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How safe is the Covid Vaccine? Can you spread Covid if you are vaccinated?
With the availability of the COVID 19 vaccines, there is a general sense of relief. Though still a very long way to go, people have begun to see a faint light at the end of the dark tunnel. The vaccines promise to offer protection from the deadly virus which has claimed thousands and thousands of…
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How to Treat Covid at Home? When Should a Covid Patient be Admitted?
With over 4 lakh people being diagnosed with Covid every day, Indian healthcare is crumbling. Hospitals and healthcare clinics are sending desperate messages that they are running out of oxygen and other necessary resources, which is putting the lives of hundreds of patients at risk. With the crisis deepening hospitals and healthcare experts are advising…
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Things to Know About Covid and Pregnancy
Being pregnant is one of the most important phases in a woman’s life. There are so many emotions that she goes through every minute of the day. There is happiness, there is nervousness, there is joy and there is doubt. Every pregnancy has its own set of challenges, heartburn, morning sickness, fatigue, anxiety and now…
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What are the Possible Complications of Covid-19?
In the past few months, millions of people have been affected by a coronavirus, all over the globe. So far saving themselves from this virus was the only concern of the majority of people all across the world. But the situation and its dynamics have changed drastically over the past eight months. Doctors and other…
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What is the Official Line of Treatment for Covid Patients in India?
The way coronavirus has upended our lives, it is difficult to imagine if life would be normal again. The surge of this disastrous disease has been so massive, that it has made even the most developed nations’ healthcare come crumbling down. However, man continues to fight the pandemic with all his might. The challenges faced…
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What is the normal reading for Pulse Oximeter and what does it indicate?
With cases of covid-19 setting new records daily, the healthcare system of the country is bending backwards. Doctors and health experts have been appealing to people to keep themselves safe and seek medical people in case their symptoms worsen. A drop in the oxygen level in a patient is a severe symptom. Over the past…
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How Top-up Health Insurance plans give you more Coverage at a Lesser Premium?
Medical costs have become unaffordable, to say the least. Medical inflation is rising steadily and quickly in India over the last few years. According to reports, the average retail healthcare inflation in the financial year 2017-18 was 4.39%. This increased to 7.14% in 2018-19 (Source: India Today). A considerable rise, don’t you think? Against the increasing…
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State Wise Helpline Numbers (Covid-19)
The second wave of COVID-19 has been all the more devastating for India. The surge that began in the mid of March, has rapidly reached a point where almost 4 lakh cases are being recorded every day. The weekly fluctuations in the number of cases are regarded as signs of the peak still being distant.…
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3 standardized Insurance plans launched amidst the Pandemic
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) takes various steps to ensure that insurance plans fulfil your requirements and prove relevant to your insurance needs. Given the difficulty of comparing insurance plans due to the different benefit structures, IRDAI introduced the concept of standardized insurance plans. Standardized insurance plans are those that offer…
