THE CURIOUS CASE OF SEASONAL ILLNESSES AMID COVID-19

October 27, 2020

There has been a surge in complaints of cold, cough, sore throat and fever among others in children. Some of these symptoms of seasonal illnesses are similar to Covid-19 which is making parents panic. Covid-19 and flu may have varying degrees of symptoms such as fever or chills, cough, shortness...

How health-tech startups are addressing Covid crisis

October 20, 2020

The healthcare industry in India is being transformed continuously with the latest technology. Health-tech has proved to be game-changers but there is a long way to go in utilising technology further in health-related services. Technologies like big data, machine learning (ML), nanotech, IoT, robotics, 3D printing and artificial intelligence (AI)...

Rickshawala travels to Melbourne and Madrid

October 17, 2020

Director Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s film ‘Rickshawala’ virtually travelled to Melbourne and Madrid. It has been selected for the prestigious ImagineIndia International Film Festival in Madrid, Spain, and the 11th International Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. Raj exclaims, “It was unexpected and surprising especially as an independent filmmaker to get such...

An easy-to-follow guide for self-care in Covid times

October 13, 2020

We are all in the same boat, learning to weather the storm called the coronavirus pandemic. Passing hours at a stretch at home, working and doing chores, is not that easy. Ergo, we are finding ourselves having bouts of stress and anxiety. Being engulfed with uncertainty and constant overthinking are...

Rehabilitating a tranquil rebel

October 9, 2020

Who was Ahalya? A young, beautiful woman who has just woken up to herself with all consciousness — how do you expect her to react when she knows she’ll be married off to a sage, Gautam? A sage practising penance is suddenly been imposed with the responsibility of domesticity —...

What’s it like to have breast cancer: a survivor’s story

October 6, 2020

Rekha Gulabani was diagnosed with breast cancer in late November 1997, her treatment at B.R.A InstituteRotary Cancer Hospital, AIIMS began the following month. After undergoing six chemotherapy sessions and operation in April, her treatment got completed in December 1998. It’s been over two decades Gulabani is cancer-free and has helped...

How Covid-19 has disrupted breast cancer treatment

October 6, 2020

Challenges in breast cancer management during the pandemic: 1. Patients with hormone receptor-positive tumours were universally put on hormone therapy in the initial phases of the pandemic, but all of them have now returned to conventional treatment. 2. A long period ensured stage migration in approx. 30-40% patients, with most...

Drugs, crime & stigma

September 29, 2020

Drugs and substance abuse is a serious concern. The ongoing Sushant Singh Rajput case and the NCB’s probe into alleged drug nexus in Bollywood only brought to the public discourse the fatal consequences of excessive drug use. According to recently released data by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), drug...

Covid-19 fuels rise of immunity-boosting beverages

September 26, 2020

With the pandemic, the restaurants and cafes across the country have upped their food game by expanding the menus to make a place for immunity-boosting beverages. The need to stay relevant in the Covid-19 times has led many plush eateries to launch dedicated immunity-booster menus as well. These immunity boosters...

The Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa helped me look at world differently: Tenzin Priyadarshi

September 25, 2020

The fascinating encounters and learnings from teachers, from His Holiness Dalai Lama to former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu and Mother Teresa, have been carefully preserved in the book, Running Toward Mystery, by venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi. Published by Penguin India, this exemplary work encompasses his views on spiritual disillusionment,...