Medically Speaking

Air pollution may further aggravate Covid-19: Dr Randeep Guleria

10 Oct 2020 08:57 AM IST

The chance of the spread of corona is more when pollution goes up; pollutant particles may also carry the deadly virus and allow it to stay for a longer duration of time, says the AIIMS Director.

No vaccine is 100% safe: Dr Gagandeep Kang

03 Oct 2020 07:26 AM IST

The safety of a vaccine must be monitored throughout its lifecycle, says Dr Gagandeep Kang, one of India’s highly regarded clinical scientists and professor at Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Christian Medical College, Vellore.

515 doctors died in the fight against coronavirus, says IMA

03 Oct 2020 07:14 AM IST

According to the updated list by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), more than 515 doctors have succumbed to Covid-19 during the current crisis in the country and that this number is increasing daily. The IMA database also says that the doctor-patient ratio is 1:94. As per the report, the majority

ICMR, Biological E. Ltd develop potential treatment for Covid-19

03 Oct 2020 07:13 AM IST

The ICMR, in collaboration with the Hyderabadbased biopharmaceutical company, Biological E. Limited, has developed “antisera” prepared by injecting inactivated SARS-COV2 in horses. This antisera is highly purified and is being considered as a potential treatment for Covid-19. “ICMR and Biological E. Limited, Hyderabad has developed highly purified antisera (raised in

No pay, No work! Hindu Rao doctors to go on indefinite strike

03 Oct 2020 07:12 AM IST

Doctors of North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s Hindu Rao Hospital have declared to go on an indefinite strike if they are not paid their salaries which are due for three months. Even after the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court’s intervention, they haven’t received salaries and this is the fourth

The acupuncture safety net in the time of coronavirus

03 Oct 2020 07:09 AM IST

Acupuncture has been proven scientifically by many studies to improve immunity against all types of viral and bacterial infections. The mechanism of acupuncture in sleep disorders/stress due to Covid-19 fear: a) Insertion of acupuncture needles activates peripheral nerves and muscles through sensory stimulation which further modulates the parasympathetic nervous system

Five-year survival stories on an artificial heart

26 Sep 2020 07:25 AM IST

Patients facing heart failure and certain death in the absence of an immediate heart transplant are living normal lives. These patients don’t have a pulse, heartbeat or blood pressure, yet they can do everything that a healthy person can, as their blood flow has been fully restored. The left ventricular

MCI dissolved, NMC takes charge as top medical education regulator in India

26 Sep 2020 07:20 AM IST

The government has dissolved the Medical Council of India (MCI) following the corruption charges in 2010 and it was replaced in 2018 with a Board of Governors (BoG), MCI. Now, the Centre has dissolved the BoG through a gazette notification. The National Medical Commission (NMC), a new body, will function

Work towards dispelling distrust before Covid-19 vaccine arrives

26 Sep 2020 07:18 AM IST

Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan has said in a statement that he would take the first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine to address any ‘trust deficit’ over its safety. This statement gives me a feeling of déjà vu. Almost ten years ago, the then Health

Be prepared for Covid to be around for foreseeable future: Dr Nabarro

26 Sep 2020 07:13 AM IST

WHO’s special envoy for Covid-19 Dr David Nabarro says that we have to learn to live with the virus. ‘It hasn’t gone anywhere and it’s now multiplying,’ he tells The Daily Guardian in an interview, adding that no one knows how long it will take for a vaccine to be

IMA submits a list of 393 doctors who died during Covid

19 Sep 2020 08:54 AM IST

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has submitted a list of 393 doctors who lost their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic, being disappointed with Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan’s statement in Parliament and the response of MoS, Health Ministry, Ashwini Kumar Choubey. No country has lost asmany doctors and healthcare

Maharashtra government to recruit medical students

19 Sep 2020 08:52 AM IST

The Maharashtra government has decided to draft 2,852 medical students from their college campuses to work in hospitals across the state. Maharashtra is the worst affected Indian states as far as Covid-19 cases are concerned. The government has sanctioned the appointment of 1,204 specialised final year medical students, and others