IMA WRITES LETTER TO UNION HOME MINISTER AMIT SHAH

12 Sep 2020 09:25 AM IST

After receiving several complaints of violence against doctors, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah about strengthening the anti-violence act until the central law is enacted. The statement given by IMA read, “The larger issue of safety of our hospitals, doctors, nurses and

DGCI’S SHOW CAUSE NOTICE TO SII FOR HOLDING COVISHIELD TRIALS

12 Sep 2020 09:23 AM IST

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has issued a show cause notice to the Serum Institute of India (SII). The SII is manufacturing Oxford University’s vaccine ‘Covishield’, in collaboration with the UK’s AstraZeneca. Regarding the show cause notice issued by the DCGI, SII said, “We are going by DCGI’s

Private hospitals can’t deny treatment to patients during pandemic: Court

12 Sep 2020 09:20 AM IST

The Nagpur division bench comprising Justices Ravi Deshpande and Pushpa Ganediwada said that the main issue which required the court’s attention is making ventilators and beds available to patients so as to reduce the death rate. “We want all doctors and paramedical staff to rise to the occasion of the

5 REASONS WHY VEGAN DIETS ARE HEALTHIER AND BETTER

12 Sep 2020 09:10 AM IST

Veganism centres around eating wholesome, plantbased foods and cutting out animal products like meat, seafood, eggs and dairy. You can incorporate this kind of diet by including more nutritious foods using unsweetened soya milk or by adding extra beans to salads instead of meat. Filling your plate with fruits, vegetables,

INDIA TO HIT 80% RECOVERY RATE BY SEPTEMBER END: DR GIRIDHAR GYANI

12 Sep 2020 09:01 AM IST

Dr Giridhar J. Gyani, Director General, Association of Healthcare Providers (India), tells The Daily Guardian that the country is in the middle of the first stage of Covid-19.

Bombay High Court rejects doctor’s reinstatement

05 Sep 2020 05:00 AM IST

The Bombay High Court has rejected the reinstatement of a doctor at Shirdi’s Sai Baba Hospital. The doctor was dismissed from his duty after he refused to admit a patient who later lost his life. According to reports, the doctor was on duty in June 2009 when a boy bitten

Treat doctors who lost lives on ‘frontline’ as martyrs: IMA

05 Sep 2020 05:00 AM IST

The Indian Medical Association (IMA), in a letter written to PM Narendra Modi, has asked the government to treat all doctors who lost their lives on the frontline of theCovid-19 pandemic as martyrs of the armed forces. IMA has also requested to give government jobs and compensation to the families

The Lancet publishes trial results of Russia’s Covid vaccine

05 Sep 2020 04:59 AM IST

The first peer-reviewed results of phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials of SPUTNIK-V(Russia’s first Covid vaccine) have been published in the medical journal called The Lancet. Russia faced criticism and scepticism last month on its announcement of the world’s first approved coronavirus vaccine for public use before phase 3

Results of anti-leprosy drug trials to be out soon

05 Sep 2020 04:58 AM IST

The results of Mwanti-leprosy drug trials, which were conducted on Covid patients, are expected to come out in a few days. The observations and data have already been sent to the Drug Controller General of India. The drug trials were conducted across ten centres in India, started in May. If

Covid-19 can infect twice, has long-term effects, says Dr Ram Vishwakarma

05 Sep 2020 04:44 AM IST

How often can coronavirus happen in life, is still a big question and it is also a fear in the minds of those who have already been infected with the deadly virus. Researchers in Hong Kong recently reported the evidence in a person who got re-infected from Covid-19, months after

Diet and exercise regimes to tide over pandemic-induced stress

05 Sep 2020 04:34 AM IST

In Covid-19 or in times of such unique circumstances, there’s not a single age group that is unaffected from its dire consequences—be it on the physical, emotional, social or professional fronts. When facing stress,the body’s automatic stress response system is triggered, setting the stage for decreased immunity and increased vulnerability

Delhi might be witnessing second Covid-19 wave

05 Sep 2020 04:23 AM IST

With the number of active cases on the rise again, the possibility of a second wave of the pandemic is looming on the national capital. The Daily Guardian reached out to some of the top doctors in the city to get their opinion.