Winter Health News - Latest Updates & Headlines
No one has to worry: Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar on HMPV virus
Mumbai, January 9: Amid concerns surrounding the Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) virus, Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar on Wednesday reassured the public that the state health department is working efficiently in this matter and no one has to worry about it.
Expected during winter, WHO official on HMPV virus
Geneva, January 8: Amid concerns surrounding the Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) virus, WHO official, Margaret Harris, said that the rise observed in the number of common respiratory infections, is 'common' during winter and spring.
Uttarakhand takes measures to control respiratory diseases amid global HMPV spread
Dehradun, January 7: The Directorate of Medical Health and Family Welfare issued an advisory on Monday to prevent and control respiratory diseases, including seasonal influenza and human metapneumovirus (HMPV), which is witnessing a global spread, according to an official release.
HMPV infection can cause flu-like cough, fever; nothing to worry: Experts
New Delhi, Jan 4: An infection from the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) can typically result in flu-like symptoms such as a cough, fever, a blocked nose, and some shortness of breath, said experts on Saturday, noting that there is nothing to worry about.
Heart attacks, heart failure incidences rise in winter: General Physician Dr. Tarun Sahni
New Delhi, January 3: As the winter season sets in, incidents of heart attacks and heart failure are on the rise, according to Dr Tarun Sahni, a general physician and internal medicine specialist at Apollo Hospital in Delhi.