INDIA’S COVID-19 VACCINATION COVERAGE EXCEEDS 11 CRORE MARK

16 Apr 2021 03:12 AM IST

The total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses given in the country has surpassed 11 crore-mark on the fourth day of the ‘Tika Utsav’ or vaccination festival, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Wednesday. The four-day-long vaccination programme ‘Tika Utsav’ started on Sunday with an aim

‘Vaccination doesn’t give you the licence to go without a mask’

16 Apr 2021 03:11 AM IST

Dr N.K. Ganguly, former Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research, explains to The Sunday Guardian why vaccinated people are getting re-infected and other issues.

WORK PERFORMANCE MAY BE AFFECTED BY EATING LATE NIGHT SNACKS

15 Apr 2021 06:20 AM IST

Time to quit eating at night? According to the findings of a new study, unhealthy eating behaviours at night can make people less helpful and more withdrawn the next day at work. The findings of the study were published in the Journal of Applied Psychology. “For the first time, we

INDIA’S COVID-19 VACCINATION COVERAGE EXCEEDS 11 CRORE MARK

15 Apr 2021 06:17 AM IST

The total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses given in the country has surpassed 11 crore-mark on the fourth day of the ‘Tika Utsav’ or vaccination festival, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Wednesday. The four-day-long vaccination programme ‘Tika Utsav’ started on Sunday with an aim

WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY ALL THE TIME

15 Apr 2021 06:15 AM IST

Some people feel they are hungry all the time. A new research has come up with an explanation. It says that people who experience big dips in blood sugar levels, several hours after eating, end up feeling hungrier and consuming hundreds of more calories during the day than others. The

‘Vaccination doesn’t give you the licence to go without a mask’

15 Apr 2021 06:13 AM IST

Dr N.K. Ganguly, former Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research, explains to The Sunday Guardian why vaccinated people are getting re-infected and other issues.

PREDIABETES CAN BE REVERSED, SAYS DR PANKAJ AGGARWAL

13 Apr 2021 09:06 AM IST

Senior endocrinologist Dr Pankaj Aggarwal tells The Sunday Guardian why the idea of prediabetes is getting popular and it is so important. Excerpts: Q. What is prediabetes? A. As the name suggests, it is the stage between normalcy and frank diabetes. Actually, the three entities are in a continuum. When

Death rate also increasing with cases this time: Dr Guleria

13 Apr 2021 09:04 AM IST

Covid-appropriate behaviour and vaccines are the two weapons needed to fight the war against the novel coronavirus, says AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria.

ASTRAZENECA VACCINE, BLOOD CLOTS LINK ‘PLAUSIBLE’ BUT UNCONFIRMED: WHO

10 Apr 2021 09:05 AM IST

New Delhi: A link between AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jabs and blood clots is plausible but unconfirmed, the World Health Organization’s vaccine experts said, stressing that reported occurrences were “very rare”. “Based on current information, a causal relationship between the vaccine and the occurrence of blood clots with low platelets is considered

JOHNSON & JOHNSON SET TO BEGIN INDIA TRIAL OF ITS SINGLE-SHOT VACCINE

10 Apr 2021 09:03 AM IST

New Delhi: US pharma giant Johnson and Johnson will soon begin clinical trials of its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine in India, the company told Indian regulators. In a letter to India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), the US-based company said that it would “very shortly to apply for permission to

Stress caused by Covid-19 can lead to diabetes: Top doctors

10 Apr 2021 09:01 AM IST

Healthcare experts and doctors discuss the impact of novel coronavirus on diabetic patients.

VACCINATION AT WORKPLACES FROM 11 APRIL FOR THOSE WHO ARE 45 YEARS

08 Apr 2021 01:55 AM IST

The government on Wednesday said that it will allow—from 11 April—Covid-19 vaccination at workplaces (public and private offices) to ramp up the fight against the pandemic in the country. The offices that have more than 100 beneficiaries are allowed get vaccines at their workplaces. The Union Ministry of Health and