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Covid-19 Cases In India Hiked Due To Chronic Diseases: Research
According to researchers of The Lancet, India’s Covid-19 infections are fuelled more due to chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension. Reportedly, persons carrying one of the chronic diseases experienced a death rate of 5.7% as compared to 0.7% in those who seemed healthy. Few scientists also concentrated on the mass underreporting of Covid cases and death in India. Besides, at least five million people have died after hospitals were… read-more
Tags: Diabetes, Hypertension, Covid-19, India, research
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Women More Prevalence To Hyper-Tension Than Men: Report
According to the reports of the Family and Health Welfare Ministry, one among three elderly citizens living in urban cities has been diagnosed with hypertension. Besides, the Longitudinal Ageing study, conducted between April 2017 to December 2018, revealed that the prevalence of hypertension in women is 9% higher than the men. Reportedly, Goa recorded the highest percentage of hyper-tensed people among elderly citizens, followed by Kerala,… read-more
Tags: MoFHW, Longitudinal Ageing Study, Hypertension, Goa
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