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Provide COVID-19 vaccines for free as health emergency needs public financing, says expert


Provide COVID-19 vaccines for free as health emergency needs public financing, says expert
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Last Updated: Apr 25, 2021, 03:46 PM IST
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Vaccination should be free because any public health emergency, particularly of an infectious disease, requires public financing to support it as it s considered to be a public good, Reddy told PTI in an interview.
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COVID-19 vaccines should be provided free of cost as any public health emergency requires public finance support, a prominent public healthcare expert advocated on Sunday. President of Public Health Foundation of India Prof. K Srinath Reddy also said if super-spreader events (large gathering of people) are prevented and everyone starts wearing mask, the coronavirus cases will start coming down in India within three weeks. ....

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Lifetime monitoring after infant cardiac surgery may reduce adult hypertension risk: Study


Lifetime monitoring after infant cardiac surgery may reduce adult hypertension risk: Study
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Updated: Apr 19, 2021 10:41 IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): A new study found that while surgery to correct congenital heart disease (CHD) within 10 years after birth may restore young hearts to healthy function, it also may be associated with an increased risk of hypertension high blood pressure within a few months or years after surgery.
The findings of the study were published in the journal of JAMA Network Open.
The medical records study covering thousands of children was led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
The researchers showed that children who had cardiac repair surgeries were 13 times more likely to develop hypertension as adults when compared with the general population. ....

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Lifetime monitoring after infant cardiac surgery may reduce adult hypertension risk


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IMAGE: Graphic comparing a normal heart to one with a typical congenital heart defect where there is a hole in the wall separating the lower two chambers. A Johns Hopkins-led study.
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In a medical records study covering thousands of children, a U.S.-Canadian team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine concludes that while surgery to correct congenital heart disease (CHD) within 10 years after birth may restore young hearts to healthy function, it also may be associated with an increased risk of hypertension high blood pressure within a few months or years after surgery. ....

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