J vaccine has been halted by US health authorities after reports of rare blood clots. What do we know? Are they linked to the AstraZeneca Vaccine's blood clot cases?
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AstraZeneca, and Now J&J: Decoding COVID Vaccines & Blood Clots
What do we know about the link between COVID vaccines and blood clots?
What is bodily autonomy? Why does it matter? UNFPA traces how much agency women around the world exercise over their own bodies.
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My Body Is My Own: ‘Human Rights Begins With Bodily Autonomy’
...and yet only 55 percent women have it.
What are the barriers keeping India from achieving its vaccination potential? Read here.
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India’s COVID Vaccination Strategy: How Effective Is It so Far?
Despite a strong foundation, when it comes to COVID vaccination, India faces barriers that must be addressed.
A message going viral on social media falsely claims that smelling a combination of camphor, cloves, ajwain and a few drops of eucalyptus oil can help in increasing oxygen levels in the body. Read our fact-check here.
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No, Smelling Camphor Can't 'Increase' Oxygen Levels in People
We spoke with pulmonologist and chest specialists who called this claim a myth.
No, we don't burn more calories in summers. Here are some common summer workout myths busted.
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4 Common Summer Workout Myths Busted
Find out about some common summer workout myths and the truth about them.
How do you deal with a bleeding disorder that can turn the smallest of cuts and bruises fatal? Haemophilia patients open up about their lives in the pandemic.
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Taking out half an hour every day to exercise can do wonders for your health! Make use of being cooped up at home to get fit as a family. Kavita Devgan tells you how to do it right.
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Lockdown Fitness: How to Work out at Home With Your Family
...and how to do it right.
Did you know that the blue light coming from all our screens is another reason for us to wear sunscreen indoors? We explain.
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Think You Don’t Need Sunscreen During Lockdown? Check Again!
We’re confined indoors following the national lockdown so who needs sunscreen, right? Wrong.
Why is this deworming drug being prescribed as a COVID prophylactic? Should you be taking it?
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Should Ivermectin be Used as a Prophylactic for COVID-19?
What do we know about Ivermectin? How safe is it?
If you have symptoms of COVID, should you be getting a CT scan? We ask Dr Sumit Ray. HOD Critical Care Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, Delhi.
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COVID Testing & Treatment: When Should You Get a CT Scan?
Can CT scans help diagnose COVID? An expert explains.
What are the common and rare symptoms of COVID? When should you be worried? When should you seek emergency medical help? FIT explains.
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COVID Symptoms to Look Out for: the Common, the Rare, the Severe
What are some rare COVID symptoms that may slip under your radar?
How many people tested positive for infection after the first and second doses of Covaxin and Covishield? Read here.
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Breakthrough Infections: Can You Get Infected Post the Vaccine?
How many people tested positive for infection after the first and second doses of Covaxin and Covishield?
The national task force has added this asthma drug to their COVID treatment guidelines. What do we know about it? Read here.
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Explained: What Is Budesonide? Can It Help Prevent Severe COVID?
The national task force has added this asthma drug to their COVID treatment guidelines. What do we know about it?
For kidney patients, getting dialysis during the pandemic has been a weekly battle on many fronts. From requiring RT-PCR tests to the shortage of trained technicians, How have they been coping? Kidney patients tell us.
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‘It’s a Weekly Battle’: Kidney Patients on Dialysis in COVID Times
In the battle against COVID, here's how dialysis patients have become 'collateral damage'.
Borderline personality disorder is one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses. Here's how two girls from Mumbai are changing that.
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‘Don’t Vilify Us’: Young Indians With BPD Reclaim Their Narrative
“Living with borderline personality disorder can be a lonely journey, but it helps to have a community.”
Should pregnant women get vaccinated? FOGSI has recommended pregnant and breastfeeding women get the covid vaccine - but the health ministry has not changed its recommendations yet.
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How can asthmatics protect themselves from COVID? Can COVID leave you with asthma? Dr Anshu Punjabi, Consultant-Pulmonologist, Fortis Hospital, explains.
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How Can Asthmatic Patients Protect Themselves During COVID Times?
“Asthmatics need to follow a physician-prescribed ‘Asthma action plan’ to protect themselves from covid.”
DRDO and Dr.Reddy's COVID drug is said to "help in faster recovery of hospitalised patients and reduces supplemental oxygen dependence." But do we know enough about it? Researchers question the lack of published data.
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All About DRDO's Anti-Covid Drug 2-DG Launched Commercially
The anti-COVID oral drug has been developed by DRDO in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratory, Hyderabad.
You've been seeing distress messages from friends, family strangers flood your social media feeds. You want to help but aren't quite sure how. Harsha Satyakam writes about how you can effectively help COVID patients find resources.
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Responding to an SOS: What Not to Do When Helping a COVID Patient
What is the most effective way to extend a helping hand to friends, family and strangers with COVID?