Medically Speaking

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PRONING

29 Apr 2021 03:12 AM IST

Are you curious about what is proning and why it is being recommended for Covid positive patients? Read on to find out.

Heart attack in chest pain patients may be predicted with the help of new blood markers: Study

27 Apr 2021 03:25 AM IST

Researchers identified telltale markers in the blood of heart attack patients that distinguished them from patients suffering chest pain with other causes. The study published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. With the findings of this novel study, researchers hope that the results will lead to new diagnostic

RESEARCH REVEALS INCREASED ANXIETY AMID WOMEN WITH GYNECOLOGIC CANCER, LOW-INCOME DURING PANDEMIC

27 Apr 2021 03:16 AM IST

WASHINGTON (US): A recent study provides insights on the Covid-19 pandemic’s effects on employment, anxiety and financial distress among women who have gynecologic cancer and low income. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. For the study, Y. Stefanie Chen, MD

Researchers discover muscle gene linked to type 2 diabetes

27 Apr 2021 03:12 AM IST

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

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