Medically Speaking

CATARACT IS THE BIGGEST CAUSE OF BLINDNESS IN INDIA

13 Feb 2021 03:18 AM IST

In a country which has the unenviable record of having the largest number of blind people in the world, cataract has often been cited as being most responsible for this life-crippling ocular condition. With estimates attributing 50-80% of the bilateral blindness cases in India to cataract, this must be treated

We are in a winning position now, but have to be careful: Dr Rakesh Mishra

13 Feb 2021 03:13 AM IST

Mutation of the virus is natural, but we need to restrict transmission by maintaining safety protocols, vaccinations and extensive genome surveillance, says the CSIR-CCMB director.

IMA WRITES A LETTER TO SPORTS MINISTER KIREN RIJIJU ON RELAY HUNGER STRIKE

06 Feb 2021 09:04 AM IST

New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) is on relay hunger strike against the CCIM notification allowing Ayurvedic doctors to perform 58 surgical procedures. IMA has written a letter to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju who is handling Ayush as an additional charge. Rijiju had earlier given answers on allowing surgery

NO STUDY LEAVE ALLOWED FOR A DELHI DOCTOR TO PURSUE MD PAEDIATRICS

06 Feb 2021 09:02 AM IST

New Delhi: Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the Delhi government’s decision on refusal of granting study leave to pursue for Post-grade MD /MS course in Paediatrics from PGI Chandigarh. A single-bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao made the observations while hearing the plea filed by the petitioner

PFIZER WITHDRAWS EMERGENCY USE AUTHORISATION APPLICATION FOR ITS VACCINE IN INDIA

06 Feb 2021 09:01 AM IST

New Delhi: The drug-maker company Pfizer said it decided to withdraw its application for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) of Covid-19 vaccine in India and will be re-submitting its data with additional information to Drug Regulatory Authority of India. “In pursuance of the Emergency Use Authorisation of its Covid-19 vaccine, Pfizer

50% DECLINE IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS OF CHILDREN IN LAST 6 MONTHS: DOCTOR

06 Feb 2021 08:58 AM IST

New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on timely diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases for over ten months now. Preventive care for diseases like cancer is among the worst-hit especially among children with cancer and chronic blood disorders. Parents have been extra apprehensive and sceptical of taking

EXPERIENCE OF AN ONCOLOGIST DURING THE PANDEMIC

06 Feb 2021 08:57 AM IST

When Covid-19 pandemic came and the lockdown was announced, everything came to a standstill. There were apprehension and fear in the atmosphere. Non-Covid services came to a halt in hospitals to accommodate the expected huge rush of Covid patients. Cancer patients had a particularly tough time. It was a very

Drastic fall in Covid-19 cases in India: Top health experts explain why

06 Feb 2021 08:55 AM IST

Reaching saturation points, producing antibodies against the virus, and cross immunity due to the BCG vaccine may be contributing factors in the decrease in Covid-19 cases in the country right now, say Dr Satyajit Rath and Dr Lalit Kant.

SII’S ANOTHER VACCINE NOVAVAX TRIAL TO START SOON

30 Jan 2021 07:30 AM IST

Serum Institute of India (SII) has applied to local authorities to conduct a small domestic trial of Novavax Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine. This vaccine was found to be 89.3% effective in a UK trial. SII is expecting to start the trials soon. According to the report by Reuters, Adar Poonawala, COO,

TAMIL NADU GOVT TAKES OVER RAJAH MUTHIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE

30 Jan 2021 07:28 AM IST

The Tamil Nadu government has made a momentous decision of taking over Rajah Muthiah Medical College under the aegis of the Department of Health and Family Welfare and affiliated to Dr MGR Medical University. This move by the Tamil Nadu Government has been considered as a great effort in favour

IMA TO START SAVE HEALTHCARE INDIA MOVEMENT

30 Jan 2021 07:26 AM IST

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has announced a pan-India relay hunger strike of doctors, which will start from February 1, in protest against a notification issued by the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) that will allow postgraduate practitioners of Ayurveda to perform general surgical procedures, including 58 types of

NEEDED, CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE IN HOMOEOPATHY

30 Jan 2021 07:25 AM IST

The current pandemic has highlighted the government’s focus on alternative systems of medicines. It has also brought into focus some critically missing elements in the existing AYUSH framework. Like the WHO’s annual allocation of resources for ‘Disease X’—the unknown illness that may affect us, homoeopathy should have dedicated resources which