Medically Speaking

RE-IMAGINE LONG-TERM CARE INFRASTRUCTURE IN A POST PANDEMIC WORLD: STUDY

27 Apr 2021 03:09 AM IST

Protecting long-term care residents from outbreaks requires different infrastructure, proper staffing conditions and a culture of quality assurance, researchers at the University of Waterloo have found. The experts further determined that designing smaller, more homelike spaces would minimise the spread of viruses while promoting better health and quality of life

What is the appropriate use of Remdesivir?

27 Apr 2021 03:07 AM IST

Repurposed drugs are an immediate response to an outbreak that has accelerated beyond the containment strategies during the Covid-19 pandemic. They are timesavers because these drugs have proven themselves to be safe in pre-clinical and early clinical testing. They can be fast-tracked straight into the final stage of clinical development,

Researchers discover muscle gene linked to type 2 diabetes

26 Apr 2021 04:01 AM IST

While people with type 2 diabetes tend to have poorer muscle function than others, a research team at Lund University in Sweden, now has discovered that in type 2 diabetes, a specific gene is of great importance for the ability of muscle stem cells to create new mature muscle cells.

HIGHER RISK OF MORE SEVERE COVID-19 INFECTION IN OBESE PATIENTS, FINDS STUDY

26 Apr 2021 04:00 AM IST

While obesity can lead to a slew of ailments in one’s body, a new study has found that COVID-19 patients who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop a more severe infection. This is in comparison to the patients of healthy weight, and overweight people suffering COVID-19 require

COVID-19 FRAGMENTS FOUND IN THIRD AUSTRALIA’S NEW SOUTH WALES SEWAGE PLANT IN 2 DAYS

26 Apr 2021 03:58 AM IST

Health Authorities in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) region are fearing that some new COVID-19 cases could be going undetected after fragments of the virus were found in a third sewage plant over the past two days. Over the past 24 hours, only one new overseas acquired case and no

US CDC recommends pregnant women to take COVID-19 vaccine

26 Apr 2021 03:56 AM IST

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended pregnant women who are confused regarding coronavirus vaccination to get the shots. According to The Washington Post (WaPo), at a White House briefing on the coronavirus Friday, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said that vaccination surveillance systems showed “no safety

NO SERIOUS SIDE-EFFECT ATTACHED TO COVID-19 VACCINES: DGHS

26 Apr 2021 03:55 AM IST

Director-General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr Sunil Kumar on Sunday said that vaccine and COVID appropriate behaviour are two things that are key to break the chain of coronavirus infections. He made this statement while addressing a joint conversation on issues related to the COVID-19 situation with Director of AIIMS

India can bring down positivity rate to less than 5% in next 3 weeks, says AIIMS doctor

26 Apr 2021 03:52 AM IST

India can bring down the positivity rate to less than five per cent in the next three weeks, head of the department of medicine at All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS), Dr Naveet Wig said on Sunday. “We can bring down the positivity rate to less than five per

HEAVY ENERGY DRINK CONSUMPTION MAY BE LINKED TO HEART FAILURE

24 Apr 2021 04:32 AM IST

Heavy energy drink consumption may be linked to heart failure. Doctors suggested this after treating a 21-year-old, who had regularly drunk four such cans every day for around 2 years. This report adds to the growing body of published evidence on, and mounting concerns about, the potential heart harms of

PREGNANT WOMEN WITH COVID-19 FACE HIGH MORTALITY RATE, SAYS A NEW STUDY

24 Apr 2021 03:18 AM IST

In a new worldwide study of 2,100 pregnant women, those who contracted Covid-19 during pregnancy were 20 times more likely to die than those who did not contract the virus. The findings of the study were published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. The study was led by UW Medicine and

PAST COVID-19 INFECTION DOES NOT FULLY PROTECT PEOPLE AGAINST RE-INFECTION

24 Apr 2021 03:11 AM IST

A past Covid-19 infection does not completely protect against re-infection in young people, according to a study of more than 3,000 healthy members of the US Marines Corps most of whom were aged 18-20 years, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal. The authors say that despite previous infection and

Amid raging second Covid wave, experts share safety mantra

24 Apr 2021 03:07 AM IST

Top doctors and healthcare experts share their inputs and suggestions on the current coronavirus scenario to spread awareness among pandemic-hit people.