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• As Covid-19 strikes at lungs, specialists warn recovered patients to take extra precautions

  Lung specialists in Delhi are looking at a rise in the number of bronchitis or asthma patients with breathing problems after recovering from Covid-19.

  

• Coronavirus complications puncturing patients’ lungs

  Key reasons for this complication which is now being reported in ICUs across the city is prolonged period on BiPAP which delivers high pressure oxygen to the lungs and use of steroids.

  

• Covid causes 'unexpected' cellular response in lungs: Study

  The study, published in the journal Science Immunology, found that a biochemical pathway, known as the immune complement system, is triggered in lung cells by the virus.

  

• No more popping pills, now just inhale your antibiotics!

  You may not have to pop up azithromycin pills in the future. Instead, you will be able to simply inhale this most common antibiotic drug widely prescribed to treat respiratory tract infections of the nose, throat and lungs.

  

• Large US study confirms Covid-19 complications: lung, kidney and cardiovascular issues

  A large study of patients in the United States who contracted Covid-19 confirms many complications of the disease, according to new research.

  

• Covid can cause permanent damage to lungs, says study

  The lungs affected by Covid-19 also showed striking similarities to the lungs of patients with a condition called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis — which causes lung tissue to get thick and stiff, making it difficult for the body to take in oxygen.

  

• See your doc before oxygen runs too low

  Nearly 50% of infected patients being rushed to Lok Nayak Hospital, the biggest Covid-dedicated healthcare facility in Delhi, have 70% or lower levels of oxygen saturation at the time of admission.

  

• Autopsy finds Covid patient’s lungs ‘hard as a leather ball’

  The first autopsy of a Covid-19 patient in Karnataka has revealed presence of the virus in nasal and throat swab samples even 18 hours after death.

  

• Lungs to MIS: How Covid is affecting health of kids

  A seven-year-old boy in Sector 50 of Gurugram, who was admitted with Covid in June, developed fibrosis in lungs 13 days after he was discharged in July, doctors said.

  

• Jaipur: Blood clots reason for majority Covid-19 deaths, says SMS hospital

  Doctors claimed that it was not the pneumonia which was damaging the lungs but clotting disorders.

  

• Vaping chemical creates toxic ketene gas : RCSI research

  Researchers warn that vaping can cause health-damaging chemical reactions