This is how long you need to exercise: New study on Covid-19, physical activity

This is how long you need to exercise: New study on Covid-19, physical activity

A new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has associated daily physical activity with a lower risk of COVID-19 infection and severity, including hospitalization and death. Interestingly, the study suggests that a weekly count of 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity, or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity, appears to provide the … Read more

Daily exercise may lower Covid infection, severity risk

Daily exercise may lower Covid infection, severity risk

If you exercise regularly, then chances are you have a lower risk of infection and severity of covid-19, including hospitalization and death, according to a new study. The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggests that a weekly count of 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity, or 75 minutes of vigorous … Read more

Covid in Children: Increased Risks of Brain Disorder, Epilepsy Months After Infection

Covid in Children: Increased Risks of Brain Disorder, Epilepsy Months After Infection

New Delhi: The coronavirus affects the health of adults across nations in the long term. But children with Covid-19 also have an increased risk of cognitive impairment, insomnia, ischemic stroke, neurological/psychiatric disorders and epilepsy or seizures, even months after they were infected, a large health observational study of more than 1.25 million patients found. The … Read more

Novavax COVID Vaccine Gets Authorisation For Emergency Use In Children Between 12-17 Years In US

Novavax COVID Vaccine Gets Authorisation For Emergency Use In Children Between 12-17 Years In US

Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an expanded emergency use authorization for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine adjuvanted for adolescents aged 12-17 years. The US company said the vaccine is the first protein-based Covid-19 vaccine approved in the US. Doses of Adjuvant are available for use in adolescents at the recommendation of the … Read more

Covid impacts on mental health: Here’s what study reveals

Covid impacts on mental health: Here’s what study reveals

Taking care of mental health It is as important as taking care of physical health. People often ignore problems with their mental health. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the incidence of neurological diseases and mental health problems among COVID survivors has been a cause for concern. According to numerous studies, a significant percentage of … Read more

Here’s how COVID affects mental health and brain disorders

Here’s how COVID affects mental health and brain disorders

However, several questions remain. Do the risks of psychiatric and neurological problems dissipate and, if so, when? Are the risks similar in children and adults? Are there differences between the COVID variants? Our new study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, explored these issues. In the analyzes led by my colleague Maxime Taquet, we used the … Read more

Facebook bans major US anti-vaccine group – ET HealthWorld

Facebook bans major US anti-vaccine group – ET HealthWorld

San Francisco: Facebook-Owner Meta said on Thursday that it had kicked one of the most influential US anti-vaccination groups out of the social media network for spreading Covid-19 misinformation. This Children’s Health Defense (CHD), which has been a critic of Covid vaccines, immediately accused Meta of suppressing its free speech rights. “Facebook is here acting … Read more