NIPAH virus is among the top five candidates for the next pandemic and could spread like wildfire through human populations, a leading scientist has claimed.
Experts advise healthy lifestyle to cut risk of kidney disease
15 Mar 2021 - 8:47
By Fazeena Saleem | The Peninsula
Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has urged the public to reduce the risk of developing kidney disease as diagnosing it at early stages is difficult.
According to Teha Dham Al Mohannady, Director of Nursing, Ambulatory Care Services – Dialysis Unit at HMC, the early stages of kidney disease often display no symptoms, meaning it can be very difficult to correctly diagnose in the early stages.
“For this reason, it is essential that people live healthy lifestyles in order to reduce their risk of developing kidney disease,” she told The Peninsula.
People develop trust towards vaccines if they are constantly in touch with their doctors, according to a study that was conducted on the basis of the evidence gathered during the “swine flu” epidemic
Covid 19 coronavirus: Small number will still get virus after vaccination, warns disease expert
15 Mar, 2021 12:12 AM
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Professor Peter Collignon said a small percentage of the vaccinated population would test positive for Covid-19 following their first and second doses of the vaccine. Photo / News Corp
Professor Peter Collignon said a small percentage of the vaccinated population would test positive for Covid-19 following their first and second doses of the vaccine. Photo / News Corp
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By: Evin Priest
An Australian infectious disease expert has warned a small number of people will still get Covid-19 even after being vaccinated as New South Wales health officials scramble to determine how a hotel quarantine security guard contracted the virus 10 days after getting his first Pfizer jab.
The country launched its mass vaccination campaign on February 26, administering the first shot of vaccines to a total of 588,958 people, mostly patients aged 65 or lower at nursing homes and medical staff treating Covid-19 patients, Xinhua news agency reported.The